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Creation and effectiveness of NYCHA's new purchasing and logistics department
2:12:25
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Council Member Chris Banks inquires about the creation and effectiveness of NYCHA's new purchasing and logistics department, which was established to help property managers access contracts quickly.
- The department was created in 2021 as part of a restructuring effort
- It is called Purchasing Logistics and Inventory
- The department is co-located in the development to support micro-purchasing and other small purchasing efforts
- NYCHA believes the transition has been very helpful
Chris Banks
2:12:25
Okay.
2:12:27
At a 2021 hearing before this committee, NYCHA shared that it created a new purchasing and logistics department to help prop property managers access contracts quickly.
2:12:39
Can you say more about the department and if it's been effective so far?
Shin Kim
2:12:44
Yes.
2:12:44
Thank you for that question.
2:12:46
That was one of the restructuring that was done in 2021 with the onboarding of the chief procurement officer.
2:12:53
We did create a separate unit called Purchasing Logistics and Inventory, and they were to be co located in the development and support the micro purchasing and other small purchasing efforts.
2:13:05
We believe that the transition has been very helpful.