Author: Nancy Nicosia Nancy Y. Moore
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: practices, market, research, management, chain, purchasing, supply, implementing
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2006
ISBN-10: 0833039857
ISBN-13: 9780833039859

The U.S. Air Force plans to improve procurement through the implementation of additional purchasing and supply chain management practices. To emulate the success of commercial enterprises, the Air Force is establishing commodity councils to develop proactive, enterprise-wide strategies for purchasing key Air Force goods and services. This monograph helps the commodity councils approach the market research task. This monograph is organized around the process for conducting market research. It begins with background information, proceeds through the how-to steps for conducting market research, a

Author: Wilhelm Ropke
Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Keywords: free, market, framework, social, economy, humane
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 1999-06-01
ISBN-10: 1882926242
ISBN-13: 9781882926244

An introduction to economic thinking which holds that the vital things in life are those beyond supply and demand, written by the chief architect of Germany’s post-war social market economy. A Humane Economy offers an understandable and compelling explanation of how economies operate. A sweeping and brilliant exposition of market mechanics and moral philosophy, Rpke’s masterwork cuts through the jargon and statistics that make most economic writing so obscure and confusing. Over and over, the great Swiss economist stresses one simple point: You cannot separate economic principles from human be

Authors:Somi Seong, Obaid Younossi, Benjamin W. Goldsmith
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: technology, initiatives, trends, price, industrial, base, titanium
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2009
ISBN-10: 083304575X
ISBN-13: 9780833045751

Titanium accounts for a significant portion of the structural weight of many aircraft. Its high strength-to-weight ratio, high strength at high temperatures, corrosion resistance, and thermal stability make it ideal for airframe structures. However, in recent years a combination of multiple factors has caused a major spike in titanium prices that is expected to significantly influence the acquisition costs of future aircraft. This monograph examines the titanium industrial base, titanium production technology, and the factors underlying price fluctuations in the titanium market to assess their

Authors:Beth J. Asch, Can Du, Matthias Schonlau
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: results, national, survey, market, college, options, military, recruiting, policy
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 0833035681
ISBN-13: 9780833035684

The armed services prefer to recruit high-quality youth because of their better performance and lower attrition. However, high-quality youth are increasingly interested in attending college. Existing policies targeted toward the college market are likely to continue to be effective, but new policies must be developed to successfully penetrate this market further. This monograph reports on a research project that developed and implemented a national survey of college youth and analyzed the results. The survey offered respondents a series of hypothetical programs that would allow enlistees to at

Author: Linda & Morris Tannehill
Publisher: Fox & Wilkes
Keywords: tannehill, liberty, market
Published: 1993
eBookDB-ID: B001DYM6V8

Some great books are the product of a lifetime of research, reflection, and labored discipline. But other classics are written in a white heat during the moment of discovery, with prose that shines forth like the sun pouring into the window of a time when a new understanding brings in the world into focus for the first time. The Market for Liberty is that second type of classic, and what a treasure it is. Written by two authorsMorris and Linda Tannehilljust following a period of intense study of the writings of both Ayn Rand and Murray Rothbard, it has the pace, energy, and rigor you would ex

Authors:Gabriella Gonzalez, Lynn A. Karoly, Louay Constan
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: oman, lebanon, qatar, united, emirates, arab, initiatives, market, capital, human, challenges, century, labor, education, facing
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2008
ISBN-10: 0833045164
ISBN-13: 9780833045164

Countries in the Arab region are faced with the challenge of developing their populations’ skills and technical knowledge, or human capital, in order to compete in the 21st century global economy. The authors describe the education and labor market initiatives implemented or under way in four countries in the Arab region

Author: Organization for Economic Cooperation
Publisher: OECD
Keywords: outlook, employment, oecd
Number of Pages: 275
Published: 2010-09-31
ISBN-10: 9264084681
ISBN-13: 9789264084681

2010 OECD Employment Outlook: Moving Beyond the Jobs Crisis The OECD Employment Outlook provides an annual assessment of labour market developments and prospects in member countries.  This issue focuses on the jobs crisis in particular and looks at steps taken by governments to help workers and the unemployed.  It recommends ways of preventing current high levels of unemployment becoming entrenched. Table of contents Chapter 1. Moving beyond the jobs crisis.Chapter 2. The global crisis in emerging economies: the jobs impact and policy response.Chapter 3. Institutional