ONR-USC Research on Alternative Process Architecture for Procurement and Acquisition

Abstract

In this project, researchers at the USC ATRIUM Laboratory engaged in a collaborative research project with the Office of Naval Research. This effort was a continuation of a project conducted with the Procurement Directorate at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, China Lake, CA. In both investigations, research effort was directed at understanding and redesigning business processes associated with military procurement and acquisition. In the latter case, effort focused on understanding and redesigning ONR's acquisition processes for managing research grants and contracts. A methodology for involving ONR personnel in eliciting, analyzing, and redesigning its acquisition processes was developed and frequently executed. USC researchers also investigated and developed prototype computer based information systems that support the remote modeling, analysis, visualization, and execution of complex multi-person business processes. This led to the conception and demonstration of a new class of information system technologies called, process-driven intranets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 20, 1997
Accession Number
ADA332042

Entities

People

  • Walt Scacchi

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  • University of Southern California

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Business Administration
  • Business Process Reengineering
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Database Management Systems
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Software Development
  • Web Browsers

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  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
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