Monthly Checklist of State Publications

Monthly Checklist of State Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division
Publisher:
Total Pages: 708
Release: 1989
Genre: State government publications
ISBN:

An annual index to the monographs appears early in the following year.

Monthly Checklist of State Publications

Monthly Checklist of State Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Processing Department
Publisher:
Total Pages: 512
Release: 1991-08
Genre: State government publications
ISBN:

An annual index to the monographs appears early in the following year.

Handbook of Procurement

Handbook of Procurement
Author: Nicola Dimitri
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2006-09-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1139459252

How can organizations ensure that they can get best value for money in their procurement decisions? How can they stimulate innovations from their dedicated suppliers? With contributions from leading academics and professionals, this 2006 handbook offers expert guidance on the fundamental aspects of successful procurement design and management in firms, public administrations, and international institutions. The issues addressed include the management of dynamic procurement; the handling of procurement risk; the architecture of purchasing systems; the structure of incentives in procurement contracts; methods to increase suppliers' participation in procurement contests and e-procurement platforms; how to minimize the risk of collusion and of corruption; pricing and reputation mechanisms in e-procurement platforms; and how procurement can enhance innovation. Inspired by frontier research, it provides practical recommendations to managers, engineers and lawyers engaged in private and public procurement design.

Determining Highway Maintenance Costs

Determining Highway Maintenance Costs
Author: Michael J Markow
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2011
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309213150

The report is designed to help the commercial transportation safety community and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in addressing issues involving the proliferation and availability of psychoactive chemical substances.

Best Practices in Project Management

Best Practices in Project Management
Author: David M. Rose
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2003
Genre: Highway engineering
ISBN:

The Arizona Department of Transportation's (ADOT's) ability to manage a cost-effective construction program delivery and be accountable to policy-makers and customers regarding the cost and timeliness of highway projects is at risk. The following is ADOT's current situation: There is little consistency in project management; ADOT is not actively managing and controlling budget and scope; The organization does not hold itself and managers accountable for scope, budget, and quality; ADOT's process, tools, and procedures do not enable the most effective use of human and other resources; and There will be continued impacts to ADOT's organizational capacity and health. The following are the desired outcomes from improving ADOT's project management process: (a) ADOT will be able to manage construction program delivery against scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives on a department-wide basis at the program and project levels; (b) ADOT will hold itself accountable for delivering the program vs. scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives; (c) The strategic importance of project management will be emphasized by ADOT management; (d) ADOT will increase its project focus to establish a project management culture; (e) The importance and role of project managers and the project management discipline will be elevated; (f) A consistent process at the project level will be established. In this way, more discipline and predictability will be brought to the process. This will strengthen ADOT's ability to manage overall program delivery; and (g) Scopes will be set and budgets managed at the project level. The role and authority of project managers will be strengthened to accomplish these objectives. The decision-making will be proactive, recognizing that in project delivery scope, schedule, and budget decisions impact each other.