Gainsharing: DOD Efforts Highlight an Effective Tool for Enhancing Federal Productivity

Abstract

This briefing report is in response to the Subcommittee's June 4, 1985, request that we review the status of gainsharing efforts in the Department of Defense (DOD). As a result of meeting with your staff, we agreed to report on (1) past and ongoing gainsharing efforts in DOD; (2) reported cost savings, productivity improvements, and other benefits resulting from these efforts; (3) barriers to and elements necessary for the success of such efforts; and (4) gainsharing trends in private industry, including their applicability to the federal sector.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1986
Accession Number
AD1171594

Entities

People

  • Brian L. Usilaner

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Business Administration
  • Communication Systems
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Hospitals
  • Human Resources
  • Instructions
  • Law
  • Maintenance
  • Measurement
  • Money
  • Motivation
  • Personnel Management
  • Productivity
  • Standards
  • Teamwork
  • United States
  • Work Measurement
  • Workload

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