Air Force procurement workforce transformation : lessons from the commercial sector / John Ausink, Laura H. Baldwin, Christopher Paul
- Bib ID:
- 3312937
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Ausink, John A
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- Table of contents
- Description:
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- Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, 2004
- xxiii, 92 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0833036483
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: Contents
- Preface iii
- Figures xi
- Tables xiii
- Summary xv
- Acknowledgments xxi
- Abbreviations and Acronyms xxiii
- Chapter One
- Introduction 1
- Background 1
- Research Approach 5
- Preview of Findings 6
- Organization of the Report 7
- Chapter Two
- An Analysis of Activities and Skills for the Air Force's Future
- Procurement Workforce 9
- Information Sources 10
- Commodity Councils and Their Activities 10
- Skills Needed for Commodity Council Members 14
- Sufficiency of Current Air Force and DoD Training for Commodity
- Council Skills 15
- DAU Curriculum 15
- AFIT Curriculum 16
- Assessment of Current Training 17
- Chapter Three
- Commercial Sector Training for Purchasing and Supply
- Management
- Professionals 21
- Guiding Principles for Purchasing and Supply Management Training
- Programs 21
- Examples from the Literature 24
- SmithKline Beecham 24
- Harley-Davidson 25
- United Technologies Corporation 26
- Examples from Interviews 27
- Firm A 27
- Firm B 28
- Synthesis of Findings 30
- Chapter Four
- Metrics for Air Force Procurement Workforce Transformation 33
- Metrics Framework 34
- Metrics for Level Two: Contracting Outcomes 35
- Contract-Level Outcomes 36
- Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Contracting Organization 40
- Metrics for Level Three: Application Outcomes 42
- Implementation of Purchasing and Supply Management Activities 42
- Metrics for Level Four: Individual Learning Outcomes 45
- Standardized Testing 45
- Subjective Evaluation 46
- Metrics for Level Five: Training Outcomes 48
- Training Quality 48
- Provision of Training 49
- Overarching Considerations 49
- Chapter Five
- Summary and Directions for Future Research 51
- Summary 51
- Topics for Future Research 52
- Appendix
- A. Detailed Lists of Commodity Council Activities 55
- B. Detailed List of Skills for Commodity Council Activities 61
- C. Mapping of Activities to Specific Skills 65
- D. DAU and AFIT Training Assessment Approach 73
- E. Defense Procurement "Competency" List for the 21st Century
- Acquisition Workforce 75
- F. Training Methods, Training Resources, and Organizations
- That Offer Training 81
- Bibliography 87
- Figures
- 3.1. O'Driscoll's (2003) Architecture Plan 23
- 4.1. Hierarchy of Outcomes for Air Force Procurement Workforce
- Transformation 35
- Tables
- 4.1. Summary of Recommended Metrics and Potential Data
- Sources for Level Two, Contracting Outcomes 41
- 4.2. Summary of Recommended Metrics and Potential Data
- Sources for Level Three, Application Outcomes 45
- 4.3. Summary of Recommended Metrics and Potential Data
- Sources for Level Four, Individual Learning Outcomes 47
- 4.4. Summary of Recommended Metrics and Potential Data
- Sources for Level Five, Training Outcomes 50
- A.1. Activities Associated with Laying the Groundwork,
- by Commodity Class 56
- A.2. Activities Associated with Conducting Analyses 57
- A.3. Activities Associated with Sourcing Strategy
- Recommendations 58
- A.4. Sourcing Implementation Activities 60
- B.1. Skills Needed for Commodity Council Activities 61
- C.1. Activities and Skills for Laying the Groundwork,
- by Commodity Class 66
- C.2. Activities and Skills for Conducting Analyses 67
- C.3. Activities and Skills for Sourcing Strategy Recommendations
- 68
- C.4. Activities and Skills for Sourcing Implementation 70.
- Notes:
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- "Prepared for the United States Air Force."
- "RAND Project Air Force."
- "MG-214-AF"--P. [4] of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-92)
- Also available in electronic form via the RAND Corporation Web site.
- Subject:
- United States. Air Force -- Procurement
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