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Purchasing uncertain or indefinite requirements – guest post by ?erban Filipon

How to Crack a Nut

I am delighted to present to How to Crack a Nut readers an outline of my recently published book Framework Agreements, Supplier Lists and Other Public Procurement Tools: Purchasing Uncertain or Indefinite Requirements (Hart Publishing, 2023).

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Why Disparity Studies Aren’t Enough to Improve Supplier Diversity

DemandStar

If you’re part of any government procurement team, you’ve likely been asked, “What are you doing to increase supplier diversity?” It’s also likely you’ve heard of and possibly conducted disparity studies to improve your procurement process and identify the needs of different types of suppliers. What Are Disparity Studies?

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The Secret to Effective Supplier Onboarding – Tiering 

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One size does not fit all when it comes to supplier onboarding. Best practices have evolved to a tiered approach that segments suppliers and adapts to dynamic business needs. . A tiered approach to supplier onboarding helps Sourcing and Procurement leaders develop a sensible list of checks and resources.

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Be Prepared: Improving Supplier Risk Management In Your Business

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A reliable supply chain can decrease purchasing and production costs for manufacturers and sellers. With that in mind, let’s take a look at how supplier risk management can benefit your business and prevent the disruption of services. Understanding Supplier Risk Management. Form new supplier relationships.

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What is eProcurement?

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– Spend control through real-time visibility into budget consumption, negotiated prices, preferred suppliers, engagement channels. Think about all the users (requisitioners, approvers) of a P2P process and the amount of time they spend purchasing if the process is inefficient. A typical example is purchase order (PO) updates.

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The four key drivers that can enable better IT procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

This ensures transparency and encourages innovation, because as providers introduce new services and products, they become automatically purchasable under the framework agreement. Governments can also explore innovative financing models, such as public-private partnerships, to share the financial burden of large-scale projects.

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Digging out data to shine a light on public buying in Mongolia

Open Contracting Partnership

We designed a data analysis project to show how public open datasets can be used to uncover important issues and bring public attention to who is supplying what, for how much and whether there are any links between suppliers and high-ranking public officials.

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