Small business and strategic sourcing : lessons from past research and current data / / Nancy Y. Moore, Clifford A. Grammich, Judith D. Mele
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| Autore: |
Moore Nancy Y.
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| Titolo: |
Small business and strategic sourcing : lessons from past research and current data / / Nancy Y. Moore, Clifford A. Grammich, Judith D. Mele
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Monica, California : , : RAND, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (123 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 355.62120973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Business logistics - United States |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States |
| Persona (resp. second.): | GrammichClifford A. |
| MeleJudith D. | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 efficiency and in ways that will not conflict with small-business goals. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Small business and strategic sourcing |
| ISBN: | 0-8330-8231-0 |
| 0-8330-8207-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910220091403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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