our culture because the corporate world and education world are two different animals ,” Tony emphasises .
“ Of course , one of the main things we wanted was a simple solution . We don ’ t want something complicated that ’ s going to present obstacles for people who don ’ t have the necessary skills to overcome them – especially on the academic side because they don ’ t have the time to spend hours placing orders .”
The three key questions asked by Tony were :
• Which platform requires the least clicks to complete tasks ?
• Which platform already has most of TC ’ s existing vendors already integrated ?
• Which platform offers the best long-term support for highereducation institutions ?
2,000
approximate number of employees at Teachers College
5,000
approximate number of graduate students studying at Teachers College every year
U $ 100m +
annual procurement budget at Teachers College
98 %
proportion of Teachers College transactions which go through its e-procurement platform