UN Procurement Practitioner’s Handbook Home Glossary Downloads More Back to UNGM Top of Form Bottom of Form TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 4: Transverse Procurement Themes 4.1. Risk Management 4.1.1. Risk analysis and management 4.1.2. Risk and risk management in the procurement process 4.2. E-Procurement 4.2.1. Introduction 4.2.2. E-procurement tools and applications 4.2.3. E-procurement in the procurement cycle 4.2.4. E-procurement strategy – costs‚ benefits and risks 4.2.5. Legal
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There are many measures that can be put in place to ensure that corrupt practices are reduced or absent in procurement proceedings: • First of all‚ information must be collected on the range of products and services available in the market that would suit the requirements of the firm as well as information on the potential suppliers of the products so as to be able to design the procurement process to achieve value for money and to be aware of the characteristics of the market from which purchase
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TRENDS IN PROCURENENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 1. Introduction Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSCM) presents the new paradigm in strategic and operational business management for the 21stcentury. By offering a cooperative and integrated model of the value-creation process in a cross-organizational perspective‚ it also places new challenges on business management methods and instruments used‚ in theory as in practice. In the field of materials management‚ the new PSCM perspective
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McDonald’s ® Procurement Strategy Richard Bender‚ Desmond Elmes‚ Michael Henderson‚ Tony Stewart Global Sourcing and Procurement ISCOM/473 Professor David Underwood October 15‚ 2012 McDonald’s Procurement Strategy Since opening in 1955 McDonald’s is one of the most successful fast food chains in the world. McDonald’s has over 33‚000 fast food restaurants in 119 countries. With locations around the globe‚ McDonald’s continues to manage a strong supply
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Affirmative action and procurement will be discussed as separates before demonstrating the symbiotic relationship of these two entities via the organization which administers and enforces the federally mandated contracting and affirmative action policy. Therefore‚ the intent of this paper is to provide information regarding affirmative action‚ its role in the procurement process and illustrate how the federal government enforces affirmative action through procurement/contracting. Several definitions
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“CONTRACT & PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT AT NTPC” SUBMITTED BY: **************** INDUSTRY GUIDE **************** FACULTY GUIDE **************** TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter No. Subject Executive Summary…………………. Research Methodology……………… Primary Objective(s)…………. Hypothesis…………………… Research Design……………… Sample Design……………….. Scope of the Study……………. Limitations……………………. Critical Review of Literature……….. Company Profile ……………………. Industry Profile……………….. Swot Analysis…………………. Data…………………………………
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TYPES OF PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION Sollish et al (2011) states that the decision over what contract type to use is one of the most important strategic decisions; because the type of contract has an influence on how the contractor is paid and the risk allocation between the contracting parties. In making such a decision the goal should be to get the optimum project objective attainment likelihood. 2.0 CONTRACT TYPES According to Sollish et al (2011)‚ there are two major types
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GROUP 4 PRESENTATION ON EARLY CONTINGENCY THEORIES OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP CASE: FOREIGN AUTOSHOP ------------------------------------------------- According to the Encarta dictionary‚” a leader is somebody who guides or directs others to achieve a goal”. “A leader is a person who has a vision‚ a drive and a commitment to achieve that vision‚ and the skills to make it happen. Let’s look at each of those in detail”.A leader uses a wide variety of interpersonal skills to influence others to
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Table of Contents Consensus versus Average Forecasting 1 Options 1 Demand Forecast 1 Supplier Selection 2 Change Orders 3 Lessons 3 Appendix A: Simulation Comments 4 Appendix B: Simulation Results 6 Consensus versus Average Forecasting The consensus forecasts worked well for quick insight into estimated demand for each month. In our first year we used the consensus demand because we did not know the dynamics of the group‚ and we were relying on their expertise to guide us toward
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research studies have been undertaken on target cost contracts (TCC) or guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contracts‚ not many of them have focused on the risk management and analysis of these procurement strategies. This paper aims to identify‚ rank and compare the key risk factors encountered with these forms of procurement based on an empirical questionnaire survey geared towards the clients‚ contractors and consultants in Hong Kong. Despite the limited number of completed TCC and GMP (TCC/GMP) construction
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