Cost Warrior Moneyball

Abstract

We could all learn a thing or two from the Oakland As general manager, Billy Beane, who took his team with a shoestring budget to the play-offs in 2002. The As spent $41 million on player salaries, compared with the New York Yankees, who spent more than $125 million. According to Michael Lewis Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Billys plan used performance metrics to select players, recruit an entire team, and compete against teams like the Yankees, who can afford practically any player they want.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1016089

Entities

People

  • Denise A. Little

Organizations

  • United States Marine Corps

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Commerce
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Cycles
  • Deployment
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Sustainment
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Game Theory.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.