Schering Plough is recognized as one of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the world and procures about $57.3 million worth of services a year. Although most of the services they outsource are standard functions, due to the nature of...
Date of Work: 2006 - 2007 Background: In the fall of 2006 PBSRG contracted with Entergy Corporation to implement best value procurement into their facilities group capital projects program. Entergy is an integrated energy organization that provides electricity to the Southern United States (Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and...
In 2005, the University of Minnesota Capital Planning and Project Management (CPPM) partnered with the PBSRG to increase the efficiency of the delivery of construction for the University's Twin Cities Campus. In 2007, after 2 years of testing, UMN-CPPM made the PIPS...
In 2004, the City of Peoria, AZ implemented the PIPS Best Value process to determine if they could increase contractor performance and accountability from what was seen under the low-bid award process. The process was first tested on various types...
In 1997, the State of Hawaii, Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS), began implementing the PIPS process. Tired of the complaints they received on the traditional low-bid projects, DAGS was looking to increase the performance of their outsourced projects...
Date of Work: 1996-1998 Background: The United Airlines (UAL) San Francisco Maintenance Center is responsible for performing many high-risk functions 365 days a year. The facility department is faced with the difficulty of maintaining approximately 5 million square feet of office space, 135 acres of land, seven...