Coronavirus : how does procurement pivot from cars to ventilators?

Green, W; Wilding, R; Owens, JD

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Moratorium on travel may devastate U.K. fruit and vegetable growers (2020)
Journal Article
Lane, A., & Owens, J. (2020). Moratorium on travel may devastate U.K. fruit and vegetable growers

Getting food products from the ground quickly and with minimal waste, then to the marketplace — in order to maintain a constant supply [so] as not to bring about destabilization — is vital in feeding a nation

First Nightingale Hospital opens its doors (2020)
Journal Article
Owens, J. (2020). First Nightingale Hospital opens its doors

As the first Nightingale Hospital in the UK opens its doors to patients, logistics expert Dr Jonathan Owens looks at how the facility, possibly the most ambitious medical project since the Second World War, will be managed.

Britain “must go it alone and gather our own harvest” to avoid food shortages (2020)
Journal Article
Peat, J., & Owens, J. (2020). Britain “must go it alone and gather our own harvest” to avoid food shortages

Agriculture can no longer rely on seasonal migrant labour, we must answer the Churchillian call to arms – logistics expert.

Dynamic capabilities for SME participation in public procurement (2020)
Journal Article
Akenroye, T., Owens, J., Elbaz, J., & Durowoju, O. (2020). Dynamic capabilities for SME participation in public procurement. Business Process Management Journal, 26(4), 857-888. https://doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-10-2019-0447

Purpose – Although small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play major roles in most economies in terms of job creation, innovation and contribution to national income, they are often underrepresented in public procurement markets. This paper aim... Read More about Dynamic capabilities for SME participation in public procurement.

Coronavirus : how does procurement pivot from cars to ventilators? (2020)
Journal Article
Green, W., Wilding, R., & Owens, J. (2020). Coronavirus : how does procurement pivot from cars to ventilators?

The UK government’s call for industry to help increase production of ventilators in response to the coronavirus outbreak will put procurement professionals centre stage.