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Book Synopsis Air Force Procurement Workforce Transformation: Lessons from the Commercial Sector by :
Download or read book Air Force Procurement Workforce Transformation: Lessons from the Commercial Sector written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air Force is in the process of significantly changing the way it purchases goods and services, with the goals of reducing costs and increasing performance to better support its missions. A procurement transformation division was created to lead these implementation efforts, and the new division highlighted two related areas for particular emphasis: (1) implementation of cross-functional teams (commodity councils) to develop strategies for individual commodity groups and (2) procurement workforce development to support implementation. This monograph reviews commercial-sector commodity council activities and skills. A preliminary review of the Defense Acquisition University's and Air Force Institute of Technology's curricula indicate that they currently cover a number of the needed skills; however, there are fewer, if any, opportunities to learn some of the more-sophisticated skills associated with the new purchasing and supply management practices the Air Force is implementing. The monograph's literature review and commercial sector interviews suggest that training programs tend to be multifunctional, involving personnel with diverse backgrounds that are relevant to new practices. Training programs are matched to learning goals; structured classroom or web-based learning is used to develop foundational skills whereas more-applied forms of learning such as formal on-the-job training (OJT) and mentoring programs are used to develop higher levels of expertise. Finally, the monograph includes a framework of metrics to track progress and refine procurement-workforce-development efforts over time.
Book Synopsis Air Force Procurement Workforce Transformation by : John A. Ausink
Download or read book Air Force Procurement Workforce Transformation written by John A. Ausink and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2004 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To assist the Air Force in the process of significantly changing the way it purchases goods and services, this monograph reviews related commercial-sector activities and skills, suggests models for training programs, and includes a framework of metrics to track progress and refine procurement-workforce-development efforts over time.
Book Synopsis Implementing Purchasing and Supply Chain Management by : Nancy Nicosia
Download or read book Implementing Purchasing and Supply Chain Management written by Nancy Nicosia and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Air Force plans to improve procurement through the implementation of additional purchasing and supply chain management practices. To emulate the success of commercial enterprises, the Air Force is establishing commodity councils to develop proactive, enterprise-wide strategies for purchasing key Air Force goods and services. This monograph helps the commodity councils approach the market research task. This monograph is organized around the process for conducting market research. It begins with background information, proceeds through the how-to steps for conducting market research, and ends with recommendations for next steps. The authors highlight lessons learned from both a literature review and from interviews with personnel at leading commercial enterprises.
Book Synopsis Developing Tailored Supply Strategies by : Nancy Y. Moore
Download or read book Developing Tailored Supply Strategies written by Nancy Y. Moore and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchased goods and services are an increasingly large proportion of public and private enterprise budgets. Historically, purchased goods and services have accounted for less than a third of an enterprise's budget, but today many enterprises spend more than two-thirds of their budgets on purchased goods and services. Similarly, the Air Force and the Department of Defense (DoD) spend nearly half their budgets for purchased goods and services and an additional sixth on weapon procurement (with only a third going to military and civilian personnel costs). (See pp. 1-6.) Because of the growing importance of purchasing, many enterprises have sought to develop supply strategies for their purchased goods and services. This monograph is intended as a resource for procurement personnel developing supply strategies for the Air Force or DoD. It does not analyze current military procurement practices but rather synthesizes academic, business, and professional literature on developing and applying supply strategies. Its core is a synthesis of nearly a dozen different processes found in the literature.
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Panel on Defense Acquisition Reform Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :238 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (319 download)
Book Synopsis Coordinating Requirements, Budgets, and Acquisition by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Panel on Defense Acquisition Reform
Download or read book Coordinating Requirements, Budgets, and Acquisition written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Panel on Defense Acquisition Reform and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Air Force Service Procurement by : Laura H. Baldwin
Download or read book Air Force Service Procurement written by Laura H. Baldwin and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research is based on a series of interviews with commercial sector purchasing professionals who are respected by their peers for their successful creation and implementation of what are widely accepted as best purchasing and supply management practices, particularly in the area of service acquisitions. The authors also examine such practices through conference participation and a review of the business literature. They find that commercial firms rely on results-oriented metrics that focus on how acquisition activities support corporate objectives to manage their service acquisition activities. While not a commercial firm, the Air Force can learn from commercial firms' experiences in managing its service acquisitions. The authors recommend a balanced portfolio of performance metrics for the Air Force based on the five major categories of results-oriented metrics that appeared most often in their research: cost, quality, supplier satisfaction, implementation of new initiatives, and special interest items. Commercial firms indicated that in addition to the results-oriented metrics, internal management metrics that track internal customer satisfaction, personnel training and retention, and ethics violations are also important. Selected metrics are reported to top-level executives on a regular basis.
