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Procurement
About: Procurement is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 25669 publications have been published within this topic receiving 334145 citations.
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22 Nov 2003
TL;DR: The value of information in supply chain management is discussed in this paper, where the authors discuss the importance of network planning, outsourcing, procurement, and supply contracts in the context of information technology.
Abstract: The value of information -- Supply chain integration -- Network planning -- Supply chain alliances -- Outsourcing, procurement, and supply contracts -- Product design and supply chain management -- Customer value -- Global issues in supply chain management -- Information technology.
329 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a review of research problems as well as models related to the planning of substations and/or distribution feeders, and a discussion on relevant research opportunities is included.
Abstract: Power distribution planning is a complex task in which planners must ensure that there is adequate substation capacity (transformer capacity) and feeder capacity (distribution capacity) to meet the load demands. Decisions such as allocation of power flow, installation of feeders and substations, and procurement of transformers are costly ones which must be evaluated carefully. This paper provides a review of research problems as well as models related to the planning of substations and/or distribution feeders. Following a general discussion, we review existing research work under two major groups: planning under normal conditions, and planning for emergency. A discussion on relevant research opportunities is included.
329 citations
TL;DR: An overview of an ERP system along with the real experiences of its implementation is provided, including factors such as future trends in ERP including developments such as Web‐based procurement applications and outsourcing of ERP applications.
Abstract: Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a set of applications that automate finance and human resource departments and help manufacturers handle jobs such as order processing and production scheduling. This paper attempts to provide an overview of an ERP system along with the real experiences of its implementation. Reports results of a survey of several ERP companies and considers factors such as future trends in ERP including developments such as Web‐based procurement applications and outsourcing of ERP applications. Suggests some challenges for ERP, such as the need to ensure global compatibility and flexibility.
327 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare auctions with negotiations in the context of private sector building contracts and find that auctions may perform poorly when projects are complex, contractual design is incomplete and there are few available bidders.
Abstract: Should the buyer of a customized good use competitive bidding or negotiation to select a contractor? To shed light on this question, we offer a framework that compares auctions with negotiations. We then examine a comprehensive data set of private sector building contracts awarded in Northern California during the years 1995-2000. The analysis suggests a number of possible limitations to the use of auctions.Auctions may perform poorly when projects are complex,contractual design is incomplete and there are few available bidders.Furthermore,auctions may still be communication between buyers and sellers,preventing the buyer from utilizing the contractor’s expertise when designing the project. Some implications of these results for procurement in the public sector are discussed.
326 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, an approach for evaluating the number of vendors to employ in a procurement situation using multi-objective programming (MOP) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) is presented.
Abstract: Presents an approach for evaluating the number of vendors to employ in a procurement situation using multi‐objective programming (MOP) and data envelopment analysis (DEA). The approach advocates developing vendor‐order quantity solutions (referred to as supervendors) using MOP and then evaluating the efficiency of these supervendors on multiple criteria using DEA. Formulations are presented for both the MOP and DEA models. A case study is presented for a Fortune 500 company in a just‐in‐time (JIT) manufacturing environment.
325 citations