Journal of Public Procurement: Volume 11 Issue 3

Risk management in humanitarian procurement and supply chain

Jacqueline Pontré, Volker Welter, Joao N. Veiga Malta, Ibrahim Faria, Anna Chernyshova

Public procurement in many countries is one of the most important factors in governance and is a priority target of reform. In many humanitarian situations however, service…

Anti-corruption in public procurement in nigeria: challenges and competency strategies

Joseph K. Achua

Public procurement provides a fertile ground for corruption in the Nigerian public sector. Reforms to create an effective public procurement system, which have been almost…

The development of a relational orientation to consultants amongst project managers

Branco Ponomariov, Gordon Kingsley

This paper explores changes in the attitudes of managers at a state transportation agency towards working with professional service consultants over time. The development of a…

Small manufacturing businesses: their interest in securing contracts from public agencies

John J. Withey

A national survey of small manufacturing businesses (fewer than 100 employees) reveals prevailing attitudes about doing business with public agencies. Respondents describe a two…

Using fuzzy decision making for supplier selection in public procurement

Nicola Costantino, Mariagrazia Dotoli, Marco Falagario, Maria Pia Fanti

The paper addresses supplier selection in the public procurement sector. The motivation is providing a decision-making tool that mimics the intuitive behavior of the public tender…