A Classification and Analysis of National Contract Management Journal Articles from 1990 to 1999 and Journal of Supply Chain Management Articles from 1987 to 2000

Abstract

This thesis was an attempt to classify, analyze and summarize selected, finite bodies of contracting literature and purchasing literature. The primary objective of this thesis was to apply an existing taxonomy to recent libraries of two different publications, one representative of Government contracting and one representative of commercial purchasing. Analysis of the results of this classification effort provided conclusive information about taxonomical similarities and differences between contracting and purchasing literature in these two publications. A secondary objective of this thesis was to assess the differences in subject matter between the two journals and by extension, the differences between Government contracting literature and commercial purchasing literature. The final objective of this thesis was to compile an annotated bibliography of articles primed in the contracting journal that have not been previously annotated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA401239

Entities

People

  • Forrest R. Browne

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Reasoning
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Library and Information Science
  • Theoretical Analysis.