Reports and Technical Reports
Lean Six Sigma for reduced cycle costs and improved readiness
(Naval Postgraduate School, 2006-09-30); NPS-LM-06-033
In general, during the lifecycle of a weapon systems a significantly larger amount of money gets spent in operating and maintaining the system than acquiring it. Hence, efficient logistics systems, including transportation, ...
A decision support model for valuing proposed improvements in component reliability
(Naval Postgraduate School, 2005-06-30); NPS-LM-05-008
Developing a methodology and a tool for estimating the operational availability (Ao) of a weapon system based on the component-level reliability and maintainability data is the goal of this research. Specifically we present ...
Managing the Service Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Implications for the Program Management Infrastructure
(2007-11-01); NPS-PM-07-126
The services acquisition volume in the US Department of Defense (DoD) has continued to increase in scope and dollars in the past decade. In fact, in recent years, DoD has spent more on services than on supplies, equipment ...
Lean Six Sigma for Reduced Cycle Costs and Improved Readiness
(2006-09-01); NPS-LM-06-033
In general, during the lifecycle of a weapon system a significantly larger amount of money gets spent in operating and maintaining the system than acquiring it. Hence, efficient logistics systems, including transportation, ...
Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare: Combating the Military's Escalating Pharmacy Costs
(2009-04-01); NPS-HR-09-016
Healthcare costs throughout the United States are on the rise, drawing increased scrutiny from government officials and Congress. The cost of pharmacy operations and pharmaceuticals is growing at a rate that is alarmingly ...
Managing the Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Empirical Study of the Current Management Practices in the Army
(2009-09-30); NPS-CM-09-136
This paper presents the results of the fourth research project in 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 ...
Managing the Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: An Empirical Study of Current Management Practices
(2009-05-01); NPS-AM-09-073
Symposium Presentation
Managing the Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: An Empirical Study of Current Management Practices
(2009-04-01); NPS-AM-09-047
This 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 ...
Managing the Service Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: An Empirical Study of Current Management Practices
(2008-10-01); NPS-AM-08-137
This 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 ...
Managing the Services Supply Chain in the DoD: An Empirical Study of Current Management Practices
(2008-04-01); NPS-AM-08-097
Symposium Presentation