| DoD | Commercial Sector |
| Buy one | Sell many |
| Long-term planning precludes quick reaction | Quick reaction to market forces |
| Limited market | Large market |
| Fixed profits | Large profit potential |
| Failures cost lives | Failures cost money |
Source: Nyberg, Karl presentation quoting Gensler, “The Defense Industry” .and Aharonian, Greg, “Microeconomic Definitions for Ada Summit”, 1994.
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