Discretion and Supplier Selection in Public Procurement

This chapter focuses on the effective implementation of new electronic tools for Public e-Procurement in public sector organizations. While an analysis of the characteristics of transformation processes necessary for the development of e-Government and the choice between Public e-Procurement tools is theoretically already well developed, there are still a number of ambiguities in the approaches of rationalization implementation of these. A deeper understanding of the decision-making phenomenon in general is provided. Flexibly adjusting the e-Government strategy on dynamics of the development of Public e-Procurement tool ex ante or leading in an effort to change the organizational structures, information flows, and constraints in which public sector organizations operate in the area of Public e-Procurement. Public e-Procurement tools are selected for the analysis, because interesting progress is expected here. Results from the nature of the dynamic transformation processes and decision-making show the need to support changes in the environment arising from the development of e-Government.

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An integrated decision-making model for supplier evaluation in public healthcare system: the case study of a Spanish hospital

Journal of Enterprise Information Management ◽

10.1108/jeim-09-2019-0294 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 (5) ◽

pp. 965-989 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Morteza Yazdani ◽

Ali Ebadi Torkayesh ◽

Prasenjit Chatterjee

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Supplier Selection ◽

Public Procurement ◽

Selection Problem ◽

Public Healthcare ◽

Content Type ◽

Development Goals ◽

Integrated Decision Making ◽

Decision Making Model ◽

Supplier Selection Problem

PurposeIn this study, an integrated decision-making model consisting of decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL), best worst method (BWM) and a modified version of evaluation based on distance from average solution (EDAS) methods is proposed for supplier selection problem in a public procurement system considering sustainable development goals.Design/methodology/approachDEMATEL and BWM methods are used to determine weights of the criteria that are defined for the supplier selection problem. Weight aggregation method is applied to combine the weights obtained from these two methods. A modified version of EDAS method is then used in order to rank the alternative suppliers.FindingsThe proposed decision-making model is investigated for a supplier selection problem for a hospital in Spain. The validity of the results is checked using comparison with other decision-making methods and several performance analysis tests.Practical implicationsThe proposed multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) model contributes to the healthcare supply chain management (SCM) and aims to lead the policy makers in selecting the best supplier.Originality/valueThere is no such study that combines DEMATEL and BWM together for weight generation. The application of the modified EDAS method is also new. In real time situations, the decision experts may confront to the difficulty of using BWM while identifying the best and the worst criteria choices. The idea of using DEMATEL is to aid the experts to make them enable in distinguishing between the best/worst criteria and handle BWM easily.

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Analyzing buyer behavior when selecting green criteria in public procurement

Journal of Public Procurement ◽

10.1108/jopp-17-02-2017-b001 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 141-186 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Mieko Igarashi ◽

Luitzen de Boer ◽

Gerit Pfuhl

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Supplier Selection ◽

Selection Criteria ◽

Public Procurement ◽

Information Source ◽

Buyer Behavior ◽

Occupational Position ◽

Environmental Criteria ◽

Green Public Procurement ◽

Green Criteria

Given the complexity of green public procurement, decisions are likely to be driven by bounded rationality. However, we know little about what determines supplier selection criteria in any given situation. This study explores buyer behavior when considering environmental criteria. We first conducted interviews and identified 12 operational procedures used by buyers. We then developed a survey to explore the use of these procedures. Our quantitative analysis suggests that public buyers are motivated by their belief that they can make a difference. This is independent of buyers' experience or gender. However, their occupational position and the nature of a procurement seem to influence how buyers seek information about environmental criteria and which information source(s) they use. The data suggest that four specific decision-making heuristics are associated with the selected operational procedures.

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The Rationale behind Implementation of New Electronic Tools for Electronic Public Procurement

Public Sector Transformation Processes and Internet Public Procurement ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2665-2.ch006 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 85-117 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nataša Pomazalová ◽

Stanislav Rejman

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Public Sector ◽

Public Procurement ◽

Organizational Structures ◽

Information Flows ◽

Effective Implementation ◽

Dynamic Transformation ◽

Public Sector Organizations ◽

Ex Ante ◽

Transformation Processes

This chapter focuses on the effective implementation of new electronic tools for Public e-Procurement in public sector organizations. While an analysis of the characteristics of transformation processes necessary for the development of e-Government and the choice between Public e-Procurement tools is theoretically already well developed, there are still a number of ambiguities in the approaches of rationalization implementation of these. A deeper understanding of the decision-making phenomenon in general is provided. Flexibly adjusting the e-Government strategy on dynamics of the development of Public e-Procurement tool ex ante or leading in an effort to change the organizational structures, information flows, and constraints in which public sector organizations operate in the area of Public e-Procurement. Public e-Procurement tools are selected for the analysis, because interesting progress is expected here. Results from the nature of the dynamic transformation processes and decision-making show the need to support changes in the environment arising from the development of e-Government.

