Small Business and Strategic Sourcing Lessons from Past Research and Current Data

• Main Author: Moore, Nancy Y. (auth)
• Other Authors: Grammich, Clifford A. (auth), Mele, Judith D. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: Business & management; Management decision making; Outsourcing; Business
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The Department of Defense (DoD) may face challenges as it attempts to maintain its goal of spending about 23 percent of prime-contract dollars for goods and services with small businesses and at the same time apply strategic-sourcing practices to reduce total costs and improve performance and effici...