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Book Synopsis Problems Encountered in Implementing Design to a Cost in Major Air Force Weapon System Acquisition Programs by : Stephen A. Hamer
Download or read book Problems Encountered in Implementing Design to a Cost in Major Air Force Weapon System Acquisition Programs written by Stephen A. Hamer and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing pressure to reduce defense spending has encouraged new approaches to managing weapon system acquisition and ownership costs. The design to a cost concept is one of the newest approaches to cost reduction in DoD. Design to a cost is the process of controlling cost by treating an established cost target as a parameter of equal importance with system performance. Problems which have been identified as being caused by design to a cost fall in the categories of communication, culture, operation and applicability. (Modified author abstract).
Book Synopsis Problems Encountered in Implementing Design to Cost in Major Air Force Weapon System Acquisition Programs by : Stephen A. Hamer (MAJ, USAF.)
Download or read book Problems Encountered in Implementing Design to Cost in Major Air Force Weapon System Acquisition Programs written by Stephen A. Hamer (MAJ, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sources of Weapon System Cost Growth by : Joseph George Bolten
Download or read book Sources of Weapon System Cost Growth written by Joseph George Bolten and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous studies have shown that the Department of Defense (DoD) and the military departments have historically underestimated the cost of new weapon systems. Quantifying cost growth is important, but the larger issue is why cost growth occurs. To address that issue, this analysis uses data from Selected Acquisition Reports to examine 35 mature, but not necessarily complete, major defense acquisition programs similar to the type and complexity of those typically managed by the Air Force. The programs are first examined as a complete set, then Air Force and non-Air Force programs are analyzed separately to determine whether the causes of cost growth in the two groups differ. Four major sources of cost growth were identified: (1) errors in estimation and scheduling, (2) decisions made by the government, (3) financial matters, and (4) miscellaneous sources. Total (development plus procurement) cost growth, when measured as simple averages among the program set, is dominated by decisions, which account for more than two-thirds of the growth. Most decisions-related cost growth involves quantity changes (22 percent), requirements growth (13 percent), and schedule changes (9 percent). Cost estimation (10 percent) is the only large contributor in the errors category. Less than 4 percent of the overall cost growth is due to financial and miscellaneous causes. Because decisions involving changes in requirements, quantities, and production schedules dominate cost growth, program managers, service leadership, and Congress should look for ways to reduce changes in these areas.
Book Synopsis Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisition Programs by : National Research Council
Download or read book Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisition Programs written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-07-29 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DOD) spends over $300 billion each year to develop, produce, field and sustain weapons systems (the U.S. Air Force over $100 billion per year). DOD and Air Force acquisitions programs often experience large cost overruns and schedule delays leading to a loss in confidence in the defense acquisition system and the people who work in it. Part of the DOD and Air Force response to these problems has been to increase the number of program and technical reviews that acquisition programs must undergo. This book looks specifically at the reviews that U.S. Air Force acquisition programs are required to undergo and poses a key question: Can changes in the number, content, or sequence of reviews help Air Force program managers more successfully execute their programs? This book concludes that, unless they do it better than they are now, Air Force and DOD attempts to address poor acquisition program performance with additional reviews will fail. This book makes five recommendations that together form a gold standard for conduct of reviews and if implemented and rigorously managed by Air Force and DOD acquisition executives can increase review effectiveness and efficiency. The bottom line is to help program managers successfully execute their programs.
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309449030 Total Pages :83 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (94 download)
Book Synopsis Owning the Technical Baseline for Acquisition Programs in the U.S. Air Force by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Owning the Technical Baseline for Acquisition Programs in the U.S. Air Force written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there are examples of successful weapon systems acquisition programs within the U.S. Air Force (USAF), many of the programs are still incurring cost growth, schedule delays, and performance problems. The USAF now faces serious challenges in acquiring and maintaining its weapons systems as it strives to maintain its current programs; add new capabilities to counter evolving threats; and reduce its overall program expenditures. Owning the technical baseline is a critical component of the Air Force's ability to regain and maintain acquisition excellence. Owning the technical baseline allows the government acquisition team to manage and respond knowledgeably and effectively to systems development, operations, and execution, thereby avoiding technical and other programmatic barriers to mission success. Additionally, owning the technical baseline ensures that government personnel understand the user requirements, why a particular design and its various features have been selected over competing designs, and what the options are to pursue alternative paths to the final product given unanticipated cost, schedule, and performance challenges. Owning the Technical Baseline for Acquisition Programs in the U.S. Air Force discusses the strategic value to the Air Force of owning the technical baseline and the risk of not owning it and highlights key aspects of how agencies other than the Air Force own the technical baseline for their acquisition programs. This report identifies specific barriers to owning the technical baseline for the Air Force and makes recommendations to help guide the Air Force in overcoming those barriers.
