Commercial Best Practices and the DOD Acquisition Process

Abstract

Continuous improvement continues to be the rallying point for Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition reform. The recent changes to the DoD 5000 show that the department is streamlining the acquisition process to meet the realities of the evolving "new world" threats. As dramatic as the changes have been, there is room for improvement. In this article, the author compares the streamlined DoD acquisition process with the process used in the American automobile industry, specifically the Chrysler Corporation. The article discusses Chrysler's product development process and identifies the "best practices" in that process. It is suggested that these best practices can be applied to the DoD acquisition process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA487531

Entities

People

  • James S. Chew

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Automobiles
  • Best Practices
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Lessons Learned
  • Manufacturing
  • Product Development
  • Reliability
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Industrial Economics
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.