Department of Defense Value Engineering Program Needs Top Management Support
PSAD-78-5
Published: Nov 16, 1977. Publicly Released: Nov 16, 1977.
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The Department of Defense (DOD) value engineering program for contractors was set up to stimulate contractors to develop and propose cost saving changes to contracts requiring unnecessary expense. Although savings on some major programs have been impressive and show that costs for major Defense weapon systems can be cut down considerably, few systems have active value engineering programs.
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