A Better Cost Estimating Tool: The Key to Not Going Over Budget

Abstract

Department of Defense weapons systems and program developments have received considerable unwanted attention, not because of innovative design issues, but rather, because rising costs concern those who control the money. In fact, cost overruns in some programs have pushed the price well beyond the original estimates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2008
Accession Number
AD1016400

Entities

People

  • Mike Young
  • Ted Markley

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Complex Systems
  • Cost Estimates
  • Cost Overruns
  • Costs
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Data
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Radar
  • Radio Frequency
  • Simulations
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis