Great Lakes University In May 2012, Joan Middleton took over as director of purchasing at Great Lakes Uni- versity (GLU), a large state university located in Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Middleton is a 2005 graduate of The Ohio State University, where she majored in purchasing Joan worked for seven years as a buyer for Honda. Upon arrival at GLU, she dis- covered that her staff was spending too much time and money on more than 180 spend categories. Consequently, she wanted to develop methods of increasing the effectiveness and the efficiency of the 180 spend categories. To accomplish this goal, she plans to move down the list of the spend categories beginning with the highest spend category, and ending with the least significant spend category THE UNIVERSITY Great Lakes is a metropolitan university providing a rich environment for en- gaged learning in a dynamic location. Great Lakes' students consider the entire city as their campus for study, practical experience, and recreation. And the uni- versity's pledge to each student is an engaged learning experience in the real world, for the real world, among a diverse student body More than 1,000 courses support 200 major fields of study at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as ell as professional certificate and continuing education programs. Programs are offered in business administration, education and human services, engineering law, liberal arts and social sciences, science, and urban affairs As nearly 60 percent of Great Lakes students work full- or part-time, flexible academic programming and convenient class times are offered. Of the institution's 25,000 students, approximately one-third are in graduate-level programs and t half attend on a part-time Great Lakes University In May 2012, Joan Middleton took over as director of purchasing at Great Lakes Uni- versity (GLU), a large state university located in Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Middleton is a 2005 graduate of The Ohio State University, where she majored in purchasing Joan worked for seven years as a buyer for Honda. Upon arrival at GLU, she dis- covered that her staff was spending too much time and money on more than 180 spend categories. Consequently, she wanted to develop methods of increasing the effectiveness and the efficiency of the 180 spend categories. To accomplish this goal, she plans to move down the list of the spend categories beginning with the highest spend category, and ending with the least significant spend category THE UNIVERSITY Great Lakes is a metropolitan university providing a rich environment for en- gaged learning in a dynamic location. Great Lakes' students consider the entire city as their campus for study, practical experience, and recreation. And the uni- versity's pledge to each student is an engaged learning experience in the real world, for the real world, among a diverse student body More than 1,000 courses support 200 major fields of study at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as ell as professional certificate and continuing education programs. Programs are offered in business administration, education and human services, engineering law, liberal arts and social sciences, science, and urban affairs As nearly 60 percent of Great Lakes students work full- or part-time, flexible academic programming and convenient class times are offered. Of the institution's 25,000 students, approximately one-third are in graduate-level programs and t half attend on a part-time
