Technology Procurement Research Articles

Emerging procurement technology: data analytics and cognitive analytics

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to elucidate the emerging landscape of procurement analytics. This paper focuses on the following questions: what are the current and future state of procurement analytics?; what changes in the procurement process will be required to enable integration of analytical solutions?; and what future areas of research arise when considering the future state of procurement analytics?Design/methodology/approachThis paper employs a qualitative approach that relies on three sources of information: executive interviews, a review of current and emerging technology platforms and a small survey of subject matter experts in the field.FindingsThe procurement analytics landscape developed in this research suggests that the authors will continue to see major shifts in the sourcing and supply chain technology environment in the next five years. However, there currently exists a low usage of advanced procurement analytics, and data integrity and quality issues are preventing significant advances in analytics. This study identifies the need for organizations to establish a coherent approach to collection and storage of trusted organizational data that build on internal sources of spend analysis and contract databases. In addition, current ad hoc approaches to capturing unstructured data must be replaced by a systematic data governance strategy. An important element for organizations in this evolution is managing change and the need to nourish an analytic culture.Originality/valueWhile the majority of forward-looking research and reports merely project broad technological impact of cognitive analytics and big data, much of it does not provide specific insights into functional impacts such as the impact on procurement. The analysis of this study provides us with a clear view of the potential for business analytics and cognitive analytics to be employed in procurement processes, and contributes to development of related research topics for future study. In addition, this study suggests detailed implementation strategies of emerging procurement technologies, contributing to the existing body of the literature and industry reports.

Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Pengadaan Perangkat Teknologi Informasi Menggunakan Metode Logic Fuzzy Pada PT. Kojo Balairaja

This study discusses decision support system of the procurement information technology devices using fuzzy logic method at PT. Kojo Balairaja. The research objectives are (1) to determine the eligibility criteria for the procurement of information technology devices that are appropriate to the needs of the company, (2) to determine costs according to the company's budget, (3) to determine the quality of devices held, and (4) to determine the update of the devices held. One of the difficullties that found is the manager’s in making decsion. An example manager’s decision in considering some aspects such as costs and needs but they do not consider eligibility criteria, the quality and updating of the equipment needed by the company. The method used the Fuzzy Logic method karena metode ini dapat memetakan perangkat yang dibutuhkan. The results of this study, namely the system built can help managers at PT. Kojo Balairaja in making decisions to procure information technology devices in accordance with the eligibility criteria, namely managers can approve, consider and reject the device request, the quality and updating of the equipment needed and can predict the cost of good quality but the price is moderate and affordable by the company.

The Role of Institutional Framework and Technology on Food Security in Short and Long-Term in Indonesia: Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach

The agricultural sector has been given the largest contribution to economy Indonesia. Besides being able to absorb large numbers of workers, the agricultural sector also has an important role in reducing poverty vulnerability in rural households. This study aims to analyze the role of institutions and technological use in food security which proxied by the food production index in Indonesia, both in the short and long term. The analytical technique for estimating short-term and long-term relationships in this study is the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model using time series data from 1978-2014. The results showed that in the short term land availability, technological use in technology (tractor machines) and the availability of electricity had a positive and significant effect on food production in Indonesia. Whereas in the long term, land availability and GDP per capita are positive and significantly enhances food security. In addition, the institutional framework proxied by political rights and civil liberties has significant positive and negative effects in the long term. Variable land availability is the biggest factor in increasing food security in Indonesia so that a policy that effectively regulates agricultural land use needs to be made. Interaction between the society, farmers and the government is also needed to create synergies and contributions related to food production. The provision of social security to farmers, especially when there is a shock, and the policy of procurement of agricultural technology must also be considered to maintain national food security in the long run.

Government Technology Policy, Social Value, and National Competitiveness

This study seeks to better understand the impact that government technology procurement regulations have on social value and national competitiveness. To do this, it examines the impact of a change in France’s technology procurement policy that required government agencies to favor open source software (OSS) over proprietary software in an attempt to reduce costs creating an unexpected demand shock for OSS. Analysis using the rest of the EU as controls via difference-in-differences and synthetic control frameworks shows that this policy change led to an increase of nearly 600,000 OSS contributions per year from France, creating social value by increasing the availability and quality of free and open source software. Estimates indicate this would have cost paid software developers roughly $20 million per year to replicate. However, the open nature of such goods means that any country can reap the benefits of these efforts. Therefore, additional economic outcomes that enhance France’s competitiveness are also considered. The results show that within France, the regulation led to a 0.6% - 5.4% yearly increase in companies that use OSS, a 9% - 18% yearly increase in the number of IT-related startups, a 6.6% - 14% yearly increase in the number of individuals employed in IT related jobs, and a 5% - 16% yearly decrease in software related patents. All of these outcomes help to increase productivity and competitiveness at the national level. In aggregate, these results show that changes in government technology policy that favor OSS can have a positive impact on both global social value and domestic national competitiveness.

