Exploratory Analysis of Supply Chains in the Defense Industrial Base

Abstract

This study used readily available data to perform an exploratory analysis of the supply chains for two sectors of the Defense Industrial Base: unmanned aerial systems, and cyber equipment and services. The results of this study will contribute to a major Department of Defense initiative-the sector-by-sector, tier-by-tier evaluation of the Defense Industrial Base. The study evaluates supply chains in the two sectors to identify segments of the supply chain that depend on sole suppliers or that exhibit constrained competition; interdependencies across program or prime contractors' supplier networks; companies with major capabilities for the design of future products in the sector; the relationship between military and commercial markets; the degree to which the supply chains are global in nature; and the methods by which companies at the various tiers of the supply chain obtain working and investment capital.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA560124

Entities

People

  • Forrest R. Frank
  • James N. Richmann
  • James R. Dominy
  • Jenny R. Holzer
  • Scot A. Arnold

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programming
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Defense Systems
  • Government Procurement
  • Ground Control Stations
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Economics

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber