An Analysis of DOD/NASA Contractor Profitability in the Incentive Contract Environment

Abstract

This research evaluates the results of the increased use of incentive-type contracts by the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The efficiency and productivity resulting from the use of capital and labor resources by the defense and space firms are compared over a period of time with a group of similar firms having purely commercial business. The comparison is made with the financial indicators of returns on sales, equity capital and total assets, equity capital turnover, total assets turnover, and sales dollars per employee.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0732909

Entities

People

  • Jerry E. Trimble

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Reductions
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Forecasting
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Incentive Contracts
  • Law
  • Military Procurement
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Space Systems
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.

Technology Areas

  • Space