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Overcoming demand management problems: The scope for improving reactive and proactive supply management in the uk health service
Andrew Cox, Dan Chicksand, Paul IrelandThis paper demonstrates, using empirical cases from the National Health Services (NHS), how existing practices in demand specification, procurement and supply management fail to…
Environmentally preferable purchasing: Who is doing what in the united states?
Jerrell D. Coggburn, Dianne RahmIn recent years, concerns over environmental degradation and environmental sustainability have pushed governments to search for new ways to combat environmental problems. One such…
E-procurement management in state governments: Diffusion of e-procurement practices and its determinants
M. Jae MoonState governments have begun to introduce various eprocurement tools to improve inefficient and ineffective procurement management; however, few empirical studies have documented…
A Tool for assessing the value contributed by public purchasing departments throughout various stages of competitive acquisition processes for consulting services
Joseph J. SchielePresented herein is a tool for assessing the value contributed by public sector purchasing departments throughout various stages of competitive acquisition processes for…
Principles and practices of managing a global purchase card program
Margaret A. ColaianniThis article highlights three key principles that form the basis of operations for the U.S. Department of State's Purchase Card program. These principles include standardization…
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- Dr Paul Joesbury
- Mr David Loseby