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It's a well-known principle of market economics that the cost of items tends to go down as the purchase volume goes up. Large corporations such as Wal-Mart make their money by leveraging economies of scale, making huge purchases all at once to reduce the aggregate cost.
School districts can do the same! Cooperative purchasing is becoming a popular option for districts looking to cut costs on virtually any items they need to buy. Better yet, working with a co-op can also save you time in multiple ways which work out to even more cost-savings.
co-op can also save you time in multiple ways which work out to even more cost-savings.
Why Choose Vendors In A Purchasing Cooperative
A good purchasing cooperative, such as BuyBoard, is focused on connecting schools and other governmental agencies with vetted, qualified vendors across the nation while offering reduced prices. This brings several big benefits:
1 - Cost savings
There's no better way to reduce costs on the software and supplies you need than to leverage economies of scale. Large cooperatives working in every state are able to create huge purchase orders, resulting in lower costs for your school.
2 - Less need for research
Finding a qualified, reliable vendor can be difficult. The process of vetting potential partners often takes longer than the actual negotiations. But with a co-op, that work is done for you. The purchasing cooperative has already vetted the suppliers to ensure that their products are reliable, and they're capable of fulfilling their orders.
3 - Skip the RFP process
In many cases, a purchasing cooperative can allow you to bypass the entire RFP process, because you're already working with vetted suppliers and receiving a low-cost quote. This further reduces your costs associated with finding good suppliers on your own.
4 - Arbitration
If you have a problem with a vendor in a purchasing cooperative, the cooperative can usually act as a intermediary or arbitrator in the matter. This can often lead to faster resolutions and, of course, avoids costly legal fights.
Cooperative Purchasing Lowers Your Costs
BusBoss is proud to announce that we are now partners with BuyBoard, one of the largest and most trustworthy purchasing co-ops in the nation. If you join BuyBoard (for free) and then choose BusBoss, you'll be receiving the best possible price on the nation's best school bus routing software.
Click here to learn more about our BuyBoard partnership, or request BuyBoard price quotes.
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Sonia has been involved with BusBoss since the late 1990’s, and has personally overseen many projects for various customers ranging from large urban and suburban districts to smaller rural school districts from all over the country.
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