...Garrett Lane Cohee; Jeff Barrows; Rob Handfield Purpose Each year, the US defense industry outsources nearly $400 bn of domestic goods and services through competitive bids. These procurement activities are quite often complex and specialized in nature because of a highly regulated federal...

... ensure that the defense industry provides the best performance: preferential treatment for the military. The purpose of this study is to investigate preferential treatment in the specific context of defense. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports on the examination of factors influencing...