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Procurement challenges in the Zimbabwean public sector: A preliminary study
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2015 Background: State Procurement Board procedures and the public procurement process have been blamed for the lagging behind of government projects that impact on public service delivery in Zimbabwe.
Abel Dzuke, Micheline J.A. Naude
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Blockchain and Public Procurement [PDF]
European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance, 2019 Public procurement relies in an apparent irreconcilability between competition, which implies some confidentiality, and transparency. The latest Public Procurement Directives have made e-procurement a mandatory feature. Since blockchain technology has been developed and designed to accomplish integrity, transparency, efficiency and data accuracy, goals
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Auctions vs negotiations in public procurement: which works better? [PDF]
Public agencies rely on two key modes to procure goods and services: auctions and direct negotiations. The relative advantages of these two modes are still imperfectly understood.
Armin Schmutzler, Rafael Lalive
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Taking forward public procurement reforms in Ghana [PDF]
, 2006 The construction industry in Ghana, like many others worldwide, has had its fair share of damning independent reviews. Huge and unsustainable foreign debt, excessive budget deficits, huge contractual payment arrears, poor construction performance ...
Anvuur, A, Kumaraswamy, M, Male, S
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Multi‐Tissue Genetic Regulation of RNA Editing in Pigs
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study presents the first multi‐tissue map of RNA editing and its genetic regulation in pigs. By integrating RNA editing profiles, edQTL mapping, GWAS, and cross‐species comparisons, this work establishes RNA editing as a distinct regulatory layer linking genetic variation to complex traits, highlighting its functional and evolutionary significance.
Xiangchun Pan +21 more
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Evaluating Corruption-Prone Public Procurement Stages for Blockchain Integration Using AHP Approach
SystemsCorruption in public procurement remains a challenge to good governance, especially in developing nations. Blockchain technology has been espoused as a new paradigm for achieving sustainable public procurement practices for effective service delivery and,
Gideon Adjorlolo +6 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A MXene‐enhanced electrochemical sensor enables the rapid and direct detection of methamphetamine. Molecular simulations reveal that specific MXene surface functional groups act as key signal amplifiers by facilitating interfacial interactions. The sensor demonstrates high sensitivity and robust performance in complex biological matrices.
Ri Wang +7 more
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Conflicts in public procurement
Operations Research and Decisions, 2013 OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND DECISIONS; ISSN 2081 ...
Brehmer, Per-Olof +2 more
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Public procurement in the presence of capital taxation [PDF]
The paper considers governments' public procurement decision as a way of influencing industry structure. In a federation in which capital is mobile and capital taxation is harmonized, a home bias in public procurement can potentially be explained as an ...
Weichenrieder, Alfons J.
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Main constraints in developing public organic procurement [PDF]
, 2010 The present study investigates how to increase and improve school catering supply chains, to understand hindering factors and their perception in order to reveal drivers and constraints for POP.
Bocchi, Stefano +3 more
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