Government Outsourcing, Co-Sourcing, and Cooperative Purchasing

2021 ◽  
pp. 189-203
Author(s):  
David E. McNabb ◽  
Carl R. Swenson
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Purchasing

Joint procurement of complex products: actual price savings, perceived nonmonetary advantages, disadvantages and impediments

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pricivel Carrera ◽  
Sükran Katik ◽  
Fredo Schotanus
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
End Users ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Specific Product ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complex Products ◽  
Cooperative Purchasing ◽  
The One ◽  
Joint Purchase ◽  
Actual Price

Purpose Little is known about actual price savings generated by cooperative purchasing and nonmonetary advantages, disadvantages and impediments for the cooperative purchasing of complex or high-risk purchases. This paper aims to explore these topics by studying joint purchasing of pacemakers in The Netherlands. Design/methodology/approach To evaluate the magnitude of price savings, data on individual and collective prices for 18 hospitals was analyzed. In addition, 16 interviews were carried out with representatives of hospitals that participated and did not participate in the joint purchase. Findings Based on quantitative and qualitative data, the authors found large differences in price savings which can be attributed to scale, but mostly to knowledge of the group and renewing a contract in a technology-driven and developing market. Limited product choice – because of an organization joining a cooperative – constrained the attractiveness of cooperative purchasing, as end users may have specific product preferences. The consideration of preferences of end users is important toward successful joint purchasing of complex items. Social implications The authors argue that price savings because of scale are about 7% for smaller organizations and 4% for larger organizations. For smaller organizations with low specific knowledge and capacity for buying complex products, economies of process and knowledge are more important reasons for joining a purchasing group than scale. For large organizations with high specific knowledge and capacity, scale is the most important reason. Originality/value This study combined qualitative and quantitative perspectives, using actual spend data, to investigate cooperative purchasing of high-risk or complex purchases. On the one hand, more insight into the magnitude and reasons for price savings is provided than in earlier literature. On the other hand, more insight is given in qualitative reasons for joining a group and challenges for cooperative purchasing of complex items.

Library and Information Science Collaborations in the Philippines and Beyond

2018 ◽  
pp. 754-779
Author(s):  
Ana Maria B. Fresnido ◽  
Joseph M. Yap
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Information Science ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Library Consortia ◽  
Academic School ◽  
Cooperative Purchasing

The development of library cooperation in the Philippines, particularly among academic, school, and special libraries, started in the early 1930s and was known under different names (Ladlad, 2003), such as resource sharing, partnership, consortium, linkage, library cooperation, and networking. Libraries usually come together in the form of consortia to supplement existing resources by providing access to information available in other libraries. Through cooperation, libraries are able to withstand the skyrocketing prices of information resources as well as budget cuts by means of consortium/cooperative purchasing. Likewise, library cooperation has proven to be an effective way of presenting smart solutions to common library problems/concerns through communities of practice. This chapter provides an overview of major library consortia in the Philippines. The compiled list is as exhaustive as possible. However, due to scarcity of sources, some active consortia may not have been included in the list. The information provided in this chapter was gathered mostly from published Websites. A comparative study, in terms of aims/objectives and activities being carried out by the different consortia, was also included and can be found at the end of this chapter.

scholarly journals Administrative Preparedness Strategies: Expediting Procurement and Contracting Cycle Times During an Emergency

2017 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-297
Author(s):  
David Hurst ◽  
Sharon Sharpe ◽  
Valerie A. Yeager
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Cycle Time ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Open Market ◽  
Cycle Times ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Cooperative Agreements ◽  
Hospital Preparedness ◽  
Cooperative Purchasing

We assessed whether administrative preparedness processes that were intended to expedite the acquisition of goods and services during a public health emergency affect estimated procurement and contracting cycle times. We obtained data from 2014-2015 applications to the Hospital Preparedness Program and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (HPP-PHEP) cooperative agreements. We compared the estimated procurement and contracting cycle times of 61 HPP-PHEP awardees that did and did not have certain administrative processes in place. Certain processes, such as statutes allowing for procuring and contracting on the open market, had an effect on reducing the estimated cycle times for obtaining goods and services. Other processes, such as cooperative purchasing agreements, also had an effect on estimated procurement time. For example, awardees with statutes that permitted them to obtain goods and services in the open market had an average procurement cycle time of 6 days; those without such statutes had a cycle time of 17 days ( P = .04). PHEP awardees should consider adopting these or similar processes in an effort to reduce cycle times.

A cooperative purchasing system for smart ad-hoc networks

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ramos-Cabrer ◽  
A. Gil-Solla ◽  
J. J. Pazos-Arias ◽  
M. Lopez-Nores ◽  
Y. Blanco-Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc Networks ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Hoc Networks ◽  
Cooperative Purchasing

Game theoretic analysis of maximum cooperative purchasing situations

2013 ◽  
Vol 60 (8) ◽  
pp. 607-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjam Groote Schaarsberg ◽  
Peter Borm ◽  
Herbert Hamers ◽  
Hans Reijnierse
Keyword(s):  
Theoretic Analysis ◽  
Game Theoretic Analysis ◽  
Game Theoretic ◽  
Cooperative Purchasing

Library and Information Science Collaborations in the Philippines and Beyond

2014 ◽  
pp. 171-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria B. Fresnido ◽  
Joseph M. Yap
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Information Science ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Library Consortia ◽  
Academic School ◽  
Cooperative Purchasing

The development of library cooperation in the Philippines, particularly among academic, school, and special libraries, started in the early 1930s and was known under different names (Ladlad, 2003), such as resource sharing, partnership, consortium, linkage, library cooperation, and networking. Libraries usually come together in the form of consortia to supplement existing resources by providing access to information available in other libraries. Through cooperation, libraries are able to withstand the skyrocketing prices of information resources as well as budget cuts by means of consortium/cooperative purchasing. Likewise, library cooperation has proven to be an effective way of presenting smart solutions to common library problems/concerns through communities of practice. This chapter provides an overview of major library consortia in the Philippines. The compiled list is as exhaustive as possible. However, due to scarcity of sources, some active consortia may not have been included in the list. The information provided in this chapter was gathered mostly from published Websites. A comparative study, in terms of aims/objectives and activities being carried out by the different consortia, was also included and can be found at the end of this chapter.

E-procurement as a key success factor in cooperative purchasing

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jani Makinen ◽  
Anni Kaisa Kahkonen ◽  
Katrina Lintukangas
Keyword(s):  
Success Factor ◽  
Cooperative Purchasing ◽  
Key Success Factor
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