Purpose – This paper investigates the technique of benchmarking to improve the quality of the public procurement … importance of the technique of benchmarking to improve the public procurement process. Originality/value – Provides an effective … process and discusses the importance of benchmarking to overcome perceived weaknesses with these processes. This is followed …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain a better understanding between procurement strategy, organization …, processes, methods and tools, human resources, supplier management, and overall procurement success. Design …. Applying a cohesive questionnaire of open and closed questions, the paper covers all relevant aspects of procurement functions …

for electronic procurement, a routine practice. But successful technology adoption depends on a multitude of factors … careful consideration of these factors, effectiveness of benchmarking of technology adoptions may be remiss of predictable … outcomes. The paper aims to aid in understanding when and how benchmarking applies to technology adoptions by introducing a new …

, the US Congress is leading the push for auditability in procurement operations. By benchmarking and improving its … value of benchmarking and improving contracting processes is gaining much attention in global public procurement agencies as … as knowledge-sharing initiatives. Design/methodology/approach – This is survey-based research on benchmarking contract …

Examines the practical experience of benchmarking in the UK local government sector during the period leading to the … control, benchmarking has been subsumed under the wider practice of performance measurement in the sector. A critical factor … benchmarking: benchmarking as a rigorous and challenging scrutiny of local government processes; and benchmarking as an instrument …

A theoretical model, which describes continuous improvement and benchmarking processes, was developed. The model was … benchmarking with respect to reducing costs, improving performance, minimising organizational change and assessing performance …

Reflects on a three‐year project examining the evolving nature of “best practice” benchmarking in UK …‐based organisations. The findings describe the current state of benchmarking and some of its advantages across a wide variety of public … and private sector organisations. Also investigates the disincentives to benchmarking activity experienced by practising …

Presents an illustrative example of a benchmarking exercise for non‐corporate R&D organizations. Drawing from a global … study of 60 R&D organizations from around the world, the benchmarking practice for identification of processes, practices … systems are functionally related to R&D‐industry linkage and therefore constitute the main body of the benchmarking exercise …