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Cogent Business & Management, 2023 Skills are important qualities that procurement practitioners should have because they are relevant to procurement activities. Given its significance, this study investigates the influence of procurement skills on procurement performance in public ...
Ismail Abdi Changalima +1 more
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Green and circular procurement in public organizations – from single use to reuse and prolonged lifetime in the City of Malmö [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 The procurement in public organisations has traditionally been performed in a linear way. Using circular solutions could help public organisations to save resources and tackle climate change.
Brunklaus Birgit +4 more
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HOW PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CAN HELP SOCIETIES ACHIEVE SDGs: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL [PDF]
Management of Sustainable Development, 2023 This study draws attention to how public procurement adds value and contributes to the achievement of the United Nation’s sustainable development goals (UN SDGs) based on an extensive literature review.
MESHACK Siwandeti +2 more
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Competitive advantage in SMEs: effect of supply chain management practices, logistics capabilities and logistics integration in a developing country [PDF]
Journal of Business and Socio-Economic Development, 2023 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between supply chain management practices, logistics capabilities, logistics integration and competitive advantage of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in a developing country.
Benjamin Tukamuhabwa +2 more
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Assessing the Influence of Bullwhip Effect on Price Fluctuation of Agricultural Products at Mbalizi Market in Mbeya, Tanzania [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2023 The trends and causes of fluctuation in the price of agricultural products have been viewed and reported from different perspectives. Along the supply chain of agricultural products, the influence of bullwhip effect on price fluctuation has not been ...
Baraka Israel , Leticia Mahuwi
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Contribution of procurement capacity of public agencies to attainment of procurement objectives in infrastructure procurement [PDF]
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2021 PurposeEffective procurement of infrastructure is linked to the attainment of the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. While the capacity of organisations is generally thought to be related to organisational performance, there is a lack of empirical insights concerning the contribution of procurement capacity of public organisations
Patrick Manu +7 more
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021 Public spending (i.e., 'G') enables governments to fulfill their fiscal policies. This paper takes a micro perspective and quantifies the impact of procurement spending - a specific component of G - on firm survival. We find that firms that receive public contracts survive longer, ceteris paribus, and that this effect accrues over time, reaching 20 ...
Cappelletti, Matilde +1 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 In order to improve the response capability of cross regional emergency material scheduling (CREMS), a CREMS algorithm based on seed optimization algorithm is proposed.
Jinbao Li +4 more
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Cogent Business & Management, 2023 This paper investigates the relationship between governance mechanisms, risk management practices and performance of water and sanitation projects in Uganda.
Benjamin R. Tukamuhabwa +4 more
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The Journal of Industrial Economics, 2022 We investigate the impact of public procurement on business survival. Using Italy as a laboratory, we construct a large‐scale dataset of firms—covering balance‐sheet, income‐statement, and administrative records—and match it with public contract data.
Cappelletti, Matilde +2 more
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