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Effectiveness and Efficiency in Public Procurement: Key Pillars for Optimal Resource Management

The Procurement ClassRoom

Introduction In public procurement , effectiveness and efficiency are crucial for achieving optimal results using public resources judiciously. This discussion delves into the importance of these principles, examining both the goals to be achieved (effectiveness) and the optimal use of resources (efficiency).

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Contract Management’s Impact on Procurement Efficiency

The Procurement School

The following article discusses the various steps of contract management and its role in procurement efficiency. But first a definition of efficiency. Efficiency involves achieving intended results while minimizing time, resources and effort. It is about doing things optimally or maximizing time and resource use.

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DoSomething’s journey with AWS brings efficiency, scalability

AWS Public Sector

Re-architecting with AWS With the support of the AWS IMAGINE Grant , in the fall of 2023 our engineering team re-architected our solution using several AWS services which provide efficiency and scalability: AWS Control Tower – Secured our service partitioning. Achieving our new mission has not been without challenges.

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Polk County Shaves Hours off Procurement Process for Greater Efficiency

American City & Country

These challenges underscored the need for a more efficient and streamlined procurement system, allowing the county to better serve its departments and ultimately its residents. With the integration of OMNIA Partners’ OPUS, Polk County has transformed its procurement process into a model of efficiency and effectiveness.

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Northwestern University Libraries make research more efficient, accessible with AWS Lambda

AWS Public Sector

When they found a technology standard that could make research more efficient and open, they acted. What motivated us was the opportunity to participate in this open standards community of cultural heritage institutions, all focused on how to best share collections efficiently across the globe.” What is IIIF and how does it work?

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Demystifying AI: How RAG boosts efficiency in state and local government departments

AWS Public Sector

Enter Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and large language models (LLMs)—the dynamic duo powering the next wave of efficient state and local government services. Previously, this process took weeks, but with RAG, it now takes less than 15 minutes per inquiry, significantly improving efficiency and customer satisfaction.

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Accenture Invests in Cresta to Improve Contact Center Efficiency

WashngtonExec

Accenture has invested in Cresta, a company that developed an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed for contact centers. Generative [.]