against corruption in public procurement? Gustavo Piga1 ‘When I use a word’‚ Humpty Dumpty said‚ in rather a scornful tone‚ ‘it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.’ ‘The question is’‚ said Alice‚ ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’ ‘The question is’‚ said Humpty Dumpty‚ ‘which is to be master – that’s all.’ (Through the Looking-Glass‚ and What Alice Found There‚ 1871‚ Lewis Carroll) 1. Introduction Public procurement is said to account for between
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Quiz 2: Chapters 2-3 (Wolfer text) This is an open book open note quiz‚ but you are expected to work alone. Think about your answers and try to construct your answers without immediate assistance from the book. (Don’t simply copy the answers from the book.) Please provide your answers to the questions below. For questions asking for a description‚ please ensure that you provide a detailed description of the concept. 1. Construct a hypothesis for the research problem below. a. As the
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hallenges to Global Logistics Adapting the Council of Logistics Management definition of logistics‚ “Global logistics plan‚ controls‚ and manages the movement and storage of goods‚ services‚ and related information as it moves across international boundaries from raw material provider to consumer also considering the handling of return goods and containers. While there are some that would argue that there is not much difference between domestic and international logistics‚ there are some substantial
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LEGO GROUP Introduction Lego group‚ a privately held company which is a construction toys company based in Billund‚ Denmark. The company was founded and formed by the Krik Kristiansen and his family in 1932. The company’s main flagship product‚ Lego‚ consists of coloured interlocking plastic bricks and a collection of gears‚ mini-figures and various other parts. Lego bricks can be assembled and connected in many ways‚ for example‚ to construct objects such as vehicles‚ buildings‚ etc. Anything
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P * Procurement Definition: A basic definition for the procurement is “the way the building is realised” and “involves assembling and organising the skills and services of a team of construction professionals”. (the Construction Round Table‚ 1995). More precisely‚ the construction industry describes procurement as “a system that establishes the roles and relationships which make up a project organisation”; hence the overall organisation and communication structure for the management‚ administration
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Journals Full Length Research Paper Factors influencing the selection of procurement systems in the South African construction industry Mathonsi‚ M. D. and Thwala‚ W. D. Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying‚ Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment‚ University of Johannesburg‚ P. O. Box 524‚ Auckland Park 2006‚ Johannesburg‚ South Africa. Accepted 17 October‚ 2011 Procurement systems are vital in ensuring the successful implementation of a construction
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Indirect Procurement: The Way Forward With the recent global economic downturn and financial crunch‚ companies have come to the realization that in other for them to ride the wave of recession and create a strategic competitive advantage through sustained cost savings and increase the available cash on hand‚ a change in the management of their internal spend is imminent. Identification and usage of a viable tool for procurement and spend management has become a priority We know that businesses
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Butler System BUS 612 Advanced Project Procurement September 06‚ 2010 Introduction With the increased globalization‚ competition and complexity in global supply chains‚ more companies have realized that supply chain management is critical to the optimal organizations overall operation. It is not longer just the responsibility of the warehouse manager and logistics director. In the past‚ many organizations didn’t manage their supply chains they left that up to the suppliers. Usually
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Standardizing the Procurement Process The ACME Development Corporation has charged me with the task of standardizing their procurement processes and practices. In order for me to accomplish this‚ it is imperative that all project managers understand why a standardize procurement process is an important part of the project management lifecycle and what negative impact would occur if we continue to do ‘business as usual’. Let’s start by taking a look at how procurement fits into the project
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OUTSOURCING PROCUREMENT IN THE NIGERIAN INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING PERFORMANCE This research is not concerned about procurement in terms of project delivery‚ but procurement as a business function concerned with securing the inputs to the construction process. Some theories use different terms when describing the purchasing process and structure. However‚ it is assumed that the terms Supply Management‚ Purchasing and Procurement have similar meaning. Thus‚
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