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Lessons from scientific management of US Army arsenals

July 1, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

It is possible to argue that theses savings in material costs were a large extent mere matters of bookkeeping. They were reductions only in a […]

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JADC2 requires budget flexibility, LTG Dennis Crall says

May 4, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

We live with a set of acquisition rules as far as pace goes that probably fit the Cold War era very well. When you look […]

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How do cost and mgmt. systems create biases against innovators in DOD?

January 21, 2020 Eric Lofgren 1

Many causes could be cited for the institutional bias against innovators – or what could be termed more broadly as entrepreneurs – in the Department […]

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