Ethical Issues in Procurement Management.
Ethical Issues in Procurement Management
When people or business deal with contracting as a means of Procurement for their company, there may be issues regarding who the company will deal with. Procurement Management conducted correctly can be a valuable tool when combating this problem.
The United States Government is a larger institution that relies on contractors to take care of many of the logistics necessary to keep our government running smoothly. Our government does not have the manpower or equipment and supplies to build its own buildings or streets, so it has independent companies bid on contracts for this work. This method of business has been so successful that it has move most of its product procurement needs to this type of business. Unfortunately this type of business has to be regulated. It would be unfair to all of the companies trying to win a contract from the government if the same contractor was chosen time and time again.
In order to be fair during the bidding process the Government has established guidelines when selecting a contractor. These guidelines include the hiring of minority owned companies which include female owned companies. The company has to have established Equal Opportunity hiring policies and must not have a history of unfair treatment of employees. Another thing the Government must do when selecting a contractor is it must spread the wealth among the contractors. This assures that all contractors and their companies are fairly treated when being considered for a contract. The possibility is good that the smaller, minority owned companies will eventually be chosen to work on a contract. Now all we have to do is make sure that the person that awards the contract is also fair and impartial, and not influenced by outside parties. This presents a new crop of...
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