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A bill of materials (BOM), sometimes referred to as a product structure, is a list of the raw…
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In the pursuit of best managing a supply chain, a Program Manager, Product Support Manager, or…
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The three major fiscal law provisions that concern funds execution are the Anti-deficiency Act,…
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Budgets at completion (BACs), are established early in the contract at the control account level…
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The budgeted cost for work performed, or BCWP, is the dollarized (budgeted) value of all work…
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The budgeted cost for work scheduled, or BCWS, is the dollarized value of all work scheduled to be…
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What is Business Process Re-engineering
As it relates to Information Technology (IT), BPR has…
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When determining if a product is a “domestic” good, it is the place of mining, production, or…
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The analytical work conducted as part of a CBA provides the traceability between strategic…
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The CDD is prepared during the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) acquisition phase…
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The CMMI combined 3 models into a single framework for collections of best practices in process…
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The SecDef is required by law (Title 10 USC 2451, Defense supply management) to develop a single…
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The DoD's implementation of Category Management (CM) consists of a structured, data-driven…
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As shown in the Figure below, the CMLC is comprised of interdisciplinary representatives from the…
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The Capability Development Document (CDD) identifies operational performance attributes of the…
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AFI 63-101/ 20-101 provides policy related to the USAF's CAM system. Air Force Materiel Command (…
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Origins of the CCA. Initially, Division D and Division E of the 1996 National Defense…
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According to the NIST Special Publication 800-145, the Cloud model is composed of five essential…
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Since the passage of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA), the preference…
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Commercial Item Group (CIG) The Commercial Item Group (CIG) is a group within the Cost and Pricing…
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Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 4151.18, Maintenance of Military Materiel, directs…
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FAR 19.502-2 requires each acquisition of supplies or services that has and anticipated dollar…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
A DoD Component Cost Estimate is provided to the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) and to the…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
The DoD Component will establish a documented DoD Component Cost Position that covers the entire…
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A CONOPS is a verbal or graphic statement of a commander’s assumptions or intent in regard to an…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
The first step in the budget enactment process – the Concurrent Budget Resolution (CBR) – provides…
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According to DoD Instruction 4151.22, Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) for Materiel…
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Description
Society of Automative Engineers (SAE) Electronics Industries Association (EIA)-649B,…
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Using a judicial example, Judge Jones would encounter a personal conflict of interest in the court…
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What is a Congress? Each two-year term of the U.S. Congress is called a Congress. Congresses are…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
Congressional Enactment is a three-step process: (1) budget resolution, (2) authorization, and (3…
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Many in the federal government believe that construction can be classified as a commercial…
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There has been much attention on contingency contracting in both Iraq and Afghanistan. However,…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
If Congress is unable to pass one or more appropriations acts by 1 October (the beginning of the…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
Primary Concept: Variation is the Enemy
The cornerstone of the CPI/LSS approach is captured in…