A Game-Theoretic Approach to Optimizing Behaviors in Acquisition

Abstract

Contents include: Problem: Government As The Integrator(GATI) is now preferred approach. Incentives among contractors maynot align with program objectives. Poor contractor cooperation causes delays, overruns, poor performance. Government is still learning how toplay the game of GATI acquisition. Solution: Align contractor incentives using customized incentive mechanisms. Combine different incentive mechanisms to be more effective. Contractors acting in their interests also serves program interests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1088215

Entities

People

  • William E. Novak

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agent-Based Simulations
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cooperation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Game Theory
  • Governments
  • Guarantees
  • Materials
  • Motivation
  • Productivity
  • Project Management
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Universities

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Game Theory.