Deming's Management Philosophy and the Defense Industrial Base

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze why firms are leaving the defense industrial base and to determine if Dr. Edwards Deming's Management Philosophy can offer a more constructive way of doing business in the Defense Acquisition System. A comparative analysis was conducted between industry's reasons for wanting to leave the defense sector and Deming's Management Philosophy. This analysis determined if adoption of Deming's Management Philosophy can possibly help alleviate industry's existing concerns in addition to providing a means to incentivize industry to remain in the defense sector.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA245333

Entities

People

  • David J. Graff

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Defense Industry
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Market Economy
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

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