Our mission is to provide services that add value and continuously improve the support for high quality education, research, and patient care.

We accomplish this mission by:

• Establishing supplier relationships that consider and encourage total cost of ownership.
  
  
• Streamlining the buy/pay process throughout the supply chain.
  
  
• Listening and responding to our customers' changing business needs and practices.
  
  
• Conducting our business affairs in a manner that is open, competitive, and fair.
  
  
• Complying with federal requirements and other providers that support research, teaching, and patient care activities.
  
  
• Being a dynamic, resourceful, and committed partner with the Duke community in reducing costs.