BLOGS
World Bank Survey of Purchasers of “Commonly Used Item” from Government/Public Sector in India and their Suppliers
Submitted by : Shanker Lal, Lead Procurement Specialist, World Bank
The World Bank is the largest multilateral development financial institution with 188 client countries around the World. A large portion of funding provided by the World Bank is used in procurement of goods, works and services. Procurement of Commonly Used Items is a challenge, if these are repeatedly required. Many of the Government Agencies,...
Global Procurement Summit 2021 (GPS 2021)
Submitted by : Dr. Gurbandini Kaur, All India Management Association
After the remarkable achievement of Global Procurement Summit (GPS) 2016 to (GPS) 2020, All India Management Association (AIMA), the apex body of management profession in India, in partnership with Ministry of Finance, Government of India and the World Bank is organizing the 6th Global Procurement Summit 2021 on February 3 - 4,...
Leveraging Public Procurement to address issues in the Supply Chain
Submitted by : Dr. Gurbandini Kaur, All India Management Association
All India Management Association (AIMA), the apex body of management profession in India, in partnership with Partners in Change (PiC), is organizing virtual session on “Leveraging Public Procurement to address issues in Supply Chain” on 27th October...
Launch of Public Procurement Professional Association of India (PPPAI)
Submitted by : Dr. Gurbandini Kaur, All India Management Association
We are pleased to announce the launch of Public Procurement Professional Association of India (PPPAI) on September 24, 2020 at a virtual ceremony attended by senior officials of World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, New Development Bank, ITC-Geneva and Government of...
How Indian State of Odisha is using efficient procurement to combat COVID-19
Submitted by : Yamini Sarangi & Shanker Lal, The World Bank
OSMCL is responsible for the timely procurement of quality medicines, surgical, and other medical equipment through a fair, transparent, and competitive bidding process. It normally uses long-term (rate) contracts, open tenders using e-procurement, and the Government e-Marketplace (GeM). If large quantities are required, orders are split among...
Competition Law Guidance for coordination amongst businesses in the age of COVID 19 disruptions
Submitted by : Vinay Kumar Sanduja, Partner-Dispute Resolution, Competition/Antitrust and Insolvency Practice at Lexport
Escalating disruptions in the market and distress caused by COVID-19 has necessitatedcoordination amongst businesses.Such coordination may be required to ensure continued supply and fair distribution of goods and services including critical healthcare products(viz. hand sanitizers, personal protective equipment (PPE), face masks) and essential...
VUCA – A WAKE UP CALL FOR SUPPLY CHAIN
Submitted by : Chirag Kalaria, Purchase Professional, AMUL (GCMMF)
The world has become a global village where demands and supplies are continuously changing and sourced from multiple locations. Such dynamic situation can be termed as VUCA. It stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. This word has been coined by military post cold war and used by them to describe the conditions in the world...
Provisions for Making Emergency Procurement
Submitted by : Dr. Gurbandini Kaur, All India Management Association
In view of COVID 19 pandemic, AIMA organized an exclusive online session on Provisions for Making Emergency Procurement. The session was Taken by Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal, Director Public Policy Division, Department of Expenditure Ministry of...