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Forward Thinking About Reverse Auctions It's easy to overestimate the value of this online procurement tool. |
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Reverse Auctions A supplier's survival guide to reverse auctions. |
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Managing Supply Chains: What the Military Can Teach Business (and Vice Versa) In reality, both worlds have an opportunity to learn from each other's mistakes and successes. |
National Defense
September 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Reform Agenda Targets Acquisition Workforce The Pentagon's cadre of "professional shoppers" could see a wave of reforms in the coming years, as the Defense Department remains under unrelenting pressure to fix its buying practices. |
Entrepreneur
August 2002
Mark Henricks |
Competitive Pricing Reverse online auctions will have suppliers racing to beat each others' bids. It is only a matter of time before small companies use them. |
Entrepreneur
November 2004
Chris Penttila |
Backward Thinking When most people think of auctions, they picture the price going up. But there's a different game in the B2B world. It's called the "reverse auction." |
National Defense
June 2012
Sandra I. Erwin |
For Defense Industry, Lure of Shiny Objects Rapidly Fading The erstwhile dependable moneymakers in the defense industry no longer look like safe bets. Big-ticket weapon systems are being delayed, terminated, investigated or mired in endless reviews. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
Estro Vitantonio |
Military and aerospace component manufacturers learn from the commercial market Military and commercial component suppliers traditionally have done business in different ways. Not so much anymore, however. And the changes are all for the better. |
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April 1, 2009
Lori Calabro |
"What We Do Is Life or Death." No company has more demanding customers than the Defense Logistics Agency. An interview with CFO J. Anthony Poleo. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2004 |
Logistics for the Transformational Force The need for information dominance, as well as for smaller, lighter weapon systems on the battlefield, is pressing logistics to the forefront as military officials search for the most promising technologies that will speed crucial supplies to fast-moving forces. |
CFO
October 1, 2004
Kris Frieswick |
Losing Battles Two decades of failed Pentagon financial reforms put more than just dollars at risk. And serious reform in so enormous an organization will still take a Herculean effort. |
National Defense
August 2010
Thomas A. Benes |
How Will the Defense Industry Adjust to New Fiscal Realities? Given the country's current fiscal and political environment, everyone, including defense industry leaders, is expecting changes in military spending and acquisition policy. |
National Defense
January 2011
Eric Beidel |
Navy Takes Biofuels Campaign Into Uncharted Waters The Pentagon of today has launched another campaign to look for homegrown solutions to its energy crisis. This crusade could have lasting impacts as the military tries to jumpstart an alternative fuels industry that needs a poster child. |
National Defense
April 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
Defense Seeking $131M For Energy-Saving Projects The Pentagon has asked Congress for $131 million to develop energy-saving technologies during the next five years to fund a mix of fuel cells, generators and engine technologies. |
National Defense
September 2013
Steff Thomas |
Logistics Agency Eliminates Transportation Costs for Some Goods The Defense Logistics Agency has begun implementing a new initiative that will save vendors time and drive down costs associated with transporting products to the agency. |
National Defense
January 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Soldier Equipment Industry Struggles to Find Path Forward In order to address industry concerns, the Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition was formed in 2009 to provide an organized voice for companies to engage with the Defense Department and Congress. The group has grown from 12 to 35 members since its inception. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
Paul Constance |
Lousy Deal When governments buy goods and services, the price always seems to be inflated. Now some countries are finding better ways to prevent abuse |
National Defense
August 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Recovery Act to Inject More Funds Into Military Fuel Cell Research The Obama administration announced plans to spend $20 million of Recovery Act funding on military fuel cell technology. The Defense Department's director of defense research and engineering office will be spearheading these efforts. |
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Defense Industry: What Does Change Really Mean? The defense industry is unsure how they will be affected by revamped procurement practices promised by the Pentagon. |
National Defense
May 2015
Sandra I. Erwin |
Procurement Issues That Congress Won't Fix The new foreign policy mantra in Washington is that the world is on fire. The nation's weapons procurement machine, meanwhile, keeps partying like it's 1999. |
InternetNews
September 15, 2004
Jim Wagner |
HP Wins Defense Contract The Defense Logistics Agency launches a 10-year program to consolidate its servers. |
National Defense
March 2011 |
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Readers comment on wasteful spending and military acquisition woes. |
National Defense
October 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Military's Fuel Tracking System Could Expand to Private Sector GlobalTrak -- a Dulles, Va. -- based cargo-tracking company -- announced in July it had completed its shipment of fuel-monitoring systems to Afghanistan for Defense Logistics Agency contractors who transport oil across the country's dangerous roads. |
National Defense
May 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Law Enforcement Agencies to Receive Surplus Bomb Disposal Robots The Defense Logistics Agency is poised to donate hundreds of robots that were acquired over the past decade to law enforcement agencies, a DLA official said. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Go Shopping Via Reverse Auctions With traditional auctions, buyers bid on items, driving up the price until no one wants to bid anymore or the time runs out. With reverse auctions, an item's price starts out high, and then drops -- until someone buys it, ideally. |
National Defense
March 2005
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
The Budget Realities We Must Face As Congress deliberates at length on the fine points of the Bush administration's fiscal year 2006 budget request for the Defense Department, it may be an appropriate time to take a broader look at the potential implications of the Pentagon's spending plan. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
Getting Good Deals At Auctions Whether you're buying a piece of jewelry for your girl or a new car, no guy likes to pay full price. Here are the basics so that you can get started in the world of auctions. |
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David Blanchard |
U.S. Military Launches Supply Chain Partnership Three government agencies have established a formal partnership designed to improve supply chain management for the U.S. Military's armed forces. |