Book Synopsis Weapons Acquisition: DoD Should Strengthen Policies for Assessing Technical Data Needs to Support Weapon Systems by :
Download or read book Weapons Acquisition: DoD Should Strengthen Policies for Assessing Technical Data Needs to Support Weapon Systems written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Army and the Air Force have encountered limitations in their sustainment plans for some fielded weapon systems because they lacked needed technical data rights. The lack of technical data rights has limited the services flexibility to make changes to sustainment plans that are aimed at achieving cost savings and meeting legislative requirements regarding depot maintenance capabilities. During our review we identified seven Army and Air Force weapon system programs where these military services encountered limitations in implementing revisions to sustainment plans C-17 aircraft, F-22 aircraft, C-130J aircraft, Up-armored High- Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), Stryker family of vehicles, Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, and M4 carbine. Although the circumstances surrounding each case were unique, earlier decisions made on technical data rights during system acquisition were cited as a primary reason for the limitations subsequently encountered. As a result of the limitations encountered due to the lack of technical data rights, the services had to alter their plans for developing maintenance capability at public depots, new sources of supply to increase production, or competitive offers for the acquisition of spare parts and components to reduce sustainment costs. For example, the Air Force identified a need to develop a capability to perform maintenance on the C-17 at government depots but lacked the requisite technical data rights. Consequently, the Air Force is seeking to form partnerships with C-17 subvendors to develop its depot maintenance capability. Its efforts to form these partnerships have had mixed results, according to Air Force officials, because some sub-vendors have declined to provide the needed technical data.
Book Synopsis Price-based Acquisition by : Mark A. Lorell
Download or read book Price-based Acquisition written by Mark A. Lorell and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2005 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents findings from a research study conducted by RAND Project AIR FORCE, a division of the RAND Corporation, to examine the effects of using price-based acquisition (PBA) approaches for the development and production of major Air Force weapon systems, subsystems, and other military-unique articles. Typically in these cases, the cost-based acquisition (CBA) approach is used-i.e., the price to develop and produce such an article is based on cost data that the government requires the contractor to provide. Critics of this traditional, CBA method see it as imposing heavy regulatory burdens on the government and the contractor and tending to discourage potential non-defense contractors from competing for government contracts, thus reducing competition and quality and increasing cost.
Book Synopsis Application of Design-to-cost Concept to Major Weapon System Acquisitions by : United States. General Accounting Office
Download or read book Application of Design-to-cost Concept to Major Weapon System Acquisitions written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Evaluation of U.S. Air Force Preacquisition Technology Development by : National Research Council
Download or read book Evaluation of U.S. Air Force Preacquisition Technology Development written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the days of biplanes and open cockpits, the air forces of the United States have relied on the mastery of technology. From design to operation, a project can stretch to 20 years and more, with continuous increases in cost. Much of the delay and cost growth afflicting modern United States Air Force (USAF) programs is rooted in the incorporation of advanced technology into major systems acquisition. Leaders in the Air Force responsible for science and technology and acquisition are trying to determine the optimal way to utilize existing policies, processes, and resources to properly document and execute pre-program of record technology development efforts, including opportunities to facilitate the rapid acquisition of revolutionary capabilities and the more deliberate acquisition of evolutionary capabilities. Evaluation of U.S. Air Force Preacquisition Technology Development responds to this need with an examination of the current state of Air Force technology development and the environment in which technology is acquired. The book considers best practices from both government and industry to distill appropriate recommendations that can be implemented within the USAF.
