An Assessment of Information Systems Capabilities Required To Support U.S. Materials Policy Decisions

NTIS order #PB-273462

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Full Report ~4936K
Front Matter ~159K
Table of Contents ~311K

Chapters
SUMMARY ~237K
1: INTRODUCTION ~126K
2: INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE U.S. MATERIALS SYSTEM ~754K
3: THE NEED FOR IMPROVING FEDERAL MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES ~1561K
4: POTENTIAL OF EXISTING FEDERAL MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATED CAPABILITIES ~615K
5: OPTIONS FOR ACHIEVING THE INTEGRATED CAPABILITIES ~486K
6: ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE INTEGRATED CAPABILITIES ~977K
7: ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE IMPACTS ~210K
8: IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES ~174K

Appendices
A: MATERIALS SUBSTITUTABILITY ~492K
B: ACRONYMS ~117K