Limits to the Implementation of Benchmarking Through KPIs in UK Construction Policy: Insights from game theory

Abstract

Benchmarking through the use of key performance indicators (KPIs) has been an important part of the UK government's market-oriented reforms to improve efficiency across the public sector and in other areas such as construction where government is a major client. However, government attempts to implement construction KPIs have not followed the expected course. We argue that insights from game theory show that the initial plan for construction benchmarking failed to take account of the strategic value of the information collected and was not implementable because the sharing of information by construction suppliers with their clients was a dominated strategy.     

Commodifying the Commodifiers: The Impact of Procurement on Management Knowledge

Current conceptualizations of the commodification of management knowledge prioritize the agency of knowledge producers, such as consultancies, but downplay the role of other actors such as intermediaries. Using a qualitative multi‐method study of the role of procurement in sourcing consultancy knowledge, we demonstrate how intermediaries also commodify management knowledge, thereby limiting the exchange value of that knowledge. Through our analysis we develop a more sophisticated model of the processes and consequences of knowledge commodification. This model clarifies and extends prior research by highlighting the role of commensuration, comparison and valuation, as well as the related tactics that consultants and client managers use to resist procurement's attempts to commodify management knowledge.     

Barriers to innovation through public procurement: A supplier perspective

Public procurement is increasingly viewed as having important potential to drive innovation. Despite this interest, numerous barriers prevent the public sector from acting as an intelligent and informed customer. This paper seeks to understand how barriers related to processes, competences, procedures and relationships in public procurement influence suppliers? ability to innovate and to reap the benefits of innovation. We address this by exploiting a dedicated survey of public sector suppliers in the UK, using a probit model to investigate the influence of structural, market and innovation determinants on suppliers? perception of these barriers.     

基于OMS的企业采购供应链管理问题研究

OMS作为订货系统的入口,不仅处理单纯的接受订货,还考虑到企业之间的临时性交易主体关系,改变节点企业在采供供应链中所处地位,用线和面连接需求者和供给者,达成战略信息共享,形成并维持双方长期的战略合作伙伴关系。     

联合国系统采购规则研究——兼论我国中小企业参与机制的构建

联合国系统在采购主体、采购对象和采购程序等方面都具有一定的特殊性,令不少中国中小企业望而生畏,以至于错失了这一潜在市场。为此,需要企业、政府和行业协会等联动协作,借助联合国这一平台将中国制造产品打入国际市场,这对克服当前由于国际金融海啸造成的外贸出口困境无疑具有积极的意义。     

电子商务环境下以订单流为主线的采购系统设计

系统以订单流为主线,分析了采购系统的需求和数据流程,融数据统计分析及电子商务为一体,其开发主要包括后台数据库的建立和维护,以及前端应用程序的开发及网上电子商务平台的构建。     

饭店成本控制中的采购环节

采购是饭店成本控制中的重要环节,找出饭店采购中目前存在的主要问题,并针对这些问题制定采购策略,将对饭店整个成本控制过程产生重要影响。     

绿色奥运中绿色供应链和绿色采购的应用分析

以国际奥委会的政策导向分析了绿色供应链管理应用于北京绿色奥运中的必要性。奥运物流系统本身的优化配置,需要供应链和采购进行整体绿色化管理,才能实现奥运物流系统的高效运作,保证赛事的正常运行。简述绿色供应链和绿色采购的概念和内涵,探讨其在2008北京绿色奥运中实施的主要内容并提出了实施的基本对策。     

The impact of strategic sourcing and E-procurement on supply chain performance management

Major changes are currently taking place within purchasing functions of manufacturing firms. Purchasing is shifting its focus from daily procurement activities to long term, value-adding purchasing and supply chain initiatives. At the same time, it is responding to the challenges and opportunities of electronic procurement （E-procurement）, which refers to the utilization of the internet to buy and sell products and services. The responsibilities of purchasing have changed markedly over the last few decades, purchasing focused heavily on the transactional elements of the procurement process. Purchasing was accepted as a support function that provides for the sourcing needs of other departments. The development of materials management and introduction of new manufacturing technologies in the 1970s brought pre-and post-production flows closer together. The manufacturing-purchasing interface strengthened, creating a need to align the buying cycle with production requirements. Purchasing started to create a ＂culture＂ that could help it to attain a more proactive role in the company and start taking responsibility in product design and development activities. The research reported here was undertaken to understand the impact of purchasing on this thesis supply chain performance by （1） investigating current and emerging E-procurement practices, （2） identifying the critical elements of strategic sourcing, and （3） assessing the impact of strategic souring and E-procurement on fn＇m and supply management performance through empirical investigation.     

政府采购为中小企业发展注入动力

中小企业是整个经济社会发展的重要部分,实现中小企业又快又好的发展,除了依靠企业自身经营,还依赖于政府政策扶持,其中,政府采购的作用不容小视。但目前我国中小企业参与政府采购的现状不容乐观,对此,应完善政府采购制度,推动中小企业发展。