A Look at the Materiel Acquisition Process.

Abstract

The essay examined the way the US Army acquires new equipment. It focused primarily on Army programs, but did encompass the broader aspects of the overall approach used by the Department of Defense. It looked at the many problems facing the manager of a material acquisition program in assuring successful and timely development, test, production and fielding of a new piece of equipment. The author draws upon the literature and experience to identify problems in running acquisition programs and offers suggestions on how to improve and accelerate the entire process. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116717

Entities

People

  • John S. Ott

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Cost Overruns
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Life Cycles
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Training
  • Training Devices

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design