Theses and Dissertations
The post-award costs of contracting out: the U.S. Navy's implementation of OMB Circular A-76
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1988-06)
The Commercial Activities program as delineated by OMB Circular A-76 has been controversial since its inception. One area of continuing controversy is the accuracy of pre-award cost estimates for estimating post-award ...
Maritime security cooperation in the Strait of Malacca
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06)
This thesis examines maritime security cooperation among Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia in the Strait of Malacca. Southeast Asian states have traditionally considered multilateral military cooperation among themselves ...
Document generator software design that supports Turkish alphabet
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1988-06)
The objective of tliis study is to design and implement software for an automatic
document generator supporting the Turkish alphabet. The implementation in this study
is mainly based on IBM personal computers and dot matrix ...
The management assessment center : a status update and proposed application.
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1976-12)
Weaknesses in present and past systems for the selection of Medical
Service Corps officers from among the ranks of the Hospital Corps are
described. The writer then suggests the possible use of the Management
Assessemtn ...
What explains the patterns of diversification in drug trafficking organizations?
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-06)
The purpose of this thesis is to identify the factors that influence drug trafficking organizations' motivations to diversify their operations. With that in mind, the thesis seeks to answer the question: What explains the ...
Vortex flow in an actual gas.
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1948-05)
Applications of the vortex have been used in engineering
for many years. Since the recent publication of
Rudolph Hilsch's work in Germany it is widely known that
there is a transfer of energy from the center to the ...
Optimizing Unmanned Aircraft System Scheduling
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) are critical for future combat effectiveness. Military planners from all branches of the Department of Defense now recognize the value that real time intelligence and surveillance from ...
Use of life cycle costing in the development of standards.
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1988)
Excellence in fleet combat replacement squadrons: predicting carrier qualification success
(Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 1988)
This thesis presents a two-part analysis of excellence criteria for fleet combat replacement squadrons. Part one focuses on the qualitative issues and management techniques identified in outstanding fleet combat replacement ...