Buying commercial : gaining the cost/schedule benefits for defense systems : report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Integrating Commercial Systems into the DOD, Effectively and Efficiently.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Defense Science Board. Task Force on Integrating Commercial Systems into the DOD, Effectively and Efficiently

Contributor:

United States. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Procurement--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

Government purchasing--United States.

Government purchasing.

Commercial products--Purchasing--United States.

Commercial products.

Armed Forces--Procurement--Evaluation.

Commercial products--Purchasing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 38 pages)

Other Title:

Gaining the cost/schedule benefits for defense systems

Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Integrating Commercial Systems into the DOD, Effectively and Efficiently

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology, and Logistics, [2009]

Summary:

The Advisory Group on Defense Intelligence (the Task Force) of the Defense Science Board (DSB) was tasked by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD(l)) to examine the manner and extent to which Operations Research (OR) is employed by the Department of Defense; how OR can be used to support Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) decision making; and the manner in which OR can be institutionalized in the Department of Defense (DoD). The Task Force reviewed the application of OR' - which it views as decision support analysis based on information collected and analyzed using the scientific method - throughout the DoD and the Services. The review was done on a selective basis, focusing principally on the resources available to conduct OR as opposed to specific programs. The Task Force looked at decision makers' commitment to the use of OR, the extent to which resources reflected the application of standard processes and practices, and the manner in which the results of resources appeared to be employed by the organizations of which they are a part. The Task Force also looked at several private-sector OR application models (notably FedEx), and at recent and historical use of OR in support of national security requirements.

Contents:

Commercial systems and DOD technical authorities

Lessons learned

Innovative acquisition strategies

Influence of people and organizations.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Apr 17, 2009).

"February 2009."

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

310590197