DOD Manufacturing Technology Program
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Page : 184 pages
File Size : 16,65 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Defense contracts
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Page : 184 pages
File Size : 16,65 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Defense contracts
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,93 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Defense contracts
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Page : pages
File Size : 49,10 MB
Release : 1984
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This supplement contains information concerning the GAO review of the Department of Defense's Manufacturing Technology Program. It is broken down into three parts; one for each service. GAO reviewed 132 programs that have been implemented since 1979, focusing on project goals and achievements and production benefits. Due to the method used for project selections, generalizations of the findings and conclusions could not be made.
Author : Stati Uniti. Congress. House of Representatives. Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization
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Page : pages
File Size : 22,62 MB
Release : 1984
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Page : 39 pages
File Size : 36,58 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Defense contracts
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the level of success of the Department of Defense's (DOD) Manufacturing Technology (MT) Program, which was established to improve defense productivity and reduce acquisition costs. GAO found that DOD officials often differ in their opinions as to the results of the program. GAO believes that, to judge program effectiveness in a balanced way, the various views of the program's benefits should be considered together with the constant criterion of whether it is achieving its major objective. Current program planning and project selection processes and planned actions relative to those processes could significantly impact program effectiveness. However, the problem remains that evaluation approaches continue to be fragmented, inconsistent, and inconclusive because of the lack of guidance on how such efforts should be accomplished.
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Page : 28 pages
File Size : 22,89 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Military research
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Task Force on Science Policy
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Page : 468 pages
File Size : 27,82 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Federal aid to research
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Page : 115 pages
File Size : 50,20 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Defense industries
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
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Page : 17 pages
File Size : 15,17 MB
Release : 1983
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided interim observations on the management of the Department of Defense's (DOD) Manufacturing Technology (MT) Program and described its relationship to other DOD productivity programs. GAO found that the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the military services have taken several actions to improve the management of the program since GAO issued a report disclosing weaknesses in program management. However, further management improvements may be warranted in some areas. DOD disagreed with a GAO recommendation to ensure that the services prioritize projects to achieve primary program goals. DOD asserted that funding should be permitted for MT projects that go beyond the primary aims of cost reduction and productivity enhancement. DOD also disagreed with a GAO recommendation to devise and institute a consistent project ranking system. DOD asserted that a consolidated project ranking system would not improve the project selection process because the program is funded from various appropriations and funds are not transferred between appropriations. GAO disagreed with these assertions stating that: (1) the program objectives are distorted by funding some types of projects; and (2) the second recommendation would not involve any transfer of funds. DOD concurred with five other GAO recommendations and asserted that strengthening centralized program management within each service would provide a positive response to most of the GAO recommendations. GAO stated that the Industrial Modernization Incentives Program, if successful, could increase the likelihood that the results of some MT projects will be used in actual production. In addition, GAO found significant differences between the Productivity Enhancing Capital Investment Program and the MT program.
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Page : 11 pages
File Size : 35,81 MB
Release : 1595
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