EXPORT POTENTIAL OF THE DEFENCE INDUSTRY OF SERBIA AND THE PERSPECTIVE OF FURTHER AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The economic and security stability of Serbia is closely related to the state and development potentials of the Serbian defense industry. Accelerated development and integration into the flows of the national and international economy of this sector of the economy, through the procurement of new technologies, and the growing export potential in recent years has been recognized as an essential element of the national security policy of the Republic of Serbia.The Defense Industry of Serbia today is a guarantor of the security of vital defense interests and significantly influences economic activity. Competitive advantages distinguished by the defense industry of Serbia are the professional competence of the employees, the volume of production capacities, the recognition and competitiveness of certain segments of the production program in the foreign market, the scientific research community and the experience in research, development of certain products and the production itself. A steady development of the entire economy must to provide preconditions for increasing the budget aimed at defending the country. That would be one the parties allowed to increase production in factories of the Serbian defense industry, and with others would influence the easier placement of individuals combat systems, weapons and military equipment in foreign markets. The paper analyzes systematically the export potential of this industrial branch, as well as its impact on the overall economy of Serbia and the economic activity of the country.The results of the survey also show adequate measures that the Government, through its line ministries of defence, should take to ensure continuity in production and ensure further sustainable development of the industry.

The impact of water conservation using sedrainpond and infiltration wells on surface water quantities: a case study of the Pakopen micro watershed, Semarang District, Central Java, Indonesia

Due to the increasing amounts of surface runoff and land degradation in watersheds, mitigation efforts need to be taken by adopting water conservation technologies to reduce flooding and surface runoff. The purpose of this research is to study the impact of sedrainpond (SDP) and infiltration well technology procurement on surface water in order to mitigate flood disasters downstream. The method approach is carried out by measuring the field discharge, collecting rainfall data and analysing the data using ArcView GIS and Microsoft Excel. The measured discharge in the study was 1170.9 L/s. The study applies 1819 units of SDP technologies with a diameter of 1 m, a depth of 2.5 m and a total storage volume of 3573.11 m3, and 340 units of infiltration wells with a diameter of 1 m, a depth of 2 m and a total storage volume of 533.65 m3. For scenario 1, where the water contained in the well is drained in one day, the flood discharge can be reduced to 986 L/s, along with a flow rate decrease of 184.9 L/s (15.79%). While for scenario 2, where the water contained in the well is drained in two days, the flood discharge can be reduced to 1001.6 L/s with a flow rate decrease of 184.9 L/s (14.46%).

Vergaberecht als Digitalisierungsfolgenrecht

Abstract The State bears a certain responsibility for the consequences of digitalizing public administration and services. The principles of democracy and the rule of law demand that the state retains effective control over the digitalized performance of ist tasks. This “digital responsibility” of the State also has an impact on the application of public procurement rules governing the procurement of information technologies and services (IT). On the one hand, ensuring digital responsibility will often mean that the contracting authority needs a broad margin of appreciation when interpreting the rules of procurementlaw – for examplewith regard to the legal requirements for choosing special procurement procedures enabling a particulary flexible IT procurement. On the other hand, the contracting authority’s digital responsibility can also be turned against it: When involving, for instance, private parties in the preparation of substantial decisions concerning the procurement of IT, the authority must keep itself well informed and may not simply take over prepared decisions. This way, the digital responsibility of the State can be (and should be) used as a distinct legal argument under public procurement law.

