This paper takes as its starting point that complex projects, interpreted as multiple dependent interactions between many stakeholders over time, challenge traditional procurement practices based on the serial purchase of discrete components. The paper examines how the procurement management of...

This paper explores the procurement of public buildings in local authorities in the UK under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and its consequences for small and medium sized enterprises. Following an outline of the development of PFI in the UK, the paper explains the peculiarities of local...

Stärker werdender Wettbewerb zwischen den Krankenhäusern stellt diese vor erhebliche wirtschaftliche Herausforderungen. Kostendruck und Sanierungsstau wegen veralteter baulicher Infrastruktur verschärfen die durch die Einführung des Fallpauschalensystems (G-DRG) angespannte finanzielle Lage...