Application of the Wenger Taxonomy for Classifying Goods Procured by the Federal Government to Commercial Off-The-Shelf Computer Hardware Equipment,

Abstract

The Wenger Taxonomic Model provides a means to classify goods procured by the Federal Government so as to provide procurement professionals with strategic buying insight. Several aspects of the model have been explored by various researchers. These researchers have found that the model is both valid and useful. This study focuses on application of the Wenger Taxonomic Model to Commercial Off-the-Shelf computer hardware equipment procured by a specific buying activity. It proposes a slightly different version of the Wenger Taxonomic Model. It also proposes five areas where the model would help procurement professionals make smarter Information Technology investments. These areas are: cost-benefit analysis source selection evaluation, warranty purchases, contingency contracting, and evaluating the organizational impact of Information Technology acquisitions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA341481

Entities

People

  • William M. Harrison

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Instruction Set Architecture
  • Maintenance
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personal Computers
  • Procurement
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.