Experiments in Public Procurement: Italy Buys in Bulk

Case Assignment

Throughout this semester you are expected to complete $5$ case study assignments, each worth $5\%$ towards your final grade; these require you to read the case, provide a thorough response to the case problem, challenge or questions and participate in the survey and discussion board to share your perspective.

This is an individual assignment, while you may discuss this case with classmates, each individual student is required to answer in their own words and submit their own assignment in Brightspace. Plagiarism, copying or cheating will not be tolerated and if caught, both students will receive a zero for this assignment.

To get full credit for this assignment, please ensure you do the following:

Complete the case questions listed below within this document $($also attached for ease of downloading and editing$)$ in the format provided. Submit your final analysis under the Assignment Tab in Brightspace by Wednesday $11$:$59$pm of the week it is due.

Complete the discussion by sharing your perspective under the Discussion tab within Brightspace by Wednesday $11$:$59$pm of the week it is due.

Respond to two other classmates' thread with thoughtful responses: either challenging their differing opinion using facts within the case that helped sway you otherwise or agreeing with their perspective but supporting with additional evidence by Sunday $11$:$59$pm of the week it is due.

Case Analysis:

$(15$ Points$)-$ Identify and explain $2$ reasons for why Italy was feeling pressure to cut costs:

a$.$ Reason #$1$:

b$.$ Reason #$2$:

$(15$ Points$)-$ Identify $4$ stakeholders of the NFC project and describe their concerns with this project:

a$.$ Stakeholder #$1$:

b$.$ Stakeholder #$2$:

c$.$ Stakeholder #$3$:

d$.$ Stakeholder #$4$:

$(15$ Points$)-$ Should officials abandon the NFC Project altogether?

a$.$ Yes or No:

b$.$ Explain your justification:

$(15$ Points$)-$ How could they adjust the project in ways that address the concerns of the critics, but still allows it to obtain significant price savings on public sector goods$/$services$?$