Problems Encountered in Implementing Design to a Cost in Major Air Force Weapon System Acquisition Programs

Abstract

Increasing pressure to reduce defense spending has encouraged new approaches to managing weapon system acquisition and ownership costs. The design to a cost concept is one of the newest approaches to cost reduction in DoD. Design to a cost is the process of controlling cost by treating an established cost target as a parameter of equal importance with system performance. Problems which have been identified as being caused by design to a cost fall in the categories of communication, culture, operation and applicability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0769912

Entities

People

  • Stephen A. Hamer

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Aerospace Industry
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft

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  • Systems Analysis and Design