Research on public procurement has attracted increased attention in recent years. Although public procurement practices have been studied in developed and developing countries, there has been little information about public procurement practices in Ethiopia. This study conceptualized and...

Skills are important qualities that procurement practitioners should have because they are relevant to procurement activities. Given its significance, this study investigates the influence of procurement skills on procurement performance in public organizations in Tanzania. Furthermore, the...

Skills are important qualities that procurement practitioners should have because they are relevant to procurement activities. Given its significance, this study investigates the influence of procurement skills on procurement performance in public organizations in Tanzania. Furthermore, the...

Purpose This paper aims to examine the influence of procurement physiognomies on the creative accounting (CA) of listed health-care firms in Nigeria from 2016 to 2020. Design/methodology/approach This paper used positivist paradigm. Annual reports and accounts, questionnaire and e-mails were...

We present deterministic and stochastic goal programming models for coordinating of flock collection activities in a poultry processing company. The aim is to develop weekly schedules that balance three goals: ensuring a steady workload in the processing facility, reducing processing defects due...

Public procurement has a real impact on everyday lives as the creation of both social and economic infrastructure like roads, schools, hospitals and provisions for drinking water and sanitation are but examples of government investment in public sector. The ultimate goal of public procurement is...