Accession Number:

AD1173317

Title:

DOD Manufacturing Technology Program - Management is Improving but Benefits Hard to Measure

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Bowshel, Charles A.

Report Date:

1984-11-30

Pagination or Media Count:

54

Abstract:

The DOD Manufacturing Technology Program provides money mainly to defense contractors, to demonstrate initial factory floor application of new or improved technology to produce defense items. Goals are to improve productivity and decrease Defense acquisition costs.

Descriptors:

• engineers
• test and evaluation
• manufacturing
• congress
• manufacturing engineering
• money
• procurement
• systems engineering
• department of defense
• engineering
• information systems
• management information systems
• military acquisition
• production
• program management
• acquisition
• aerospace industry

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Economics and Cost Analysis

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]