A Universal Dictionary of Acquisition and Contracting Terms

Abstract

This thesis is the initial effort to establish a universal dictionary of acquisition and contracting terminology. As a continuation of research initiated by LCDR Daniel Ryan, SC, USN to establish a basis for defining words and terms used in the field of contracting, the fifty terms selected for this thesis were taken from the dictionary of acquisition and contracting terms which is maintained through thesis research conducted within the National Contract Management Association. This work differs from previous research in that it takes the terms from those efforts and attempts to attain, through questionnaire results from four national acquisition and contracting professional associations, a general consensus for commonly held terminology. This research is the initial effort conducted by students at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA274821

Entities

People

  • Jack L. Stem

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • California
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Dictionaries
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Inventory Control
  • Language
  • Manufacturing
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Professional Associations
  • Quality Control
  • Standards

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  • Computational Linguistics
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Systems Analysis and Design