An Assessment of Current Purchasing Productivity Measurement Systems

Abstract

Productivity has become one of the most important and misunderstood concepts of the 1970s and 1980s. There is a need for concise definitions and terminology regarding the subject. This thesis addresses the area of purchasing productivity measurement. The study surveyed private industry and Navy Field Contracting Activities in order to document what systems are currently used to measure purchasing productivity and to attempt to find optimal measurement factors for improvements to existing models. The research also discusses the impact that automation has had on purchasing productivity. This research was conducted through the use of a survey, a literature search and by interviews with Navy Field Contracting and private industry officials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200972

Entities

People

  • Curtis H. Tucker

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Administrative Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Economic Analysis
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Measurement
  • Military Procurement
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Systems Analysis and Design