Optimal Global Liner Service Procurement by Utilizing Liner Service Schedules

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung‐Yee Lee ◽  
Shengnan Shu ◽  
Zhou Xu
Keyword(s):  
Liner Service ◽  
Service Procurement

A little help from my friends: how purchasing gains influence in complex business-to-business services: the case of legal

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy L. Tate ◽  
Lisa M. Ellram ◽  
Ulrich Schmelzle
Keyword(s):  
Supplier Management ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Business Service ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
Service Procurement ◽  
Business To Business

Purpose The purpose of this research is to develop an understanding of how purchasing can become meaningfully involved in complex business-to-business service purchases. Design/methodology/approach A single in-depth case study method of an exemplar organization was applied to better understand the purchasing function’s role in adding to the value proposition in complex, non-traditional business-to-business service purchases. Findings Powerful allies or advocates can mediate purchasing involvement in service procurement. However, once the involvement is initiated, purchasing must make a positive contribution with respect to the specific needs and expectations of the budget owner to retain its influence. Research limitations/implications This research extends institutional theory to show how powerful allies or advocates can mediate purchasing involvement in the complex services spend. Practical implications This study describes the potential impact of purchasing’s involvement in complex services spend and highlights the opportunities for purchasing managers to improve supplier management and drive out additional costs. Originality/value For the business practitioner, this research provides evidence regarding how individual functions can gain influence in the organization. A conceptual model describes the meaningful involvement of purchasing in complex business-to-business service purchases.

Effects of the award of public service contracts on the performance and payroll of winning firms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Ravenda ◽  
Maika Melina Valencia-Silva ◽  
Josep Maria Argiles-Bosch ◽  
Josep García-Blandón
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Social Goals ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Service Contracts ◽  
Performance Dimensions ◽  
Service Procurement ◽  
Medium Firms

Abstract We investigate the effects of an exogenous demand shock arising from the award of public service contracts by Italian public administrations in 2015 on a sample of 1782 winning small and medium firms that were not awarded any contract during the previous 3 years. Using a difference-in-differences model with continuous treatments estimated on a propensity score matched sample, our results reveal that higher awarded values enhance various performance dimensions of the winning firms as well as their average payroll per employee. Nonetheless, higher winning rebates moderate the positive effects of the award on payroll by inducing the winning firms to downward manage both salaries and social security contributions per employee to maintain their desired level of performance. The effects are mostly significant for smaller microenterprises. In addition, winning rebates negatively affect the performance of firms in the construction industry by leading these firms to downward manage the payroll of their employees more aggressively than firms in other industries. Our findings provide novel insights for the implementation of industrial policies aimed at achieving sustainable macroeconomic and social goals, within the business fabric, through the effective management of public service procurement.

scholarly journals Social Value and Public Services Procurement

2019 ◽  
pp. 293-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Maher
Keyword(s):  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
Service Procurement

The UK government aims to increase the role of social enterprise as a vehicle to deliver public services directly to citizens and local communities. This chapter explores small social enterprises' experience of public service procurement in the UK including the introduction of the Social Value Act 2012. To understand small third sector social enterprises' experiences of gaining access to public services contracts, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 11 chief executive officers (CEOs) using an interview guide. Empirical evidence obtained suggests that some procurement policies and processes are impacting on these organizations' developments, growth, partnership arrangements and value creation.

Reflections on Conventional Cargo Liner Service

1974 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas K. Fleming
Keyword(s):  
Liner Service

Implementing Client-Support for Collaborative Spaces

2011 ◽  
pp. 582-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Todd Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Fortune 500 ◽  
Strategic Direction ◽  
Collaborative Spaces ◽  
Business User ◽  
Self Service ◽  
Day To Day Operations ◽  
Service Procurement

This chapter examines the critical task of providing client support for virtual environments. The vast majority of information workers are not familiar with virtual solutions and need guidance on how to best utilize and integrate this technology into their day to day operations. A company’s ability to manage information effectively over its life cycle, including sensing, collecting, organizing, processing, and maintaining information, is crucial to the long term success in a global economy. Over the past few years, the case study organization has been actively engaged in building, deploying, and managing the procurement, education, and strategic direction for a Fortune 500 company. The success of the studied organization can be seen by reviewing the metrics as the collaborative content continues to grow by an average 28.08% per month and the usage rates have grown by 21% per month. This growth rate was accomplished by focusing on building communities of practice, physical and electronic training programs, promotional road shows, self-service procurement processes, templates, pattern libraries, and an evolving online environment that supports the business user every step in the learning process.

Exploring Marketing Theories to Model Business Web Service Procurement Behavior

2015 ◽  
pp. 1911-1940
Author(s):  
Kenneth David Strang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Web Services ◽  
Web Service ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Service Ontology ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Personal Context ◽  
Decision Making Behavior ◽  
Service Procurement

This chapter provides literature-grounded definitions of contemporary Web services and marketing theories, which can model business demand through procurement decision-making behavior. First, the literature was reviewed to identify contemporary Web 2.0 and Web service ontology alongside marketing theories, which can describe individual decision making in an organizational or personal context. The Web services included cloud computing, social networking, data storage, security, and hosted applications. Then selected models for assessing procurement decision-making behavior were discussed in more detail. The constructed grounded theory method was applied by interviewing Chief Information Officers (CIO) at large organizations across four industries in the USA: healthcare, higher education, energy creation, and banking. The purpose was to determine which marketing theories could effectively model their Web service procurement behavior. An empirical procurement decision-making model was developed and fitted with data collected from the participants. The results indicated that Web service procurement decision-making behavior in businesses could easily be modeled, and this was ratified by the CIOs. The chapter proposes a state-of-the-art ontology and model for continued empirical research about organizational procurement decision-making behavior for Web services or other products.

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