01178nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002700052653002500079653001000104653002100114100002100135700002100156700001800177245009900195300001200294490000700306520065900313       2009                            d  c200910aacquisition management10aarchitectural models10aDODAF10aForce Management1 aAleksandar Dimov1 aGueorgui Stankov1 aTodor Tagarev00aUsing Architectural Models to Identify Opportunities for Improvement of Acquisition Management  a188-2030 v233 a<p>The article presents a model of the processes of one of the Bulgarian force-management subsystems – the acquisition system. The modeling approach adopted is architecture-oriented, which means that the processes are represented ac­cording to their sub-processes or phases and activities and the connections in terms of information exchanged between them. The modeling framework selected for this purpose is the widely accepted in NATO and partner countries DODAF (Depart­ment of Defense Modeling Framework). The authors provide a brief discussion of the model and some recommendations for improvement of the process of acquisi­tion management.</p>