Using Organizational Systems Theory to Improve Defense Acquisition and Warfighter Requirements

Abstract

It is well documented that the Defense Acquisition System has habitually fallen short of providing timely, cost-cognizant procurements in support of America's warfighter requirements. Hence, this MBA study employed a systems approach to more credibly pinpoint improvement areas in the Defense Acquisition System through the use of systems theory and an organizational systems model as foundational analytical tools. The results of this study identified system incongruencies with success factors, system direction, learning, input variability, and task differentiation, which are likely sources of common, ill-conceived outcomes of the Defense Acquisition System. This analysis, through its recommendations, also laid groundwork for future, solution-oriented studies of how to suitably design Defense Acquisition System processes and structure strategies in support of warfighter needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA475841

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Alexander

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Financial Management
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Operating Systems
  • Organizational Structure
  • Systems Approach
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Science
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design