Small Business Manufacturing--An Important Component of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

Abstract

This paper comprises a review of the contribution of the small- and medium-sized manufacturing business sector to the US defense industrial base, the state of adoption of modern process technology in small- and medium-sized manufacturing in five industry groups, a review of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Technology Program and its performance evaluation processes, and recommendation for features of future DOD manufacturing improvement programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA276756

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People

  • Richard M. Williams

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Composite Materials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Industrial Plants
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Small Business
  • Standards
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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