Cover -- Front Matter -- Contents -- I PREFACE -- Preface -- II INTRODUCTION -- Introduction -- III RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS -- Evaluation of the Fast Track Initiative for the Department of Defense SBIR Program Summary of Findings -- IV PAPERS -- Fast Track: Is It Speeding Commercialization...

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Welcome -- Symposium Introduction -- Opening Remarks -- Panel I History and Current Legislative Perspective on the SBIR Program -- Panel II Research Perspectives on the SBIR -- Panel III Case Studies -- Luncheon Address -- Panel IV Program...

LEARNING TO CHANGE -- Copyright -- Preface -- STUDY METHODOLOGY -- REPORT STRUCTURE -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES FOR SMALLER MANUFACTURING COMPANIES -- Barrier 1: Disproportionate Impact of Regulation -- Barrier 2: Lack of Awareness -- Barrier 3: Isolation --...

Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Manufacturing Supply Chains -- 3 Supply Chain Integration -- 4 Integration Process -- Capabilities of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprises 5 -- 6 Quality, Cost,...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Nuclear Cities Initiative: Interests of the Program -- Analysis of the Results of the Targeted Program for Promoting Employment for the Population of Minatom Closed Administrative-Territorial Zones for 1998-2000 -- Technobusiness in Russia's Atomic Cities...