Defense AT and L Magazine A Publication of the Defense Acquisition University Volume 45 Number 6 DAU 253

Abstract

Why dont we do all our acquisition programs faster? What keeps us from having all acquisition programs be rapid acquisitions? The short answer is that, if we choose to, we can trade quality for time. Sometimes that is smart, and sometimes it isnt.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1070720

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Assembly
  • Business Administration
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Information Systems
  • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Selective Laser Sintering
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Industrial Economics