Defining and implementing Performance-Based Logistics in government

Defense AR Journal, Dec, 2004 by David Berkowitz, Jatinder N.D. Gupta, James T. Simpson, Joan B. McWilliams

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors would like to thank the following organizations for helping us with our research. NAVICP Philadelphia, Warner Robbins ALC, Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton Aerospace Inc, RAND Corporation, NAVAIR, NAVSUP, AMCOM, Defense AT&L, HQ Army and HQ Navy. Additionally, we would like to thank Ms. Lynsey Delane, Ms. Betisa Brown, Mr. Derek Cameron, Mr. Larry Garvey, and Ms. Tonya Sparks.

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AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES

Dr. David Berkowitz is an Associate Professor of Marketing and Director of the Center for the Management of Technology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL. His research has appeared in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Retailing, Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Advertising, and European Journal of Innovation Management. At the University of Alabama, Berkowitz teaches Marketing High Technology Products, Managing Technology Development, and Marketing Management.

(E-mail address: berkowd@email.uah.edu)

Dr. Jatinder N. D. Gupta is Eminent Scholar of Management, Professor of Information Systems, Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, and Chairperson of the Department of Accounting and Information Systems, University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL. His teaching includes courses in supply chain and logistics management, information technology, and e-business. Recipient of the Outstanding Faculty and Outstanding Researcher awards, he has published numerous books and papers in national and international journals.