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Exploring the business case for e-procurement [PDF]
, 2010 Purpose – Although e-procurement has been adopted in many industries, the business case for this technology has only partially been explored in the literature. This paper aims to investigate, through a case study approach, the extent of the business case
Smart, Alan
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Direct Effect of TC on the LME Copper Prices
Economies, 2020 The motivation of this paper is to identify the effect of treatment charge (TC) on LME (London Metal Exchange) copper prices. It is a fundamental variable as a supply side factor, because it is related to the smelting process and reflects the level of ...
Byungkwon Lim +2 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on liver transplant waitlist outcome in France
Scientific Reports, 2023 The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outcome of patients on the liver transplantation (LT) waitlist in 2020 in France, in particular, the incidence of deaths and delisting for worsening condition ...
Camille Legeai +4 more
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Buildings, 2023 Construction supervision is a key task that can confirm and inspect the project execution and support the creation of successful results. For the efficient performance of construction supervision, collecting various information necessary for the ...
Chang-Won Kim +4 more
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Analysing B2B electronic procurement benefits – Information systems perspective [PDF]
, 2009 This paper presents electronic procurement benefits identified in four case companies. The benefits achieved in the case companies were classified according to taxonomies from the Information Systems discipline. Existing taxonomies were combined into a
Piotrowicz, Wojciech +5 more
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Procurement of good governance as a strategic tool for achieving value for money in public construction projects [PDF]
LBS Journal of Management & ResearchPurpose – The study aims to explore the role of procurement of good governance (PGG) on value for money (VfM) achievement in public construction projects. By investigating various dimensions of PGG, including transparency, accountability, competition and
Atupakisye Mwakolo +3 more
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Supply chain resource integration method under 4PL mode based on associated data
Journal of Applied Science and EngineeringThe relevance of power supply chain resources is a key factor affecting the hit rate of resource integration. Therefore, a 4PL mode based supply chain resource integration method based on associated data is proposed. Firstly, analyze the functions of the
Huayu Chu +5 more
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Procurement internal control systems and cost-effectiveness in force account construction projects
African Business Management JournalPublic organisations consistently face challenges in achieving cost-effectiveness in construction projects, and this issue remains a global concern. In response to this issue, the present study examines the role of procurement internal control systems ...
Shadrack Samwel Mwaiseje +2 more
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Increasing Turkey's power system flexibility for grid integration of 50% renewable energy share
Energy Strategy Reviews, 2021 Secure and reliable operation of power systems with high wind and solar shares requires system flexibility. In this paper, an hourly-based market and grid simulation model is developed to assess security and reliability of a power system with high wind ...
D. Saygin +4 more
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Speculation in Procurement Auctions
Proceedings of the 23rd ACM Conference on Economics and Computation, 2022 A speculator can take advantage of a procurement auction by acquiring items for sale before the auction. The accumulated market power can then be exercised in the auction and may lead to a large enough gain to cover the acquisition costs. I show that speculation always generates a positive expected profit in second-price auctions but could be ...
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