Handbook of Procurement

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-10-02
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary

How can organizations ensure that they can get best value for money in their procurement decisions? How can they stimulate innovations from their dedicated suppliers? With contributions from leading academics and professionals, this handbook offers expert guidance on the fundamental aspects of successful procurement design and management in firms, public administrations, and international institutions. The issues addressed include the management of dynamic procurement; the handling of procurement risk; the architecture of purchasing systems; the structure of incentives in procurement contracts; methods to increase suppliers' participation in procurement contests and e-procurement platforms; how to minimize the risk of collusion and of corruption; pricing and reputation mechanisms in e-procurement platforms; and how procurement can enhance innovation. Inspired by frontier research, it provides practical recommendations to managers, engineers and lawyers engaged in private and public procurement design. It will also be a key reference for MBA courses related to procurement design and supply chain management.

Table of Contents

List of figures
List of tables
Preliminaries
Introduction
The variety of procurement practice: evidence from public procurement Laura Carpineti
General Strategic Principles
When should procurement be centralized?
Procurement contracting strategies
Incentives and award procedures: competitive tendering vs. negotiations in procurement
Competitive Tendering Strategies
Information and competitive tendering
Division in lots and competition in procurement
Multi-contract tendering procedures and package bidding in procurement
Innovative dynamic auctions in procurement
Attracting and Screening Participants
Business strategies for e-procurement (B2B) platforms
Fostering participation
Scoring rules
Managing risky bids
Preventing Collusion and Corruption
Preventing collusion in procurement
Bidding rings and the design of anti-collusive measures for auctions and procurement
Preventing corruption in procurement
Dynamic Forces and Innovation
Managing dynamic procurement Tracy
Designing feedback mechanisms for e-procurement platforms
Procurement and innovation
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