MILITARY SYSTEMS COST ANALYSIS (A SUMMARY LECTURE FOR THE AFSC COST ANALYSIS COURSE),

Abstract

In this memorandum, cost analysis refers to the determination of the probable economic resource impact of future Air Force weapon and support systems. Five major aspects of cost analysis are stressed: understanding the problem or context in which the cost estimates are to be used, assembling the basic data, deriving costestimating relationships, using these relationships to make an estimate, and presenting the results. Both hardware and non-hardware system cost components are discussed, and the sensitivity of total system cost to variations in the cost and characteristics of these components is considered. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1962
Accession Number
AD0459444

Entities

People

  • G. H. Fisher

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Theoretical Analysis.