Author(s):
Ernest Gabbard, J.D., C.P.M., CPCM
Ernest Gabbard, J.D., C.P.M., CPCM, Director, Corporate Strategic Sourcing, Allegheny Technologies Inc., 412/252-3168; egabbard@alleghenytechnologies.com
In the history of procurement and contracting, there has likely not been more “press” about any subject than there has been about “electronic procurement”. With so much hype and commercial preoccupation, it is appropriate (necessary) for the procurement/contracting professional to be conversant with the legal environment into which our employers what us to embark on this path to e-commerce.