Given the dramatic changes in the environment for national defense, concurrent with rapid improvements in commercial manufacturing capabilities, the Department of Defense (DOD) requires a new approach to designing, engineering, manufacturing, buying, and upgrading weapon systems. This book provides both a vision for that new approach and a strategy by which the DOD can accomplish the necessary changes. The result will be a higher quality, more cost-effective weapon systems and a stronger industrial base while still accommodating diminishing procurement budgets.
Committee on Defense Manufacturing Strategy, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 Defense Manufacturing on the Defensive; 4 A Change Process...That Changes; 5 The Change Process; 6 DOD is Different...Partly; 7 'We're Already Doing That!'; 8 Defense Manufacturing Would Be Different; 9 Implementing a New Defense Manufacturing Strategy: An Illustrative Model; 10 Appendix A: Review of Study Panel; 11 Appendix B: A Review of Selected Reports on Defense Acquisition and Management; 12 Appendix C: Suggested Reading; 13 Bibliography
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