An Analysis of the Acquisition Strategy Decision Process along Three Dimensions of the Acquisition Improvement Program,
Abstract
This study investigates the acquisition strategy decision process as it relates to the major themes of the Acquisition Improvement Program (AIP). Further, it examines a wide spectrum of acquisition, program, contracting, and industry considerations. The study isolated variables critical to the AS decision process, defined their causal relationships, and produced a causal model. Findings support the notion that a program's effect on the industrial base, readiness/sustainability, and cost can be pre-determined from a specific number of program factors. Further, their effects can be enhanced or otherwise altered by a few, key AS approaches/factors. The findings also suggest that programs with limited competition at the subsystem level fare better than those predicted on the extremes of either open competition with component breakout or restricted to a sole source of the systems level; that a moderate, middle-of-the-road AS approach is more effective for most programs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADP002758
Entities
People
- H. A. Heinz
Organizations
- United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center