Industrial Preparedness Planning: A Review of the Literature

Abstract

This research reviews the history of industrial preparedness planning (IPP) as revealed in government directives, past studies, and budget documents. IPP policy development, planning methods, and organizations are summarized, and alternative planning methods proposed by other researchers are presented. The paper identifies problems that impede good planning and presents conclusions that help to explain the dilemma of IPP today. Recommendations from other studies are presented. Keywords: Contractors; Defense planning; Industrial production; Manufacturing; Military planning; Military procurement; Military requirements; Mobilization, Production rates; Readiness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA203425

Entities

People

  • Don W. Rehorst
  • James H. Quinn

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Aircrafts
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Governments
  • Industrial Mobilization
  • Logistics
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procurement
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Economics
  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design