Statistical analysis of US government supply chain contract breaches

Author's Biography

Kenneth David Strang is a globally recognised scholar with hundreds of scholarly publications and 37 years’ experience. Kenneth is a university emeritus professor having taught business administration, economics/statistics, management, marketing/consumer behaviour, human resource management, operations research, project management, organisational behaviour and supply chain management. Kenneth supervises PhD and doctoral students at several universities. He wrote a best-selling research methods textbook, along with papers in organisational analytics, learning style/culture and leadership, plus he was a contributor to the ISO/Project Management Body of Knowledge. Kenneth has a doctorate in project management (operations research), an MBA (strategic management), a BSBA (marketing), an AS (information technology) all with summa cum laude/honours. In addition, he is an internationally licensed project management professional (PMI, USA), a Fellow Life Management Institute with distinction (LOMA, USA), a certified network administrator (Novell, USA), a certified research professional and a certified supply chain specialist/certified procurement professional (IIPMR, USA). Kenneth has managed projects worth over US$8m, and has won many awards including a Behavior Energy Climate Change Fellowship from the American Council Energy Efficient Economy (funded by Stanford University, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and Morris Foundation), an Emerald Literati award, the Duke of Edinburgh community service medal, teaching awards and presidential citations. He is editor-in-chief of an academic journal and associate editor on others. He worked for organisations including University of Technology as a professor, Blue Cross as an analyst and IBM as a systems programmer/engineer. He regularly volunteers in the community to promote social good.

Maria Perez is a veteran in the US Navy, and a US Department of Defense Civilian Contracting Officer Representative/Project Management Analyst since 2011. She has over 20 years working in the corporate financial industry including bookkeeping and accounting operations. Maria is also an adjunct professor (since 2014), teaching finance to undergraduates at St. Leo University. She has an AS in accounting and business administration from Essex County College and a BS from Rutgers University with a major in criminal justice, and minors in accounting and business administration. She is certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt in financial services by Villanova University. Maria also has an MBA in finance from Capella University. She obtained the following certifications from the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA): Contracting Level I, Business/Financial Management Level I, Information Technology Acquisition Level II and Program Manager Level II. She is currently finishing a doctorate in programme management.