Measuring the Readiness Cost of One-Size-Shoe-Fits-All Public Policy: A Look at Cost-, Hybrid-, and Price-Based Purchasing

Abstract

Analysis of these three types of purchasing--price-, cost-, and hybrid-based--shows that a slight tweaking of current policy may produce better results more in line with commercial buying practices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA487921

Entities

People

  • Ashish Arora
  • Joseph Besselman
  • Patrick Larkey

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Chemical Industry
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Economic Analysis
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Lead Time
  • Manufacturing
  • Measurement
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Spare Parts
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design