Improving Cost Estimating and Analysis in DoD and NASA.

Abstract

The procurement research was based on the assumption that one of the principal keys to improving the process is understanding how original government cost estimates are produced. This is the point where fact and fiction must be separated in time to affect the decision-making process. The research questions were oriented to examine the current approaches, attitudes, and preferences of managers and practitioners of cost estimating and cost analysis within the Department of Defense (DD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0738983

Entities

People

  • Bruce N. Baker

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aeronautics
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Procurement

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Educational Psychology

Technology Areas

  • Space