An Analysis of the 'Electric FYDP' Force Costing Model.

Abstract

Analysis of the Electric FYDP force costing model's ability to estimate alternative force structure costs is presented and related to the current Department of Defense planning, programming, and budgeting system. The Electric FYDP cost model is described in economic and mathematical terms. An analysis of the model's workability, as defined by Michio Hatanaka, in modeling a military service economy for use in force cost prediction and force cost analysis is presented. The problems in estimating the parameters of the Electric FYDP ARE DISCUSSED AND CURRENT PARAMETER ESTIMATION PROCEDURES ARE APPRAISED. Preliminary sensitivity analysis is performed. The conceptual use of estimates of force cost variance in scheduling procurement of future weapons systems with a binding budgetary constraint is discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0721542

Entities

People

  • George Leon Moses

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Computer Programming
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Models
  • Costs
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Management Engineering
  • Management Planning And Control
  • Procurement
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Sensitivity

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Systems Analysis and Design