Public Procurement: How open is the European Union to US firms and beyond? CEPS Policy Insights No 2020-04 / March 2020 [PDF]
, 2020 A recent report on public procurement published by the United States Government Accounting Office (GAO) attempted to provide a range of estimates for the EU and the US, among others, and argued that the EU awarded a low share of public procurement ...
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The ‘transaction X-ray’: understanding construction procurement [PDF]
, 2016 This paper presents the results of a case study, the Construction Case, which examines procurement practices within the UK construction supply chain and compares these with a more general UK sample taken from non-construction sectors. Using a qualitative
Aitken, Alan, Paton, Robert A.
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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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The influence of a collaborative procurement approach using integrated design in construction on project team performance [PDF]
, 2009 Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to study the influence of procurement on the performance of integrated design teams. Design/methodology/approach – The research paradigm is based on Russian socio-constructivist approach to activity theory. Activity
Forgues, D, Koskela, LJ
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Rethinking health sector procurement as developmental linkages in East Africa [PDF]
, 2018 Health care forms a large economic sector in all countries, and procurement of medicines and other essential commodities necessarily creates economic linkages between a country's health sector and local and international industrial development.
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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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Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов, 2016 Aim. The global shortage of deceased organ donors caused increasing interest to the transplant program based on the use of organs from the donors with sudden irreversible cardiac arrest, or asystolic donors (DCD).
A. E. Skvortsov +8 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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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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, 2018 Procurement is an important element of the discussions around an Australia-European Union (EU) free trade agreement (FTA), given that Australia uses public purchasing to support small and medium-sized enterprises, indigenous communities and Australian industry more generally.
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