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5. Cost Analysis of Outsourcing An Air Force Supply Squadron

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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA, Mahoney, Ryan J., Schofield, Scott D., NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA, Mahoney, Ryan J., and Schofield, Scott D.

Abstract

Outsourcing is a commonly used method for providing cost savings in business and the Federal Government. This project begins by providing background on the history, goals, and problems associated with the A-76 process. It will then analyze the financial management aspects of the Air Force's 2001 decision to outsource one of its supply squadrons to determine whether anticipated cost savings were achieved. Any costs savings or increases will be analyzed to determine to what extent they exceeded expectations. If added costs came up throughout the life of the contract, the causes of these will be sought and determination made whether or not they could have been anticipated in the initial contract competition and used in the initial cost comparison. Furthermore, this research lays a foundation for building a body of knowledge to be utilized in future research regarding the federal A-76 or competitive sourcing practices and procedures, from which overarching conclusions of federal outsourcing can be drawn to include strengths and weaknesses of the procedures currently utilized., The original document contains color images.

Published
2006

6. Cost analysis of outsourcing an Air Force supply squadron

Author

Brook, Douglas A., Summers, Donald E., Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP), Mahoney, Ryan J., Schofield, Scott D., Brook, Douglas A., Summers, Donald E., Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP), Mahoney, Ryan J., and Schofield, Scott D.

Abstract

Outsourcing is a commonly used method for providing cost savings in business and the Federal Government. This project begins by providing background on the history, goals, and problems associated with the A-76 process. It will then analyze the financial management aspects of the Air Forceb2ss 2001 decision to outsource one of its supply squadrons to determine whether anticipated cost savings were achieved. Any costs savings or increases will be analyzed to determine to what extent they exceeded expectations. If added costs came up throughout the life of the contract, the causes of these will be sought and determination made whether or not they could have been anticipated in the initial contract competition and used in the initial cost comparison. Furthermore, this research lays a foundation for building a body of knowledge to be utilized in future research regarding the federal A-76 or competitive sourcing practices and procedures, from which overarching conclusions of federal outsourcing can be drawn to include strengths and weaknesses of the procedures currently utilized.

Published
2006

7. Novel Copolymers of Styrene. 5. Some Ring-Substituted 2-Cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenamides.

Author

Kharas, Gregory B., De Boer, Deborah M., Fellows, Miranda E., Gonzalez, Sheila, Mahoney, Ryan J., Mandas, Katina C., Mazur, Nicole X., and Michalak, Grzegorz P.

Subjects
COPOLYMERS, STYRENE, CYCLIC compounds, ACRYLAMIDE, NUCLEAR magnetic resonance
Abstract

Novel trisubstituted ethylenes, ring substituted 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenamides, RC6H4CH=C(CN)CONH2(where R is 4-carboxy, 2-cyano, 3-cyano, 4-cyano, 4-dimethylamino, and 4-diethylamino) were synthesized by potassium hydroxide catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of ring-substituted benzaldehydes and cyanoacetamide prepared and characterized by CHN elemental analysis, IR,1H‒ and13C‒NMR. Novel copolymers of the ethylenes and styrene were prepared at equimolar monomer feed composition by solution in the presence of a radical initiation (AIBN) at 70°C. The composition of the copolymers was calculated from nitrogen analysis, and the structures were analyzed by IR,1H‒ and13C‒NMR, GPC, DSC, and TGA. Thus, the order of relative reactivity (1/r1) and the tendency toward alternation of monomer units in the copolymer for the CPA monomers is 4-(C2H5)2N (0.40) > 4-CO2H (0.39) > 3-CN (0.36) > 4-CN (0.35) > 2-CN (0.34) > 4-(CH3)2N (0.33). HighTgof the copolymers in comparison with that of polystyrene indicates a substantial decrease in chain mobility of the copolymer due to the high dipolar character of the trisubstituted ethylene monomer unit. Decomposition of the copolymers in nitrogen occurred in two steps, first in the 200–500°C range with residue (3.5–5.0 wt%), which then decomposed in the 500–800°C range. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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