Contractor Performance Measurement: Overrun Contracts with Selected Comments on Problems of Implementation of the C/SCSC

Abstract

The authors describe the present use of the performance baseline, and provide an alternative use that has limited acceptance at this time. They state that information based on original budget estimates, generated to meet government reporting requirements, is meaningful for only as long as the contractor continues to use internal budgets that sum to the original contract target cost. The essence of responsible decision-making is to base decisions on how well the contractor is performing to the most recent estimate rather than to the original (historical) budget.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0781516

Entities

People

  • Steven J. Caldwell
  • Terry L. Earhart

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Aerospace Industry
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Assembly
  • Budget Estimates
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Engineers
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Shipbuilding

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management