Small business and strategic sourcing : lessons from past research and current data

Small business and strategic sourcing lessons from past research and current data

The Department of Defense (DoD) may face challenges as it attempts to maintain its goal of spending about 23 percent of prime-contract dollars for goods and services with small businesses and at the same time apply strategic-sourcing practices to reduce total costs and improve performance and effici...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Moore, Nancy Y., author (author), Grammich, Clifford A., author, Mele, Judith D., author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, California : RAND 2014.
Materias:
United States. > Department of Defense > Procurement.
United States. > Department of Defense > Appropriations and expenditures.
Business logistics > United States.
United States.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433084506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE The Intersection of Small-Business Policies and Strategic-Sourcing Practices; Department of Defense as a Purchaser; Trends in DoD Spending; Challenges Facing DoD in Meeting Small-Business Contracting Goals; CHAPTER TWO Origins and Intents of Small-Business Contracting Policy; Historical Background; Varying Definitions of Small Business: Differences by Policy; Changes in Small-Business Activity over Time; Past Proposals to Change Size Thresholds
  • Different Data Perspectives on Industries and Small Businesses Classifying Industries Correctly; Implications: Small Business Is a Qualitative Concept Difficult to Define Quantitatively; CHAPTER THREE Composition of Small-Business Purchases by DoD and Its Implications for Strategic Sourcing; Small-Business Dollars and Contracts; Changing Composition of Small-Business Purchases; Small-Business Purchases, by Industry; CHAPTER FOUR Identifying Specific Opportunities for Strategic Sourcing and Implications for Small-Business Procurement
  • CHAPTER FIVE Conclusions and Recommendations: Improving the Classification of Small Businesses and Adjusting to Changing DoD Needs Improving the Classification of Small Businesses; Adjusting to Changing DoD Needs; APPENDIX Overview of Data Used in the Analyses; References

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