A savings study on dual sourcing in the Defense Department

<p>This paper examines the issue of whether dual sourcing in the Defense Department leads to cost savings for the government. Past analysis has shown that second sourcing results in significant savings.</p> <p> Pricing data for four separate previously competed missile programs is...

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Main Author: Falk, Chris J.
Other Authors: Economics
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42535
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05092009-040401/