Business Strategies

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How to Improve the Army's Management of Reparable Spare Parts — Nov 25, 2005

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How Well is the Air Force Improving Services Acquisition? New Metrics Can Help — Nov 25, 2005

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Getting Value from the Reverse Logistics Pipeline — Nov 25, 2005

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Commentary

Securing U.S. Supply Chain — Aug 29, 2005

Published commentary by RAND staff:Securing U.S. Supply Chain appearing in United Press International.

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An Assessment of Air Force Data on Contract Expenditures — May 20, 2005

Assesses the adequacy and accuracy of data from the Individual Contracting Action Report form, also known as the DD350, for conducting an expenditure analysis

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Commentary

The Falling Dollar: A Silver Lining for Pittsburgh — May 8, 2005

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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De onderbouwing van DGG-beleid (The Foundation of Freight Policy): Een procesbesschrijving voor het gebruik van beleidsinhoudelijke gegevens (A Process Description for Performance Measurement Within the Policy Process) — Mar 29, 2005

A process analysis to support implementation of a new budgetary process, which shows that three different processes interact and compete for the attention of policymakers: the budgetary, data collection, and policy making processes.

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Improving the Army’s Management of Reparable Spare Parts — Mar 1, 2005

Making the Army’s inventory-management and component-repair processes more efficient and responsive to customer requirements: an integrated approach.

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Journal Article

Entry By Spinoffs — Jan 1, 2005

Entry by spinoffs from incumbent firms is investigated for the laser industry.

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Sustainment of Army Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom: Battlefield Logistics and Effects on Operations — Jan 1, 2005

Describes how Army forces were sustained with materiel during Operation Iraqi Freedom, examines how well this support performed, and discusses the effects on operations, emphasizing the period from the start of ground combat to the fall of Baghdad.

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Europe, Competing: Market Prospects, Business Needs and Technological Trends for Virtual, Smart Organisations in Europe — Oct 29, 2004

Presents the results of expert interviews and case studies to explore why and how organisations “go smart” and/or “virtual,” and what role European governments could play in creating a more favourable environment to enable competitiveness.

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Dollar Cost Banding: A New Algorithm for Computing Inventory Levels for Army Supply Support Activities — Sep 2, 2004

Describes the development and implementation of dollar cost banding, a new algorithm for computing inventories maintained by Army supply support activities (SSAs).

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Organizational Concepts for Purchasing and Supply Management Implementation — Aug 11, 2004

This report presents a construct for reorganizing Air Force acquisition and purchasing activities by implementing purchasing and supply management.

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Commentary

Measuring Racial Profiling by Police — Jul 6, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Domestic Intelligence Lessons From U.S. Allies — Apr 4, 2004

The experiences of domestic intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom, France, Canada and Australia can help guide counterterrorism initiatives in the United States.

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Commentary

Police-Search Statistics Don't Lie, But Statisticians Can — Feb 22, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Journal Article

Comparison of Quality of Care for Patients in the Veterans Health Administration and Patients in a National Sample — Jan 1, 2004

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has introduced an integrated electronic medical record, performance measurement, and other system changes directed at improving care.

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Management control systems. — Jan 1, 2004

A description of management control systems, considering the management functions of control and decisionmaking. These are related to the objective and functions of a management control system. The problem areas of performance measurement, the langua...

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Hong Kong or Shanghai? — Jan 1, 2004

Where a foreign company makes its corporate home in China may depend on the company's size and sector.

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Microworld Simulations: A New Dimension in Training Army Logistics Management Skills — Jan 1, 2004

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