Book Synopsis Adopting New Procurement Methods in the U.S. Air Force. What Skills and Training Are Needed? by :
Download or read book Adopting New Procurement Methods in the U.S. Air Force. What Skills and Training Are Needed? written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Air Force is adopting widely accepted commercial "best practices" to change the way it purchases goods and services, with the goals of reducing costs and improving performance to better support its missions. Part of this effort involves the implementation of commodity councils teams of technical experts and other stakeholders from different parts of the Air Force who develop corporate-wide strategies for purchasing specific categories of commodities such as medical supplies or computers. This practice is intended to replace the functionally oriented approach in which consumers, commodity-specialists, and procurement professionals work largely in isolation from each other and execute specific purchases rather than taking into account demands across the Air Force. Commodity councils will enable the Air Force to leverage its purchasing power and to manage its contracts more effectively. Implementing commodity councils requires a transformation in the Air Force's procurement workforce. A study of commercial sector experiences with commodity councils conducted by RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) suggests that commodity councils require members who possess a wide range of skills, including the ability to use computers, teaming/interpersonal skills, business skills such as creative problem solving, core purchasing and supply-management skills such as cost analysis, analytical and technical skills such as statistical analysis, and contracting skills. PAF analyzed procurement training programs in the Air Force and the commercial sector to determine how the Air Force can best prepare its personnel to adopt new purchasing practices.
Book Synopsis Analyzing Contingency Contracting Purchases for Operation Iraqi Freedom (unrestricted Version) by : Laura H. Baldwin
Download or read book Analyzing Contingency Contracting Purchases for Operation Iraqi Freedom (unrestricted Version) written by Laura H. Baldwin and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines contingency purchases for Operation Iraqi Freedom made in theater during fiscal years 2003 and 2004 and develops a custom database to determine the extent of contractor support and how plans for the organization and execution of contingency activities might be improved to better support the warfighter in future operations.
Book Synopsis Implementing Best Purchasing and Supply Management Practices. Lessons from Innovative Commercial Firms by :
Download or read book Implementing Best Purchasing and Supply Management Practices. Lessons from Innovative Commercial Firms written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air Force is under pressure to maintain or improve performance while reducing costs so that it can pay for new weapon system
Book Synopsis Implementing Best Purchasing and Supply Management Practices by : Nancy Y. Moore
Download or read book Implementing Best Purchasing and Supply Management Practices written by Nancy Y. Moore and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because the U.S. Air Force spends over one-third of its budget on nonweapons purchased goods and services, such purchases are a prime target area in which to seek performance improvements and cost savings. Prompted by a need for improved performance from its supply base, the Air Force has become increasingly aware of the advantages of using market research, contract consolidation, supply base rationalization, and other leading purchasing and supply management (PSM) practices in its dealings with suppliers. To aid the Air Force in its PSM efforts, RAND examined how innovative commercial firms implement such practices in their purchases of goods and services. After a review of the academic and trade literature, the study team conducted a series of elite interviews using a structured questionnaire to gather primary data from "best in class" commercial firms. The key findings are that (1) innovative commercial firms are moving to a strategic, goal-oriented approach to PSM, (2) implementing new PSM practices can take a number of years and often requires significant, permanent change throughout the organization, and (3) the Air Force needs strategies to sustain continuity of support for serious PSM change from one leadership team to the next.
Book Synopsis Air Force Management of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund by : John A. Ausink
Download or read book Air Force Management of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund written by John A. Ausink and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Since the establishment of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (DAWDF), the U.S. Air Force's Director of Acquisition Career Management (DACM) has received funds sufficient to pay for all initiatives that satisfy DAWDF criteria. Recognizing that this will not always be the case, DACM asked the RAND Corporation to develop a decision framework to help prioritize DAWDF initiatives and ensure that the funds are used effectively"--Back cover.
Book Synopsis The Impact of Commodity Councils on the Internal Structures of Purchasing Organizations in the United States Air Force by : Beth M. Rairigh
Download or read book The Impact of Commodity Councils on the Internal Structures of Purchasing Organizations in the United States Air Force written by Beth M. Rairigh and published by . This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To better support the warfighter, the Department of Defense is emulating industry's Best Commercial Practices (BCP). Identified as a BCP, strategic sourcing is an integral part of the procurement transformation, aimed at buying products cheaper and faster. Success in the commercial industry has shown that strategic sourcing is a powerful tool that can significantly cut costs and improve customer responsiveness. The Air Force has taken initial steps to implement strategic sourcing into their purchasing organizations through commodity councils. This research uses the case study method to identify patterns and trends experienced by commercial companies in their implementation of strategic sourcing. In particular, it focuses on 1) job description 2) training 3) manpower 4) realignment 5) procedures and 6) human aspect. Further analysis compares these "lessons learned" to current Air Force practices and discusses potential barriers and to what extent they can be adopted. Based on these findings, specific recommendations are made to better help the Air Force enable this transformation.
Book Synopsis Commercial Purchasing and Supply by :
Download or read book Commercial Purchasing and Supply written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research brief draws lessons from commercial practices that may be applicable to Air Force purchasing and supply management with an emphasis on a shift from tactical to strategic thinking and ensuring successful, permanent change.
