Research - Reports by Industry

Our ongoing research on underserved business situations across many industries has resulted in numerous studies exploring the increasing role of the diverse businesses in the supply chain and the economic trends impacting minority- and women-owned businesses.

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Aerospace and Defense Reports

Manufacturing Technical Assistance Production Program (MTAPP) Research Study Update 2006, Identifying areas of supply needs within the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense supply chain >> download

MTAPP Position Papers 2006/Small Business Support of Air Force and Department of Defense Needs:

• Small Business RFID Strategies
  
• Small Business Opportunities in the Robotics Value Chain
  
• Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Defeat Efforts and Potential Small Business Role
  
• Weapon Systems Battery Requirements
  
• Becoming an Agile Small Business Manufacturer – A New Approach to Support the Dynamic Needs of the Air Force Supply Chain
  
• Positioning Your Small Business for Future Combat Systems Opportunities
  
• Addressing Critical Supply Chain Needs: Kitting of Spare Parts
  
• Small Business Reverse Engineering Opportunities and Requirements

Identify Supply Chain Opportunities for Small Businesses (released in 2004) >> download

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Automotive Industry Reports

• Minority Business Development: Economic Value and Benefits >> download
  
• The Growth Opportunities for Minority Suppliers in the Automotive Industry (released in 2000) >> download
  
• The Insights to Creating Larger Minority-Owned Businesses in the Automotive Industry (released in 2000) >> download
  
• Growth Opportunities for Minority-Owned Business (released in 2001) >> download

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Energy and Utilities Reports

• Minority Business Development: Economic Value and Benefits >> download
  
• Growth Opportunities for Minority-Owned Businesses (released in 2001) >> download

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Multicultural Opportunities Reports

• Defining a Strategy for Minority Advancement in the New Millennium, a report prepared for the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth >> download
  
• Aspirations of Minority Businesses >> download
  
• Excerpts from a book titled – Multicultural Marketing: Selling to the New America by Alfred L. Schreiber (published in 2000) >> download

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Telecommunications Industry Reports

• Industry Study on Sustainable Development of Minority, Women, and Disabled Veterans Business Enterprises (released in 2003) >> download
  
• Minority Business Development: Economic Value and Benefits >> download
  
• Growth Opportunities for Minority-Owned Businesses >> download
  
• The Insights to Creating Larger Minority-Owned Businesses in the Telecommunication (released in 2000) >> download