The Weapon System Acquisition Process: Controlling Costs through Technology Management

Abstract

The major thesis of the paper is that through the management of technologies, better cost controls can be established for the acquisition process. The paper addresses the conception and development phases of the acquisition process and examines factors contributing to R+D costs, illustrates that technical difficulties lie at the root of many costs overruns, establishes a relationship between technology and cost estimates, discusses approaches to treating technology in cost estimates, and suggests some methods for controlling costs in the acquisition process. (Modified author abstract)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1972
Accession Number
AD0760876

Entities

People

  • Kenneth J. Sweeney

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Commerce
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Cost Overruns
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Governments
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Money
  • Radar
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design