Profit Negotiations and Promotion of Contractor Efficiency.

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to measure the flexibility of negotiated profits and identify a means of using profit rates as a motivator for contractor efficiency. The study approach was to examine historical data on profit policy and excess profit legislation. Data on negotiated profit rates for noncompetitive production acquisitions for five fiscal years was obtained and analyzed. Current profit rate ceiling philosophy limits effectiveness of using profit as a motivator. Need exists for economically measuring contractor's efficiency. Study on requisites for contractor productivity improvement being conducted. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA097406

Entities

People

  • Gerald A. Klopp
  • Robert W. Nick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army Procurement
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Systems
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Military Acquisition
  • Money
  • Procurement
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design