Government Management of Contractor Submission of Value Engineering Change Proposals.
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to determine how the Department of Defense value engineering policies and processing procedures affect a contractor's motivation to submit value engineering change proposals. A comparative analysis of the DOD Value Engineering Program with private industry's value analysis program and also an examination of how the Hughes Aircraft Company has used the DOD Value Engineering Program, resulted in three conclusions. The first conclusion is that the incentives offered by the DOD Value Engineering Program have been found by private industry to be ineffective in attracting supplier participation in value analysis. The second conclusion is that delays in incorporating the VECP in the end-item significantly reduces a contractor's motivation to submit future VECPs. The third conclusion is that the contractor's perception of the government buying activity's willingness to fairly evaluate VECPS is the most significant influence on a contractor's motivation to submit VECPs. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA165271
Entities
People
- Gary G. Given
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School