PP139 Adapting Health Technology Assessment And Procurement To Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

IntroductionThe rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as an international public health threat calls urgently for improved stewardship of antibiotics and for the development of new antibiotics to tackle AMR. There is growing agreement that changes are needed to existing systems for health technology assessment (HTA) and procurement if antibiotics are to be used appropriately, and manufacturers are to receive rewards that incentivize research and development. However, there has been little discussion of what changes might actually be made.MethodsWe conducted a literature review of recent proposals to modify HTA and contracting for antibiotics, and interviewed HTA experts from England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Sweden to explore the attractiveness of these and other proposals in their countries. A forum (held in February 2019) with government and health system representatives from these countries, as well as from industry, will promote face-to-face discussions on practical ways to modify approaches in these countries to recognize the full value of antibiotics and promote responsible stewardship.ResultsThe focus of the main proposal is to define value attributes that reflect the societal impact of antibiotics, model the dynamics of infection transmission and resistance development, and conceptualize payment models that delink volumes sold from final revenues. However, HTA experts perceived a number of issues with these proposals, including a lack of data to demonstrate societal value, complex modeling techniques that require advanced capabilities, uncertain value estimates, and lack of alignment with current approaches. At present, it appears that only England and Sweden have started to actively address HTA and contracting for antibiotics as a priority.ConclusionsPreliminary findings suggested that efforts and progress on modifying HTA and contracting of antibiotics have been heterogeneous so far. The forum will shed further light on possible ways forward within the two value assessment approaches of clinical added benefit and quality-adjusted life years.

OP93 Collaboration Between Health Technology Assessment And Procurement: A Rapid Mixed-Methods Study

IntroductionThe Irish Health Service (HSE) Health Technology Assessment Group (HTAG) aims to maximise the impact of its work by collaborating with HSE Procurement, formalised through an evidence-based Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This study aims to inform the MOU.MethodsA sequential mixed-methods study design was used. A rapid review of the literature identified no substantive body of evidence on collaboration between independent national health technology assessment (HTA) and procurement bodies. Personnel involved in HTA or procurement were invited by email to complete a survey, take part in an interview, or both. The quantitative and qualitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis, respectively. Findings were integrated using a conceptual framework that examined the complementarity of HTA and procurement processes relevant to an MOU.ResultsThirteen surveys were completed (response rate was 13 percent). Eleven interviews (five Ireland, two Canada, three UK, one New Zealand) were conducted between August and November, 2017. No formalised collaboration between independent national HTA and procurement bodies was identified. However in New Zealand, HTA and procurement are an integrated function of the Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC). In other jurisdictions, successful ad hoc collaborations occurred where there was a clear need expressed by Procurement for additional evidence required for decision-making, and where HTA personnel tailored their research approaches accordingly. Key themes to successful collaboration were relationships, communication, clear roles, rigorous research and ‘system support’. Good individual relationships and ready access/communication promoted successful outcomes. Successful outcomes included improved clinical practice, and major cost savings. Collaboration may be focussed on: innovative or established devices; specific types of HTA/research products; specific categories/specialties; or specific procurement departments.ConclusionsAll participants considered collaboration to be beneficial but requiring good relationships and ‘system support’. Furthermore, successful collaboration requires clarity regarding the purpose, parties involved, their roles, responsibilities, modes of communication, information to be shared, and the expected outcomes.

Co-construction of an Internet-based intervention for older assistive technology users and their family caregivers: stakeholders’ perceptions

Purpose: Providing care to older adults using assistive technology can be challenging for family caregivers. To inform the development of an Internet-based intervention, this study aimed to identify older assistive technology users and family caregivers’ needs related to assistive technology procurement, and to explore how to offer remote support through an Internet-based intervention.Methods: Based on an iterative user-centered design approach, 30 semi-structured interviews were conducted with stakeholders about their experiences with assistive technology procurement/attribution and their perceptions of a proposed intervention. A modified content analysis approach was used, with a mix of emerging and a priori concepts.Results: Participants view assistive technology procurement as an ongoing cyclical process, with potential unmet needs at key moments before and after assistive technology procurement. Assistive technology user-family caregiver dyads needs focus on assistive technology information, access, assistive technology-person-context match, training and support. While participants felt there were benefits to the proposed intervention they also identified potential implementation barriers.Conclusion: Assistive technology Internet-based interventions dedicated to family caregivers should ensure systematic and tailored follow-up while integrating some form of human support. This study guides the prototype design of the proposed intervention towards a graded support approach, empowering assistive technology users and family caregivers to resolve assistive technology-related challenges.Implication for rehabilitationProviding home-based care to older adults using assistive technology (e.g., mobility aids, communication aids) can be challenging for family caregivers.Using a user-centered design approach, an Internet-based intervention is under development to support older assistive technology users and their family caregivers.Through interviews with diverse stakeholders, this study explores unmet needs related to assistive technology procurement and perceptions about the proposed intervention.

