The Procurement Revolution

, by Abramson, Mark A.; Harris, Roland S., III

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ISBN: 9780742532731 | 0742532739
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 4/9/2003

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The ninth book in the IBM Endowment Series on the Business of Government, The Procurement Revolution continues the tradition of timely and vital information dissemination, which the series has come to stand for. Focusing on the profound and revolutionary changes the government has had and will have to make in its approach to procuring goods and services, this book strives to capture the creativity and energy that can and should be brought to government procurement.

Toward a New Vision of Government Procurement	p. 1
The Transformation of Government Procurement	p. 3
Introduction
Moving from Buying Goods to Buying Services
Moving from a "Command and Control" Relationship to a Partnership Relationship
Moving from a Paper-Based Procurement System to Electronic Procurement
Moving Toward the Future
Bibliography
A Vision of the Government as a World-Class Buyer: Major Procurement Issues for the Coming Decade	p. 13
Overview
Understanding the Procurement Challenge
Recent Progress
Addressing the Procurement Challenge
Recommendations for Realizing the Vision
Conclusion
Endnotes
The Procurement Partnership Model: Moving to a Team-Based Approach	p. 59
Understanding the New Reality of Procurement
Characteristics of the Procurement Partnership Model
Implementing the Procurement Partnership Model
Endnotes
Making Performance-Based Contracting Perform: What the Federal Government Can Learn from State and Local Governments	p. 87
Key Characteristics of the Federal Procurement Environment
Performance-Based Contracting: The Federal Perspective
Performance-Based Contracting: The State and Local Government Perspective
Case Examples
Lessons Learned
Recommendations
Bibliography
IT Outsourcing: A Primer for Public Managers	p. 127
IT Outsourcing: Opportunities and Challenges
Benefits and Costs/Risks of IT Outsourcing
A Tool for Managing IT Outsourcing: A Process Methodology
Recommendations
IT Outsourcing--Web Hosting as a Case Study
Endnotes
Bibliography
Toward Partnerships	p. 165
Contracting for the 21st Century: A Partnership Model	p. 167
Current Trends and Challenges Influencing Contracting Out and Contract Administration
A Conceptual Framework: Service/Product Complexity and Uncertainty
Implementing Complex Contracts: The Need for Public-Private Partnerships
Recommendations
Endnotes
Bibliography
Moving to Public-Private Partnerships: Learning from the Experience of Others	p. 217
Understanding Public-Private Partnerships
Understanding Models of Public-Private Partnerships
Examples of Public-Private Partnerships around the World
Conclusions
Bibliography
Toward E-Procurement	p. 249
State Government E-Procurement in the Information Age: Issues, Practices, and Trends	p. 251
Introduction
Information Technology and the Move toward E-Government
The Evolution of E-Procurement
State E-Procurement in Practice
Advances in State E-Procurement
Conclusions and Recommendations
Web Addresses and Contact Information for State Procurement Offices
Summary of the Surveys
Survey Instrument for the 2001 E-Mail Follow-Up Survey
Endnotes
Bibliography
Transforming Procurement: The Potential of Auctions	p. 311
Introduction
The Two "E-s"--E-Government and E-Procurement
Dynamic Commerce and Reverse Auctions
Dynamic Commerce and Demand Aggregation
Dynamic Commerce and Forward Auctions
Recommendations
Lessons to Be Learned: Recommendations for Future Research
Conclusion
Reverse Auction Savings from Coast to Coast
Case Study--Long Reach Excavator, Auctioned for the State of Georgia by Liquidation.com--June/July 2001
Case Study--The Demolition of Three Rivers Stadium
Case Study--"How Much for That Horse in the Pop-up Window"--The BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Internet Adoption Program
Bibliography
About the Contributors	p. 461
About the IBM Endowment for The Business of Government	p. 468
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