Best Practices: Increased Focus on Requirements and Oversight Needed to Improve DoD¿s Acquisition Environment and Weapon System Quality

ISBN-10: 143790033X
ISBN-13: 9781437900330
Series: Best Practices
Pages: 56
Language: English
Published: 2008-05-01
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Author: Michael Sullivan

Description

Compares quality mgmt. practices used by the DoD & its contractors to those used by leading commercial co¿s. & made suggestions for improvement. The report: determined the impact of quality problems on selected weapon systems & prime contractor practices that contributed to the problems; identified commercial practices that can be used to improve DoD weapon systems; identified problems that DoD must overcome; & identified recent DoD initiatives that could improve quality. The author examined 11 DoD weapon systems with known quality problems & met with quality officials from DoD, defense prime contractors, & 5 leading commercial co¿s. that produce complex products &/or are recognized for quality products. Illus.