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AI and Procurement

Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2020
Problem definition: In this research, we study how buyers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) affects suppliers’ price quoting strategies. Specifically, we study the impact of automation—that is, the buyer uses a chatbot to automatically inquire about ...
Ruomeng Cui, Meng Li, Shichen Zhang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Political Contributions and Public Procurement: Evidence from Lithuania

Journal of the European Economic Association, 2020
This paper studies whether firms trade political contributions for public procurement contracts. Combining data on Lithuanian government tenders, corporate donors, and firm characteristics, I examine how a ban on corporate contributions affects the ...
A. Baltrunaite
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Examining the role of procurement 4.0 towards remanufacturing operations and circular economy

Production planning & control (Print), 2020
Procurement digitalisation can provide significant opportunities for excellence in remanufacturing operations. The close attention of firms is required during the configuration of procurement 4.0 resources for applying front end and base technologies in ...
Surajit Bag, Pavitra Dhamija, Shivam Gupta, U. Sivarajah   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Readiness for lean procurement in construction projects

, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to identify, analyse and categorize the major factors affecting lean procurement (LP) in a construction project of a company in India using total interpretive structural modelling (TISM) approach.
M. Suresh, R. A. Nathan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Discretion and Supplier Selection in Public Procurement

Journal of Law, Economics & Organization, 2018
Public procurement outcomes depend on the ability of the procuring agency to select well-performing suppliers. Should public administrations be granted more or less discretion in their decision-making?
A. Baltrunaite, Cristina Giorgiantonio, S. Mocetti, Tommaso Orlando   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Theory of Incentives in Procurement and Regulation

, 1993
J. Laffont, J. Tirole
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Procurement 4.0 and its implications on business process performance in a circular economy

, 2020
Surajit Bag, Lincoln C. Wood, S. Mangla, S. Luthra   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Winning by Default: Why is There So Little Competition in Government Procurement?

, 2021
Karam Kang, Robert A. Miller
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Are quantity flexibility contracts with discounts in the presence of spot market procurement relevant for the humanitarian supply chain? An exploration

Annals of Operations Research, 2021
Lijo John, A. Gurumurthy
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Green Public Procurement, missing concepts and future trends – A critical review

, 2018
Wenjuan Cheng, Andrea Appolloni, A. D’Amato, Qinghua Zhu   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source