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Procrastination over Prudence: The ‘Customary’ Way in Public Procurement

Abhijit Majumder & Piyali Ghosh

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This case describes a delay in the procurement of crawler dozers, a type of heavy earth-moving machinery, by a public sector undertaking of the Government of India in the mining sector. The chronology of events over 6 years highlights the underlying factors, including procrastination in initiating the procurement process, the time taken to prepare technical specifications, complaints from bidders and multiple-tiered queries. The most important learning outcome is that while arbitrary decisions are discouraged in any procurement, procrastination in decision-making should be equally discouraged. The case underlines the necessity of extensive, all-embracing standard operating procedures or definite guidelines.

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@article{abhijit2026,
  title        = {{Procrastination over Prudence: The ‘Customary’ Way in Public Procurement}},
  author       = {Abhijit Majumder & Piyali Ghosh},
  journal      = {Vikalpa},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/02560909251414500},
}

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M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
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