Table 4.

Related nodes and examples.

Dimension	Reference points	Main node	Reference points	Example
Strategic procurement objectives	30	Resolving public risks	30	“Effectively safeguard the life and health safety of the people and the country's public health security.”(National Policy: GJ-11)
Strategic procurement planning	38	Requirements definition	4	“Relevant departments shall jointly determine and timely adjust the varieties of medicines and medical devices in the central reserve.”(National document: GJ-38)
		Sourcing	4	“Select pharmaceutical reserve enterprises according to their management level, storage conditions, scale and operating efficiency.”(National document: GJ-38)
		Framework agreement	6	“Enterprises undertaking the task of pharmaceutical reserve must sign a pharmaceutical reserve framework agreement with the corresponding pharmaceutical reserve management department” (National document: GJ-38)
		Questions and Suggestions	24	“It is suggested to improve the tiered reserve management system for public health events.” (Interview record: FT-C15)
Status of procurement department	19	Functions of MSG	10	“We will improve the mechanisms for emergency production, procurement, rotation of storage and allocation of emergency supplies, and improve the capacity of comprehensive coordination and classified support for emergency supplies.” (National document: GJ-17)
		Status of MSG	8	“Epidemic prevention and control, medical treatment, scientific research and material support constitute the main parts of epidemic prevention and control mechanism.” (Provincial document: HS-05)
		Function of conventional public procurement department	1	“The public procurement Management Sector of BF in Y City plays the role of procurement consultation. The central public procurement center was not involved.” (Interview record: FT-B12)
Specialization of procurement management	22	Member of MSG	14	“The BIIT is the leader of the MSG because it knows the medical industry better, and the pharmaceutical company is the reserve enterprise.” (Interview record: FT-A12)
		Role of experts in centralized procurement center	8	“Experts from the public centralized procurement center were not involved, and MSG commissioned local pharmaceutical companies to help with the emergency procurement.” (Interview record: FT-B15)
Procurement and supply integration	91	Partnership	8	“There are a total of 16 key producers of emergency supplies in X Province. MSG designated specific personnel to the key enterprises, so as to coordinate production, supervise the unified allocation of emergency supplies.” (Interview record: FT-A12)
		Production process integration	57	“The provincial MSG focused on the production of materials and strive to solve the outstanding problems in key enterprises, such as lack of staff, equipment, materials and logistics.” (Interview record: FT-A11)
		Incentives	26	“Eligible key enterprises will be supported with a no more than one year's interest discount (50% off) of the special loan.” (National document: GJ-18)
Procurement synergy mechanism	99	Synergy between governments	29	“JPCH organized special teams and established responsibilities, coordinated between different levels of government.” (Interview record: FT-A12)
		Synergy between government and market	3	“MSG entrusted three pharmaceutical companies to help collect and store the emergency supplies by paying management fee of 10%.” (Interview record: FT-A12)
		Synergy of regulatory	32	“Market supervisors at all levels should strengthen market law enforcement and intensify efforts to crack down on illegal activities.” (Provincial document: HS-15)
		Synergy of Information	26	“MSG should designate special personnel to be responsible for the statistics and reporting of the information on medical materials and the demand for raw materials every day.” (Provincial document: HS-02)
		Synergy between procurement and donation	9	“All kinds of donated material from home and abroad, except targeted donations, especially those in urgent need, should be allocated by the provincial JPCH.” (Provincial document: HS-04)