Supplier relationship management at army life cycle management commands
Subtitle: gap analysis of best practices
By: Nancy Y. Moore, ... [et al.].
Contributors: Arroyo Center; Rand Corporation
Series: RAND Corporation documented briefing series -- DB608; RAND Corporation documented briefing series -- DB608.
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780833053190
Subjects: United States. Army Materiel Command; Procurement; Management; Evaluation; United States
Description: "In recent years, procurement of weapon systems and other goods and services, rather than personnel costs, have accounted for most U.S. Army expenditures. This means that the Army's ability to get the most out of its budget will depend strongly on how well it manages its suppliers. Because supplier relationship management (SRM) is so important, U.S.  Army Materiel Command (AMC) asked the RAND Corporation to identify leading SRM practices, examine SRM practices in the AMC, and suggest ways to improve the Army's approach to SRM. In particular, this study focused on how the Army can gain better performance and reduce total costs by improving its management of and partnering with large defense suppliers that span a range of products and major commodity groups." --preface
Notes: Includes bibliographical references: (p. 141-148).

The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Army under Contract No. W74V8H-06-C-0001.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction.; title: 2. SRM best practices.; title: 3. SRM stages at AMC.; title: 4. Critical success factors at AMC.; title: 5. Conclusions and recommendation.; title: Appendixes.