Pre-commercial Technology Procurement and the Development of Suppliers Organizational Capabilities

Pre-commercial public procurement (PCP) of technology is a supply-side innovation policy instrument that can indirectly be used to stimulate the development of organizational capabilities. This pap...

The economic impact of technological procurement for large-scale research infrastructures: Evidence from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, is the world’s highest-energy particle accelerator. Its construction (1995–2008) required frontier technologies and close collaboration between CERN scientists and contracting firms. The literature on “Big Science” projects suggests that this collaboration generated economic spillovers, particularly through technological learning. CERN granted us access to its procurement database, including suppliers of LHC from 35 countries for orders over 10,000 Swiss Francs. We gathered balance-sheet data for more than 350 of these companies from 1991 to 2014, which include the years before and after that of the first order received. The study assesses, in quantitative terms, whether becoming a CERN supplier induced greater R&D effort and innovative capacity, thus enhancing productivity and profitability. The findings – which controlled for firms’ observable characteristics, macroeconomic conditions, and unobserved time, country, industry and firm-level fixed effects – indicate a statistically significant correlation between procurement events and company R&D, knowledge creation and economic performance. The correlation is chiefly driven by high-tech orders; for companies receiving non-high-tech orders, it is weaker, or even statistically not significant.

Using the ESA exploration technology roadmaps in support of new mission concepts and technology prioritization

Exploration technology roadmaps have been developed by ESA in the past few years and the edition of 2015 has just been released. In the context of Moon exploration initiatives and using HERACLES mission as case study, the authors will apply methodologies studied to simulate technology roadmapping activities and technologies prioritization processes. In particular, the roadmaps for the procurement of technologies required for the HERACLES mission are here presented through its main building blocks.

Smart Machines and Smarter Policy: Foreign Investment Regulation, National Security, and Technology Transfer in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

The Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act, a bill introduced to Congress in 2017 that seeks to strengthen the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), has the potential to increase restrictions on Chinese companies investing in the U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Although the bill addresses legitimate national security concerns related to the military applications of AI, it also has the potential to negatively impact the U.S. AI industry and the U.S. economy as a whole. Currently, the combination of a Chinese government focused on strategic technology acquisitions, the open and diffuse nature of AI systems, the off-the-shelf nature of defense technology procurement, the integrated Chinese and U.S. AI industries, and the connection of Chinese tech companies to the Chinese Communist Party create a pipeline for technology transfer from U.S. companies to Chinese government entities. Given the vague nature of what constitutes a national security threat according to CFIUS, past high profile CFIUS action against Chinese companies investing in the U.S. technology sector and an emerging bipartisan consensus that CFIUS needs to be strengthened, there is a strong potential for new foreign investment restrictions. Restricting Chinese investment in the U.S. AI industry, however, may be counterproductive, because it may negatively impact U.S. economic competitiveness by reducing the venture capital pool for AI, potentially driving away top talent and causing AI research and development centers to relocate elsewhere. Instead of increasing restrictions, a smarter policy would be to continue utilizing CFIUS risk mitigation measures in a non-discriminatory manner, while increasing government funding for AI research and development and increasing visas for science and technology graduate students who are foreign nationals.

Rencana Strategis Teknologi Informasi pada PT XYZ dengan Kerangka Kerja Ward dan Peppard

Teknologi informasi adalah aset yang sangat dibutuhkan di era modern seperti sekarang ini. Tidak hanya sebagai alat bantu namun juga sebagai sumber daya inti yang harus dimanfaatkan oleh organisasi dan perusahaan. PT XYZ adalah satu perusahaan yang memanfaatkan teknologi informasi untuk mendukung proses bisnisnya. Namun PT XYZ ragu dalam pengadaan teknologi informasi selanjutnya, mengingat biaya yang perlu dikeluarkan dalam mengadakan teknologi informasi sangat mahal. Perusahaan takut investasi yang dilakukan akan sia-sia karena belum adanya strategi teknologi informasi yang tepat untuk mendukung proses bisnisnya. Oleh karena itu perlu dibuat strategi teknologi informasi yang mengacu dengan strategi bisnis perusahaan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan kerangka kerja Ward dan Peppard. Sebelum menganalisis strategi teknologi informasi dengan Model SWOT Matriks sebelumnya dilakukan analisis lingkungan internal dan eksternal dengan pendekatan Value Chain dan PEST Analysis. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah portofolio aplikasi yang akan datang yang diharapkan dapat membawa perusahaan unggul bersaing

