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Getting the best out of GEMS
- The GEMS process
- Market design

Getting the best out of GEMS

There are issues that relate to the running of a GEMS programme. Some of these are related directly to the nature of the programme itself. Others are considered to be "cross-cutting" issues i.e. influences sourced from outside the programme that should be considered and integrated into the GEMS management approach.

A GEMS programme will focus its activities on those areas that contribute to the key outcomes of:

  • Increased competition;
  • A more responsive market;
  • Greater security of supply;
  • Reduced dependency on a limited group of key suppliers.

The GEMS process

  • Get buy-in and commitment to onward involvement from the sponsor;
  • Decide whether you have a programme or project to undertake;
  • The collection of demand and supply data requires careful planning - particularly regarding what, when, how (collected and stored) and from whom;
  • Issues regarding questionnaire design, data confidentiality and Freedom of Information should be carefully thought through;
  • The need to consider how, in future, better data can be systematically collected, collated and shared.

Market design

You will have to do some hard thinking about your motives, the nature of the marketplace and what you wish to achieve. There are also high-level market design considerations you may have to take account of:

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