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Framework to Analyze Construction Labor Productivity Using Fuzzy Data Clustering and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making

Construction Research Congress 2020 ◽

10.1061/9780784482865.006 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Matin Kazerooni ◽

Mohammad Raoufi ◽

Aminah Robinson Fayek

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Labor Productivity ◽

Data Clustering ◽

Fuzzy Data ◽

Multi Criteria Decision Making

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Bid rigging in public procurement market according to the decisions of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection

The Central and Eastern European Journal of Management and Economics ◽

10.29015/ceejme.624 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 161

Author(s):

Konrad RÓŻOWICZ

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Consumer Protection ◽

Design Research ◽

Public Procurement ◽

Appeal Chamber ◽

Interesting Issue ◽

Market Control ◽

The Public ◽

Bid Rigging

Aim: In the practice of awarding public contracts, sometimes the behavior of market actors, instead of competing with other entities, are aimed at illegal cooperation, including bid rigging. The above shows that healthy competition is not possible without efficient market control. In public procurement market this control is, primarily, carried out by public procurement entities: the President of the Public Procurement Office (Prezes UZP) and the National Appeal Chamber (KIO), and furthermore by President od the Office of Competition (Prezes UOKiK) and Consumer Protection and the Court od Competition and Consumer Protection. and Consumer Protection (SOKiK). The interesting issue is how the activities of the President of Office of Competition and Consumer Protection targeted to contend with bid rigging affects on the activities of President of the Public Procurement Office (Prezes UZP) or the National Appeal Chamber (KIO). Design / Research methods: analysis and comparison decisions/ judgment issued by the President of the Public Procurement Office, National Appeal Chamber, the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection. Conclusions: The analysis has shown that the existence of specificities in the activities of the decision-making bodies and the judgments examined. However, in keeping with the specificity of the forms and objectives of control, these entities should cooperate, to a greater extent than before. Expanding the scope of cooperation would make it possible to better contend with bid rigging without changing the competition protection model. The introduction of institutionalized instruments for cooperation between the authorities seems to be valuable in terms of system solutions. Value of the article: The main value of the article is the comparison of selectively selected decisions and judgments representative of the problem under consideration and their comparative analysis in order to achieve the research objectives. The article deals with issues relevant to both public procurement practitioners and the state bodies dealing with procurement matters.

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Green supplier selection using multi-criterion decision making under fuzzy environment: A case study in automotive industry

Computers & Industrial Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.cie.2019.07.038 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 136 ◽

pp. 663-680 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Shubham Gupta ◽

Umang Soni ◽

Girish Kumar

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Automotive Industry ◽

Supplier Selection ◽

Green Supplier Selection ◽

Fuzzy Environment

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Going Beyond Panaceas: The Diversity of Land Observatory Forms in Africa

Land ◽

10.3390/land9030070 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 70 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Quentin Grislain ◽

Jeremy Bourgoin ◽

Ward Anseeuw ◽

Perrine Burnod ◽

Eva Hershaw ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Video Conferencing ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Informed Decision ◽

Informed Decision Making ◽

Information Production ◽

Dynamic Data ◽

Ex Post ◽

Ex Ante

In recent decades, mechanisms for observation and information production have proliferated in an attempt to meet the growing needs of stakeholders to access dynamic data for the purposes of informed decision-making. In the land sector, a growing number of land observatories are producing data and ensuring its transparency. We hypothesize that these structures are being developed in response to the need for information and knowledge, a need that is being driven by the scale and diversity of land issues. Based on the results of a study conducted on land observatories in Africa, this paper presents existing and past land observatories on the continent and proposes to assess their diversity through an analysis of core dimensions identified in the literature. The analytical framework was implemented through i) an analysis of existing literature on land observatories, ii) detailed assessments of land observatories based on semi-open interviews conducted via video conferencing, iii) fieldwork and visits to several observatories, and iv) participant observation through direct engagement and work at land observatories. We emphasize that the analytical framework presented here can be used as a tool by land observatories to undertake ex-post self-evaluations that take the observatory’s trajectory into account, or in the case of proposed new land observatories, to undertake ex-ante analyses and design the pathway towards the intended observatory.

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