ARE COST OVERRUNS A MILITARY-INDUSTRY-COMPLEX SPECIALTY,

Abstract

The document presents the view that in the design, procurement, and production of future goods, errors will always be made, whether in the purchase of new space vehicles for government use, the introduction of new power plants by privately owned electric companies, or the purchase of new office buildings and homes by private individuals. This has been the case since Roman times and can be expected to continue in the foreseeable future. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0703861

Entities

People

  • David Novick

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Cost Overruns
  • Costs
  • Governments
  • Office Buildings
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Library and Information Science
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space