State of Michigan Procurement is the State of Michigan's central purchasing office and serves as the Department of Technology, Management and Budget's (DTMB) central purchasing authority.
Procurement management is also referred to as the source-to-settle process. It encompasses the evaluation, selection, and creation of formal contractual agreements as well as managing the company's ongoing supplier relationships. Procurement is a complex discipline spanning many interrelated activities.
Under international law, a treaty is any legally binding agreement between states (countries). A treaty can be called a Convention, a Protocol, a Pact, an , etc.; it is the content of the agreement, not its name, which makes it a treaty.