Using analytics to inform category management and strategic sourcing

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show how data analytics can be used to identify areas of potential cost savings for category managers of installation-level services. Using integrated solid waste management (ISWM) as a test case, the authors also examine the impact of small business set-asides on price and contractor performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors use data analytics, specifically sequential regression, the Wilcoxon...