Handbook of procurement / edited by Nicola Dimitri, Gustavo Piga and Giancarlo Spagnolo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dimitri, Nicola, editor.

Piga, Gustavo, 1964- editor.

Spagnolo, Giancarlo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Purchasing--Management.

Purchasing.

Purchasing departments.

Industrial procurement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 544 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How can organizations ensure that they can get best value for money in their procurement decisions? How can they stimulate innovations from their dedicated suppliers? With contributions from leading academics and professionals, this 2006 handbook offers expert guidance on the fundamental aspects of successful procurement design and management in firms, public administrations, and international institutions. The issues addressed include the management of dynamic procurement; the handling of procurement risk; the architecture of purchasing systems; the structure of incentives in procurement contracts; methods to increase suppliers' participation in procurement contests and e-procurement platforms; how to minimize the risk of collusion and of corruption; pricing and reputation mechanisms in e-procurement platforms; and how procurement can enhance innovation. Inspired by frontier research, it provides practical recommendations to managers, engineers and lawyers engaged in private and public procurement design.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The variety of procurement practice: evidence from public procurement; 3 When should procurement be centralized?; 4 Procurement contracting strategies; 5 Incentives and award procedures: competitive tendering versus negotiations in procurement; 6 Information and competitive tendering; 7 Division into lots and competition in procurement; 8 Multi-contract tendering procedures and package bidding in procurement; 9 Dynamic auctions in procurement

10 Pricing and other business strategies for e-procurement platforms11 Fostering participation; 12 Scoring rules; 13 Managing risky bids; 14 Preventing collusion in procurement; 15 Bidding rings and the design of anti-collusive measures for auctions and procurements; 16 Corruption in procurement auctions; 17 Managing dynamic procurements; 18 Designing reputation mechanisms; 19 Procuring Innovations; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-71401-X

1-280-70383-0

0-511-25020-7

0-511-25073-8

0-511-24914-4

0-511-31891-X

0-511-49255-3

0-511-24969-1

OCLC:

79881168