The purpose of the procurement governance framework is to drive behavior towards achieving the procurement objectives of the government. The Procurement Governance Framework defines and allocates accountabilities, communications, standards and major practices, and institutional responsibilities for public procurement. e-GP system designed and implemented in line with the framework complements a...

This research presents the components of electronic government procurement (E-GP) that can create good governance in government procurement thorough e-auction. A survey was conducted with Thai government officers who are involved in egovernment procurement. There are five major factors that enhance governance procurement: strict e-procurement process, public officer, political official, vendor,...

Centralized procurement is now the development trend of procurement management of large enterprise groups at home and abroad. State Grid Materials Co, Ltd has accumulated rich experience of providing agent services to many international tendering projects including those using the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank loans. It has developed a standardized centralized procurement procedure ...

Procurement is increasingly important for organizations acting in dynamic and competitive markets. In practice however, companies struggle with adopting and implementing improvements in the procurement domain. Complexity hampers the achievement of a solid procurement approach that truly integrates all organizational aspects and levels. The central aim of this working paper is to develop a frame...

objective: at present, growth factor-containing products such as enamel matrix derivatives, recombinant bone morphogenetic protein (rh-bmp), recombinant platelet derived growth factor and platelet rich plasma (prp) have gained increasing attention. prp is an autologous source of platelet growth factors used to enhance healing of soft and hard tissues. prp has gained popularity due to its autolo...

This study aims at identifying the critical governance issues of e-government procurement auction. A survey approach was conducted with Thai government officers who are involved in e-government procurement. Data is collected from at least two respondents from purchasing personnel. At least one of the respondents is in a managerial position. The results show that there are five concerns that hav...

The research, based on an interdisciplinary literature review, highlights the strategic choices, various profiles and salient factors of electronic procurement (eprocurement). The authors identify some factors which are important when adopting a strategic, rather than a tactical e-procurement perspective. The article proposes a broad framework for assessing the e-procurement performance relatio...

We report on a study of procurement processes in a large organization. The purpose of the study was to identify problems in the organization’s procurement processesand to suggest improvement actions.Procurement processesdetermine the characteristics of software processes. Procurement processes are themselves complex and amenable to process technology. Cost and scheduling benefits can be realise...

A supply chain is a network that enables the distribution options for procurement of both raw and finished materials, which can be transformed into finished goods and distributed to the end customer through various distribution channels. Commonly, the main goal of a supply chain is satisfy the customer’s requests as soon as they appear. This process is wellknown as e-procurement. E-Procurement ...

In the past decade, electronic mechanisms have started to overtake the conventional methods of procurement for both governments and enterprises because of the cost and time saving effects of e-procurement. Economic theory suggests that the success of e-procurement depends on the number of bidders who participate in procurement auctions. In this paper, the authors investigate the cultural factor...