Book Synopsis Officer Education by : John W. Pearse
Download or read book Officer Education written by John W. Pearse and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Air Force Professional Military Education (PME) program is stuck in the academic traditions of the past. In an information era with exponential technological growth, the Air Force PME programs are still teaching linear thinking with a historical orientation. In Air War College, less than 10 out of over 700 contact hours are devoted to future thinking and technology. Air Force leaders are expected to envision the future and adapt to surprise. Are we preparing them for this task? Exponential change refers to a compounded rate of increase. The world has entered a period where an exponential increase in new information and technology will continue through 2035 causing significant changes in society, and thus warfare. Adding complexity are current trends toward conflict that permeates all aspects of society. Some futurists see a transformation from an information age to a virtual age within the next 30 years with as yet indiscernible major changes to a globalized virtual society. Higher education is evolving toward a learner-centered education teaching a workforce committed to lifelong learning. Business seeks people with the ability to apply creative critical thinking and a future orientation in a collaborative environment. The Air Force will require even more of its leaders to anticipate and adapt to rapidly changing threats. As war is a human enterprise, we must transform the way we educate our leaders to prepare them for the complex world of 2035. First, the need for Air Force leaders with discerning vision is critical. Current PME stresses the study of the past as a tool to enlighten the path to the future. Future studies should be incorporated in the curriculum in conjunction with historical study across the continuum of education (COE) to provide Air Force leaders with tools to visualize potential futures. Second, Air Force officers will likely face surprising or unique situations in the future due to the complexity that will permeate future society; they must learn skills to adapt quickly. Decision-making exercises, primarily in the form of wargames, should be added across the COE to build future leader adaptability skills. Third, the exponential increase in technology requires technical literacy for future leaders to thrive. Threats in the future will include unique combinations of readily available advanced commercial technology. Air Force officers need exposure to current and future technology across the COE to open the aperture on the realm of the possible. This should include exposure to industry and the acquisition process. The focus should not be on specific technical skills but on the capabilities and limitations of technology to enable Air Force officers to make educated judgments on the possible implications of future military capabilities and threats. Fourth, lifelong learning must become an inculcated reality. The skill sets and knowledge base officers will require to deal with future challenges necessitates a continuous learning process throughout an officer's career. A broad knowledge base will also be essential to enable future Air Force officers to rapidly adapt to new complex situations. Quality distance learning opportunities are available now from civilian institutions - the Air Force program should at a minimum, emulate them. Finally, these recommendations should not be incorporated individually in a piecemeal fashion. The Air Force requires a comprehensive strategic implementation plan. Air Education and Training Command took a good first step in the On Learning white paper by advocating transformation to a virtual reality enterprise. The content within the virtual reality system needs equal consideration. A chief learning officer (CLO) should be identified and empowered to make immediate changes. The CLO should consider the future operating environment and determine the attributes and skill sets required for current and future Air Force personnel. With the desired outcomes determined, effective approaches and curriculum to develop these characteristics should be developed and communicated in a strategic force development plan. Officers who will lead the Air Force in 2035 are already in the current PME system. The traditional Air Force PME factory must give way to lifelong education across academic disciplines to equip our future leaders with a broad knowledge base. The current in-residence programs are hampered by redundant core courses, which can be covered through mandatory distance learning. PME transformation requires a cultural change within the Air Force that accepts exponential change as a fact of life and in turn values lifelong learning as a necessity for future success. Creating a sense of urgency about the need for transformation is equally necessary. Air Force PME requires urgent action to successfully transform."--Abstract from web site.
Book Synopsis The British National Bibliography by : Arthur James Wells
Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 1884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Use of Small Business Partial Set-asides in Air Force Procurement by : William D. Patzig (CAPT, USAF.)
Download or read book The Use of Small Business Partial Set-asides in Air Force Procurement written by William D. Patzig (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Air Force Commodity Councils written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Air Force is always looking for ways to improve practices while leveraging the taxpayers? dollar. The Air Force currently spends about one-third of its annual budget on purchased goods and services. This offers the Air Force a large target in which to seek cost savings. Commercial firms have moved toward a commodity-council approach for purchasing in recent years, and the cost reductions realized have been impressive. Findings have shown that the increased leverage from commodity councils will optimize buying power for the Air Force, reduce duplication of effort, improve customer support, and minimize supply-chain costs through integration and collaboration.?Commodity Council? is a term used to describe a cross-functional sourcing team designed to create a centralized purchasing strategy and establish centralized contracts for enterprise-wide requirements. The commodity council drives commonality and standardization and ensures the leveraging of purchasing volume. The key to this approach is to rely on market experts in the specific commodity category to make well informed, market-savvy decisions that fully meet all enterprise-wide requirements for a commodity. A?commodity? is simply defined as a segmentable category of goods and/or services. Note, this definition does not imply an expendable or non-complex item (Hansen 1). In this research, I analyze the experiences of the newly-formed Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council (AFITCC) at Headquarters Standard Systems Group (HQ SSG or SSG), Maxwell Air Force Base (MAFB)?Gunter Annex, Alabama, for results and lessons learned.