Review Of Implementation In Bunut Shoes Assistance Program In Order Of Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises Economic In Asahan Regency

This paper studies the implementation of business opportunities that can improve the revenue of Bunut Shoes Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Probit model with E Views 6 program was used to see how far the opportunity of variable efforts to improve the revenue such as education, training, capital assistance, technological procurement of them. The data used was the primary data by conducting a survey using questionnaires to members of them with the observation period from 2013 to 2015. The results showed that all variables of implementation did not have a business opportunity correlation to the increase in revenue and Asahan District Governments are asked to create a creative breakthrough in order to achieve optimal business revenue and cooperate with other private institutions related to increase the business income.

The Medical Devices Special Access Program in Canada: A Scoping Study.

New health technologies enter Canadian healthcare organizations in various ways, and understanding them is essential to the development of a pan-Canadian Health Technology Management (HTM) Strategy, now a priority of governments across Canada. One way is through Health Canada's Medical Devices Special Access Program (MDSAP), which permits unlicensed devices to be obtained by healthcare professionals. However, the circumstances around and implications of the current use of this program are not clear. A scoping literature review was conducted to clarify these and identify important roles and issues related to the MDSAP. Limited information was found on the MDSAP. Nevertheless, three themes demonstrating the roles of the MDSAP in HTM emerged: arbiter in technology selection, a route to technology procurement and facilitator of health technology innovation. No information suggesting that MDSAP is used to circumvent licensing was found. Rather, it enables desired patient outcomes and product commercialization.

Bridging technology and clinical practice: innovating inpatient hyperglycaemia management in non-critical care settings.

Emerging evidence shows that suboptimal glycaemic control is associated with increased morbidity and length of stay in hospital. Various guidelines for safe and effective inpatient glycaemic control in the non-critical care setting have been published. In spite of this, implementation in practice remains limited because of the increasing number of people with diabetes admitted to hospital and staff work burden. The use of technology in the outpatient setting has led to improved glycaemic outcomes and quality of life for people with diabetes. There remains an unmet need for technology utilisation in inpatient hyperglycaemia management in the non-critical care setting. Novel technologies have the potential to provide benefits in diabetes care in hospital by improving efficacy, safety and efficiency. Rapid analysis of glucose measurements by point-of-care devices help facilitate clinical decision-making and therapy adjustment in the hospital setting. Glucose treatment data integration with computerized glucose management systems underpins the effective use of decision support systems and may streamline clinical staff workflow. Continuous glucose monitoring and automation of insulin delivery through closed-loop systems may provide a safe and efficacious tool for hospital staff to manage inpatient hyperglycaemia whilst reducing staff workload. This review summarizes the evidence with regard to technological methods to manage inpatient glycaemic control, their limitations and the future outlook, as well as potential strategies by healthcare organizations such as the National Health Service to mediate the adoption, procurement and use of diabetes technologies in the hospital setting.

Opportunities for forming competitive advantages through transfer of technology

Issues relating to technical and technological procurement of the firms in Bulgaria, which determines their positions in the local, regional and global market are particularly topical. The article examines the transfer of technology as a factor for improving the firms’ competitiveness and explores the opportunities for building competitive advantages through it. The practice of most developed countries proves conclusively that over the last few years the factor determining the macro- and micro-level competitiveness is, in fact, the advancement in technology. Identified in the paper are the main priorities for the individual firms operating at the abovementioned levels of economic development.

Design and Implementation of Science Popularization Platform Based on Internet Plus

With the rapid development of science and technology, science has become increasingly essential, especially a brand new concept called “Internet+” has been put forward. With the basic introduction of the concept and analysis of the current situation of science in Dongguan, this paper puts forward the overall design of Internet+ Science Popularization platform, which consists of science websites, micro-blog and mobile applications. It is realized with traditional media, Personal platform, non-governmental organization platform and offline activities, and gives the idea that we should achieve the construction of science and technology resources of the existing science resources integration, conventional science and technology procurement and innovative science resource construction. Therefore, the Internet + science popularization has a new carrier, new content, new form, new author and new audience.