Proceedings--DoD Procurement Symposium. Progress and Research in the Seventies. 23-24 February 1972

Abstract

On 23 and 24 February 1972, some one-hundred and twenty educators, researchers and practitioners gathered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to discuss Department of Defense (DoD) Procurement. The theme of this gathering was 'Progress and Research.' The idea of the symposia was to discuss new concepts, research and procurement problems which require research. Topics presented included: (1) Return on Invested Capital; (2) Innovations in Industrial Preparedness; (3) Designing for Cost-to-Produce; (4) New Concepts in Pricing - Modular Phases Pricing System and Other Techniques; (5) Extra- Contractual Incentives and the Award Fee; (6) The Value of a Good Design Team; (7) Unified Logistics--An Unholy Alliance; and (8) Status of DOD Procurement Research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1972
Accession Number
ADA951929

Entities

People

  • David N. Burt
  • Lonnie L. Ostrom

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Engineers
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Investments
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering