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PortMan, RAND's new portfolio analysis and management methodology, provides a means for decisionmakers to find the optimal portfolio of projects, maximizing the probability of filling a desired set of requirements while restraining costs.
Assesses the utility and limitations of "minimalist stabilization" — small-scale interventions designed to stabilize a partner government engaged in violent conflict — and proposes policy recommendations to improve the outcomes of such operations.
The authors assess the utility and limitations of "minimalist stabilization" — small-scale interventions designed to stabilize a partner government engaged in violent conflict — and propose policy recommendations concerning when minimalist stabilization missions may be appropriate and the strategies most likely to make such interventions successful, as well as the implications for U.S. Army force structure debates and partnership strategies.
The Army has brought about many changes to support Total Life Cycle Systems Management, the "cradle-to-grave" management of weapon and materiel systems, but problems may persist in life cycle sustainment (LCS) data, the recorded information about the operation, support, and disposal of Army equipment. This documented briefing describes a comprehensive assessment of LCS data available in Standard Army Management Information Systems.
This document examines current supplier relationship management (SRM) practices in the Army, identifies SRM best practices the Army may wish to consider, and focuses on how the Army can gain better performance and reduce total costs by improving its management of and partnering with large defense suppliers.
