Author Archives: Andrew Jacopino

Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) or 1 + 1 = 3

Posted on Fri 31 Jan 2020 by Andrew Jacopino

At the 2020 World Economic Forum held between 20-23 January 2020 in the mountain town of Davos, governments, organisations (both for profit and not-for-profit) and individuals discussed how they can better deliver the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Central … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Social Responsibility, Outcome, outcomes, the How, the Why | Tagged Contract, Corporate Social Responsibility, Davos, Dr Andrew Jacopino, PBC, PBL, Performance Based Contracting, Performance Based Logistics, SDG, Social Value, Sustainable Development Goals, UN, United Nations, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals | Leave a comment

Welcome to 2020!

Posted on Sat 25 Jan 2020 by Andrew Jacopino

For those interested in the topic of Performance Based Contracting (PBC) I wanted to provide my plans for the blog for 2020. Firstly and most excitingly, in early February 2020 I will be releasing my first “podcast”. This is a … Continue reading →

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Happy 2019 Holidays to all the Performance Based Contracting (PBC) Blog Readers

Posted on Sat 21 Dec 2019 by Andrew Jacopino

To all my readers, while I hope you’ve enjoyed the content over the past 12 months, I hope each of you have an opportunity to have a break and a bit of downtime over the next few weeks. At this … Continue reading →

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Supply Chain Performance Measures

Posted on Sat 14 Dec 2019 by Andrew Jacopino

“There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late.” Og Mandino While driving to work the other day I listened to a discussion on the longest time listeners had waited for a parcel to arrive. One caller said they … Continue reading →

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Collaborative Contracting . . . the blog

Posted on Sun 27 Oct 2019 by Andrew Jacopino

It seems that collaboration is everywhere nowadays. Whether it is Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber producing a number 1 single, designer Tommy Hilfiger and Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton delivering exclusive clothing lines to Apple putting CarPlay into a variety … Continue reading →

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Inputs, Output and Outcomes – Part 2

Posted on Sun 13 Oct 2019 by Andrew Jacopino

In the previous article (see Inputs, Output and Outcomes – Part 1) I looked at the difference between inputs, outcome and outcomes from a Performance Based Contracting (PBC) perspective in order to highlight the benefits and pitfalls of this approach. … Continue reading →

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Inputs, Output and Outcomes – Part 1

Posted on Sun 29 Sep 2019 by Andrew Jacopino

Much has been said about outcomes recently. Indeed, many buyers seek to use Performance Based Contracts (PBCs) to contract for outcomes, because they are attracted by the simplicity of using a PBC. But this could be a costly mistake if … Continue reading →

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The Mathematics of a Performance Based Contract (PBC) – Part 2

Posted on Sat 21 Sep 2019 by Andrew Jacopino

In the previous article (see The Mathematics of a Performance Based Contract (PBC) – Part 1) I described how a standard Australian Department of Defence Non-Linear PBC Payment Curve could be described by 2 equations for straights lines of the … Continue reading →

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How to Successfully Manage a Performance Based Contract (PBC) – the Prequel

Posted on Mon 16 Sep 2019 by Andrew Jacopino

I get many questions from readers of the blog on how to successfully manage a Performance Based Contract (PBC) including what are the critical areas that they need to be aware of. While many of my posts including discussion points … Continue reading →

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The Mathematics of a Performance Based Contract (PBC) – Part 1

Posted on Sat 07 Sep 2019 by Andrew Jacopino

Over the 15 years of applying and teaching Performance Based Contracting (PBC) I have always had trouble trying to describe the mathematics of PBCs, especially to those who Reminded by my family’s current viewing of the US TV Series, Numbers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Consequence Analysis, payment curve, Performance Measure, the How | Tagged Basis of Payment, Consequence Analysis, Dr Andrew Jacopino, payment curve, PBC, PBL, Performance Based Contracting, Performance Based Logistics | 2 Comments