The Department of Defense's management of services acquisition: an empirical analysis

Download
Author
Compton, Jeffrey A.
Meinshausen, Brian A.
Date
2007-12Advisor
Apte, Aruna U.
Apte, Uday M.
Rendon, Rene G.
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
The purpose of this MBA project is to determine how best to collect empirical data regarding the current state of services acquisition management of the installation level within the Department of Defense and conduct an initial analysis of collected data. The project designed a web-based, self-administered, cross-sectional survey using SurveyMonkey, a web-based survey engine. The survey's pilot test was conducted between mid-October and early November 2007 and obtained a 50 percent response rate. Of the respondents, 60 percent was Army, 20 percent was Marine Corps, and 20 percent Air Force. The pilot test captured valuable data which was analyzed; however improvements to the core survey maay generate a higher response rate and provide a clearer picture of the current state of services acquisition management at the installation level within the Department of Defense. The results of this project will support on-going research in the area of services acquisition management.
Description
MBA Professional Report
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Comparison and Analysis of Acquisition Management in the Army, Navy, and Air Force
Apte, Aruna; Apte, Uday; Rendon, Rene G. (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2010-04-30); NPS-AM-10-051This paper presents the results of our empirical studies of current management practices in services acquisition in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The primary objective of these studies was to develop a comprehensive ... -
Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Comparison of Acquisition Management Practices in Army, Navy, and Air Force
Apte, Aruna; Apte, Uday; Rendon, Rene G. (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2010-08-23); NPS-CM-10-161This paper presents the results of our empirical studies of current management practices in services acquisition in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The primary objective of these studies was to develop a comprehensive ... -
Managing the services supply chain in the Department of Defense: an empirical study of current management practices
Apte, Aruna U.; Apte, Uday; Rendon, Rene G. (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2009); NPS-GSBPP-09-009This paper presents the results of our ongoing research on the management of services acquisition in the Department of Defense. In this empirical study we developed and used a web-based survey to collect data on the ...