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Assessment of the U.S. Army Natick Research, Development, and Engineering Center

Assessment of the U.S. Army Natick Research, Development, and Engineering Center

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309059787
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309596862
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1997
  • Month: December
  • Pages: 202
  • DDC: 350
  • Language: English
  • Assessment of the U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
    • BACKGROUND
    • APPROACH
    • MAJOR FINDINGS
    • MAJOR CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
      • Commodity Directorates and the Pillars
      • Support Directorates
      • Budget Shortfalls
      • Research and Technology Programs
      • Opportunities for Reengineering
    • ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
  • 1 Introduction
    • BACKGROUND
    • STATEMENT OF TASK
      • Pillars and Characteristics
      • Ten Key Issues
    • STUDY APPROACH
    • OVERVIEW OF THE NATICK RDEC
      • Internal Organizational Structure, Visions, and Missions
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Support Directorates
        • Summary
  • 2 Assessment of the Commodity Directorates
    • ASSESSMENT PROCESS
      • Mobility Directorate
      • Survivability Directorate
      • Sustainability Directorate
    • RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES PILLAR
      • Personnel Quality
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Budget
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • RD&E Capabilities, Skills, and Talents
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Use of External Resources
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Important Technologies
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Organizational Climate
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Information Technology
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Facilities and Infrastructure
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Overall Assessment of the Resources And Capabilities Pillar
    • STRATEGIC VISION PILLAR
      • Alignment of Vision and Mission3
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Strategic Planning4
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Stakeholder Buy-In
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Leadership
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Site Visit In 1997
      • Overall Assessment of the Strategic Vision Pillar
    • QUALITY FOCUS PILLAR
      • Capacity for Breakthroughs
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Continuous Improvement
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Commitment to Quality
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Structured Processes
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Learning Environment
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Quality of Research
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Overall Assessment of the Quality Focus Pillar
    • CUSTOMER FOCUS PILLAR
      • Customer Satisfaction
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Customer Involvement
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Market Diversification
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Overall Assessment of the Customer Focus Pillar
    • VALUE CREATION PILLAR
      • Proper Portfolio
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Product Performance
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Cycle Time and Responsiveness
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Value of Work in Progress
        • Mobility Directorate
        • Survivability Directorate
        • Sustainability Directorate
        • Commodity Directorates
      • Overall Assessment of the Value Creation Pillar
    • SUMMARY
  • 3 Assessment of the Support Directorates
    • ASSESSMENT PROCESS
    • SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
      • Resources and Capabilities Pillar
        • Personnel Quality
        • Budget
        • RD&E Capabilities, Skills, Talents
        • Use of External Resources
        • Important Technologies
        • Organizational Climate
        • Information Technology
        • Facilities and Infrastructure
        • Overall Assessment
      • Strategic Vision Pillar
        • Alignment of Vision and Mission
        • Strategic Planning
        • Stakeholder Buy-In
        • Leadership
        • Overall Assessment
      • Quality Focus Pillar
        • Capacity for Breakthroughs
        • Continuous Improvement
        • Commitment to Quality
        • Structured Processes
        • Learning Environment
        • Quality of Research
        • Overall Assessment
      • Customer Focus Pillar
        • Customer Satisfaction
        • Customer Involvement
        • Market Diversification
        • Overall Assessment
      • Value Creation Pillar
        • Proper Portfolio
        • Product Performance
        • Cycle Time and Responsiveness
        • Value of Work in Progress
        • Overall Assessment
      • Summary
    • ADVANCED SYSTEMS CONCEPTS DIRECTORATE
      • Resources and Capabilities Pillar
        • Personnel Quality
        • Budget
        • RD&E Capabilities, Skills, Talents
        • Use of External Resources
        • Important Technologies
        • Organizational Climate
        • Information Technology
        • Facilities and Infrastructure
        • Overall Assessment
      • Strategic Vision Pillar
        • Alignment of Vision and Mission
        • Strategic Planning
        • Stakeholder Buy-In
        • Leadership
        • Overall Assessment
      • Quality Focus Pillar
        • Capacity for Breakthroughs
        • Continuous Improvement
        • Commitment to Quality
        • Structured Processes
        • Learning Environment
        • Quality of Research
        • Overall Assessment
      • Customer Focus Pillar
        • Customer Satisfaction
        • Customer Involvement
        • Market Diversification
        • Overall Assessment
      • Value Creation Pillar
        • Proper Portfolio
        • Product Performance
        • Cycle Time and Responsiveness
        • Value of Work in Progress
        • Overall Assessment
      • Summary
  • 4 The Ten Key Issues
    • ORGANIZATION AND RESOURCES
      • Issue 1.
        • Commodity Directorates
        • Support Directorates
      • Issue 2.
        • Commodity Directorates
        • Support Directorates
      • Issue 3.
        • Commodity Directorates
        • Support Directorates
      • Issue 4.
    • QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
      • Issue 5.
        • Commodity Directorates
        • Support Directorates
      • Issue 6 (i).
        • Commodity Directorates
        • Support Directorates
      • Issue 6 (ii).
        • Commodity Directorates
        • Support Directorates
        • Commodity Directorates
        • Support Directorates
      • Issue 7.
        • Commodity Directorates
        • Support Directorates
    • RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
      • Issue 8.
        • Commodity Directorates
        • Support Directorates
      • Issue 9.
        • Commodity Directorates
        • Support Directorates
      • Issue 10.
        • Commodity Directorates
        • Support Directorates
  • 5 Conclusions and Recommendations
    • COMMODITY DIRECTORATES AND THE PILLARS
      • Strategic Vision Pillar
      • Resources and Capabilities Pillar
      • Quality Focus Pillar
    • SUPPORT DIRECTORATES
    • BUDGET SHORTFALLS
    • RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
    • OPPORTUNITIES FOR REENGINEERING
  • References
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A Precursory Documents for the Statement of Task
      • Plan of Action
        • Statement of Task
      • Section C
    • Appendix B Meetings and Visits
    • Appendix C Excerpts from the Phase-One Report
      • Executive Summary
      • Background and Approach
      • World-Class Research and Development
      • World-Class Army Research, Development, and Engineering
      • Characteristics and Metrics
        • Customer Focus Pillar
        • Resources and Capabilities Pillar
        • Strategic Vision Pillar
        • Value Creation Pillar
        • Quality Focus Pillar
        • Measuring the Characteristics
      • Conclusions and Recommendations

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