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DSS Requirements to Support the Regulated Decision Making Process of Public Procurement

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Pages 439-464 | Published online: 18 Apr 2012
 

Abstract

In recent times, managers have been faced with increasing levels of regulations which constrain their decision making and introduce unprecedented requirements for transparency and compliance. Public procurement, which is an important economic activity, as well as a powerful governmental policy tool, is one area where the level of regulation has reached unparalleled proportions with serious implications for decision makers and organisations. However, current literature does not offer an adequate discussion of public procurement as a decision making problem. This paper looks at public procurement in the context of Hungary to try and identify the implications of the European and Hungarian public procurement legal frameworks for decision makers and for developers of decision support tools. The paper concludes that public procurement creates a highly regulated setting for decision makers that goes well beyond simple constraints in how to select suppliers. This regulatory framework combined with the identified need to integrate with other procurement related IS tools such as E-procurement solutions place special requirements on DSS if they are to make a contribution in this highly regulated environment.

Les décideurs d’aujourd’hui doivent faire face à des niveaux de réglementation et de contrôle sans précédents. Ces contraintes requièrent la transparence et le respect des normes et donc agissent sur la prise de décision. Les marchés publics sont très importants tant sur le plan économique que politique. Ils sont aussi caractérisés par un niveau très élevé de réglementation. La littérature dans ce domaine est incomplète car elle ne considère pas la dimension décision managériale des marchés publics. Cet article étudie le cas des marchés publics en Hongrie en analysant le poids des réglementations européennes et hongroises. Il conclut que ces marchés se caractérisent par des niveaux de contrôle qui vont bien au-delà de simples contraintes pesant sur le choix des fournisseurs. Ces réglementations, auxquelles s’ajoute la nécessité d’intégrer d’autres outils informatiques spécifiques au domaine des achats, ont des conséquences fortes pour le design et le développement des systèmes d’aide à la décision.

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