A Quantitative Examination of Cost-Quantity Relationships, Competition during Reprocurement, and Military versus Commercial Prices for Three Types of Vehicles. Volume I. Executive Summary.

Abstract

The report presents the results of the study which was divided into the following three interrelated subtasks: (1) An analytical and empirical examination of cost-quantity relationships with the objective of laying the framework for other parts of the study and attempting to identify factors other than cumulative units that might be incorporated in the progress curve; (2) an examination of competitive procurements with the objective of examining quantitatively the effect of competition on selling price; and (3) a comparison of prices paid for similar military and commercial equipment with the objective of testing quantitatively the hypothesis that commercial procurement practices are superior to military procurement practices and that, as a result, commercial equipment costs less than similar military equipment. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0778612

Entities

People

  • Debbie Bennett
  • Elliot Wetzler
  • Morris Zusman
  • Norman Asher
  • Selmer Gustaves.

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Commercial Equipment
  • Competition
  • Executives
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Procurement
  • Procurement

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design