Purchasing Efficiency and Staffing Benchmarks: A County Government Study

McCampbell, Atefeh Sadri; Slaich, Lucy Light

doi:10.1111/j.1745-493x.1995.tb00277.x

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“…Caniato, Luzzini, and Ronchi (2014) and McCampbell and Slaich (1995) respectively mention that there are many dozens and even 200 such potential indicators, but it seems impossible to determine which indicators are more useful than others, and under which circumstances. Caniato, Luzzini, and Ronchi (2014) and McCampbell and Slaich (1995) respectively mention that there are many dozens and even 200 such potential indicators, but it seems impossible to determine which indicators are more useful than others, and under which circumstances.…”

Section: Performance Measurement In Supplymentioning

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“…In the supply field, there are numerous performance indicators. Caniato, Luzzini, and Ronchi (2014) and McCampbell and Slaich (1995) respectively mention that there are many dozens and even 200 such potential indicators, but it seems impossible to determine which indicators are more useful than others, and under which circumstances. This could be explained by the fact that, in the field of purchasing, performance often simply meant additional savings (Caniato et al, 2014;Nollet, Calvi, Audet, & Côté, 2008;Saranga & Moser, 2010;Schiele, 2005).…”

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Measuring Purchasing Groups Performance in the Health Care sector

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For many decades, governments in Western countries have attempted to control health costs. One of the strategies used is through purchasing groups, since consolidated needs generate additional savings. Although various aspects of purchasing groups have been studied, performance measurement has been neglected; due to the lack of proper measures, tensions between the purchasing group and its members can't be addressed with more objective information. However, appropriate performance indicators are considered a prerequisite to successful collaboration. Using the in-depth case of a Canadian purchasing group in the health care sector, this article suggests a set of performance indicators to measure results considering dimensions of the purchasing process and the interactions between the purchasing group and its members (who are also its customers). Résumé Depuis plusieurs décennies, les pays occidentaux tentent de contrôler les coûts de leur réseau de santé. Les groupes d'achats sont l'une des stratégies utilisées pour consolider les besoins et ainsi générer des économies additionnelles.Bien que l'on retrouve des recherches traitant de différents aspects des groupes d'achats, il en existe peu sur la mesure de la performance de ces groupes, une situation qui peut alimenter les tensions naturelles entre le groupe et ses membres, alors que chaque partie manque de données objectives pour résoudre ces différents. Des mesures de performance appropriées seraient un prérequis à une telle collaboration. À partir d'une étude de cas d'un groupe d'achats canadien du secteur de la santé, cet article suggère des indicateurs de performance qui s'attardent principalement au processus d'approvisionnement et aux interactions entre les deux parties.

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Section: Performance Measurement In Supplymentioning

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Section: Performance Measurement In Supplymentioning

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Measuring Purchasing Groups Performance in the Health Care sector

2018

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“…Development and evaluation of dif-ferent efficiency measures have been presented in earlier research studies (McCampbell & Slaich, 1995) and joint projects with industry (Johnson & Leenders, 1998;Johnson, Leenders, & Fearon, 2006). However, studies directly analyzing factors influencing the efficiency of a purchasing function are scarce compared to the number of papers evaluating the impact of purchasing on functional and corporate performance measures (Carr & Pearson, 1999.…”

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Does Centralization Lead to higher Efficiency? – An Industry-specific Analysis of Purchasing Functions

Hirschinger¹

2015

Essays on Supply Chain Management in Emerging Markets

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Very few empirical studies have investigated the factors influencing the operational efficiency of purchasing functions let alone the impact of the degree of centralization on their efficiency. Through the perspective of the organizational information processing theory, we examine the relationship between the degree of centralization and operational efficiency of a purchasing function. We use survey data, interviews and company documents from 68 multinational companies to empirically investigate industry-specific centralization-efficiency linkages.While the combined sample does not provide insights about the optimal degree of (de-)centralization, results from the homogenous sub-samples offer statistically significant findings. We find strong support towards decentralized purchasing function in Automotive and High-tech industries to improve purchasing efficiency. In Food & Beverages and Financial industries, the findings indicate that centralized purchasing functions are more efficient. Our empirical research offers new insights into the understanding of the linkages between various organizational structures and purchasing efficiency in different industry settings.

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“…(Monczka & Carter, 1978, p. 39) In a study of 17 government procurement agencies at the county level, McCampell and Slaich (1995) found that two benchmarks provided insight into buying organization performance. The first measure is the average dollar volume obligated annually per professional staff member (buyer).…”

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Army Contracting Command Workforce Model Analysis

Reed¹

2010

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Purchasing Efficiency and Staffing Benchmarks: A County Government Study

Cited by 9 publications

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Measuring Purchasing Groups Performance in the Health Care sector

Measuring Purchasing Groups Performance in the Health Care sector

Does Centralization Lead to higher Efficiency? – An Industry-specific Analysis of Purchasing Functions

Army Contracting Command Workforce Model Analysis

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