This study investigates the effects of competition on the pricing behavior of defense contractors. Prior research in this area has indicated a potential for significant price reductions associated with competition.
Pricing data for five dual source subsystems of the AIM-9M Sidewinder missile were examined. Key findings of the study include:
• The introduction of a second source led to increased price reductions by the first source;
• The first source exhibited a greater price sensitivity to lot quantity changes than the second source:
• The second source was immediately price competitive with the first source; and,
• Each subsystem showed evidence of gaming. / Master of Arts
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/44080 |
| Date | 01 August 2012 |
| Creators | Maxwell, Melinda Ann |
| Contributors | Economics, Meiselman, David I., Mackay, Robert J., Freiden, Alan N. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Text |
| Format | vi, 94 leaves, BTD, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | OCLC# 18923136, LD5655.V855_1988.M3464.pdf |
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