An assessment of the implementation of the single process initiative by the Department of Defense
By: Bradley A. Bergan
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) 
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
Description: One tenet of acquisition reform is to reduce the number of military specifications and standards contained in      Department of Defense (DoD) contracts and to allow contractors the opportunity to use their own best      practices to satisfy contractual requirements. The Single Process initiative (SPI) is DoD's effort to incorporate      this policy into existing contracts, via a streamlined process. The SPI process supports the elimination or      replacement of existing military specifications and standards with industry-wide practices and promotes the use      of single manufacturing and management processes within a contractor facility. This thesis uses the results from      43 surveys of Government and industry participants in SPI to examine the extent to which SPI has been      successful in promoting the use of single manufacturing and management processes at contractor facilities.
Notes: "December 1997."

Thesis advisor(s): Jeffrey R. Cuskey, Sandra M. Desbrow.

Thesis (M.S. in Management) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178)

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