Book Synopsis Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisition Programs by : National Research Council
Download or read book Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisition Programs written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-06-29 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DOD) spends over $300 billion each year to develop, produce, field and sustain weapons systems (the U.S. Air Force over $100 billion per year). DOD and Air Force acquisitions programs often experience large cost overruns and schedule delays leading to a loss in confidence in the defense acquisition system and the people who work in it. Part of the DOD and Air Force response to these problems has been to increase the number of program and technical reviews that acquisition programs must undergo. This book looks specifically at the reviews that U.S. Air Force acquisition programs are required to undergo and poses a key question: Can changes in the number, content, or sequence of reviews help Air Force program managers more successfully execute their programs? This book concludes that, unless they do it better than they are now, Air Force and DOD attempts to address poor acquisition program performance with additional reviews will fail. This book makes five recommendations that together form a gold standard for conduct of reviews and if implemented and rigorously managed by Air Force and DOD acquisition executives can increase review effectiveness and efficiency. The bottom line is to help program managers successfully execute their programs.
Book Synopsis NASA SP-7500 by : United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Download or read book NASA SP-7500 written by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Management written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Strategy to Improve the Early Production Phase in Air Force Acquisition Programs by : Allen D. Lee
Download or read book A Strategy to Improve the Early Production Phase in Air Force Acquisition Programs written by Allen D. Lee and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many new major weapon systems enter production with immature designs that provide less effectiveness and generate higher maintenance costs than anticipated. In the long-run, the military must either accept reduced effectiveness and higher costs or mature the design through design modifications. One proposed approach for providing mature systems in a cost-effective manner recommends (1) extending the initial, low rate production phase, (2) intensifying early testing and operations, and (3) using test and operating data quickly to develop design modifications. This dissertations investigates the characteristics of such a approach, the conditions which favor its application, and the potential costs and benefits of applying the approach in the Air Force context. Additional keywords: Life cycle costs; C-5A aircraft; F-11 aircraft; Cargo aircraft; F-15 aircraft; and Aircraft models.
Book Synopsis Defense Acquisitions by : Michael J. Sullivan
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by Michael J. Sullivan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For several decades, Congress and the DoD have explored ways to improve the acquisition of major weapon systems, yet program outcomes and their underlying causes have proven resistant to change. Last year, the cumulative cost growth in DoD's portfolio of major programs was $296 billion. The opportunity to achieve meaningful improvements may now be at hand with the recent intro. of major reforms to the acquisition process. This report focuses on: (1) identifying weapon programs that are achieving good outcomes; (2) the factors that enable some programs to succeed; and (3) lessons to be learned from these programs to guide implementation of recent reforms. This report conducted case study reviews of five programs. Charts and tables.
Book Synopsis The Use of Cost, Schedule, and Performance in the Implementation of Defense Acquisition Initiatives by : Daniel Joseph Visosky
Download or read book The Use of Cost, Schedule, and Performance in the Implementation of Defense Acquisition Initiatives written by Daniel Joseph Visosky and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past 20 years, there have been no fewer than five major acquisition reform initiatives in the United States Air Force. Two of these initiatives, Open Systems Architecture and Middle Tier Acquisitions Rapid Prototyping, stand to change the way the Air Force acquires and engineers weapon systems due to their potential impact on Cost, Schedule, and Performance. Because of this impact, can analysis measure the effect of reform initiatives on acquisition programs and identify future combinations of initiatives to maximize benefit for the Air Force? This research analyzed the acquisition program outcomes before and after the implementation of a reform initiative utilizing the following variables: cost, schedule, performance, ease of use, and difficulty to implement. A tradespace analysis of the variables was then conducted to show how policymakers could theoretically make informed decisions on how best to implement, modify, or combine these initiatives. As the basis for research, quantitative data would be ideal for performing this analysis; however, the ability to gather this type of data before reform initiative implementation was not possible for this thesis. Due to this lack of data, qualitative information (survey techniques, and the documented purposes of the reform initiative), as well as model-based parametric analysis, were used. The research shows that, while it is possible to analyze a reform initiative utilizing this method, decision-makers should be cognizant that there are limitations to this type of predictive modeling; as such, the USAF should continue to thoroughly analyze initiatives before implementation, perform surveys through “policy gaming” when possible, ensure initiatives are not counter to each other and consider combining reform initiatives in the future.
Book Synopsis Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports by :
Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.
Book Synopsis Cost Growth in Weapon Systems by : Neil M. Singer
Download or read book Cost Growth in Weapon Systems written by Neil M. Singer and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
