PM-4620: Procurement and Contract Management

Irina, B., Boris, T., Amir, H. & Roman, T. (2019). Resource allocation problem in project management. E3S Web of Conferences, 97, 1-12
This article illustrates a specific case of the problem, where a program has a particular structure. The resource allocation problem in such a program is reduced to classical Johnson’s problem or job-shop scheduling problem.

Popović, Ž., Stanković, J., & Veselinović, I. (2015). Influence of Subjective Preferences on the Decision-Making Process in a Multi-Criteria Model of Public Procurement. TEME: Casopis Za Društvene Nauke, 39(2), 307–326.
This article explores the role and importance of the method of multi-criteria analysis for the evaluation of public procurement.

Zimmermann, S., Müller, M., & Heinrich, B. (2016). Exposing and selling the use of web services—an option to be considered in make-or-buy decision-making. Decision Support Systems, 89, 1-36.
The article explores a normative approach for the valuation of such a sell option based on real options theory, considering the characteristics of web services. This approach enhances traditional make-or-buy approaches by additionally considering this sell option in decision-making.

North Charleston Considering Outsourcing Trash Pickup. (2018). In Local Broadcast Video Content. CriticalMention, Inc.
The video provides a news segment on the benefits of outsourcing solid waste in Dorchester County of North Charleston, SC.

Li, J., Wang, Y., Luo, X., & Zhou, W. (2019). Make or Buy in the Presence of Strategic Competition on Substitutable Products. Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, 28(6), 657-673.
The article explores make-or-buy decisions with the consideration of retail-level competition, in which a supplier provides substitutable products to two retailers.