Innovation and product quality under the total package procurement concept

Thomas K. Glennan, Jr.

ResearchPublished 1966

An assessment of the potential impacts of the Total Package Procurement Concept (TPPC), introduced in the C-5A program, on innovation in new developments and on the quality of the resulting systems. One of the tentative conclusions is that TPPC seems most likely to have adverse effects in situations where the requirement is uncertain, the need is extremely urgent, the technology is unproved, or the measures of system effectiveness are diffuse and qualitative.

Topics

Document Details

  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web Only
  • Year: 1966
  • Pages: 33
  • Document Number: RM-5097-PR

Citation

Chicago Manual of Style

Glennan, Thomas K., Jr., Innovation and product quality under the total package procurement concept. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1966. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM5097.html.
BibTeX RIS

This publication is part of the RAND research memorandum series. The research memorandum series, a product of RAND from 1948 to 1973, included working papers meant to report current results of RAND research to appropriate audiences.

This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to this product page is encouraged. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial purposes. For information on reprint and reuse permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions.

RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.