Digitally Integrating the Government Supply Chain: E-Procurment, E-Finance, and E-Logistics

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By

William Lucyshyn

Director of Research and Senior Research Scholar

University of Maryland lucyshyn@umd.edu

Jacques S. Gansler

Former Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise

University of Maryland School of Public Affairs Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise

Kimberly M. Ross

This project represents a year long partnership between the IBM Endowment for the Business of Government and the University of Maryland School of Public Affairs' Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise. The Center, under the direction of Dr. Jacques Gansler, hosted a series of three Leader Forums at the Aspen Institute's Wye River Conference Centers, held over a 12-month period. The forums brought together government and business leaders to examine how the federal government could "digitally integrate" its supply chain. Specifically, the challenges of implementing e-procurement, e-finance, and e-logistics were examined. Supply Chain Management

Digitally Integrating the Government Supply Chain: E-Procurment, E-Finance, and E-Logistics