Readiness, Acquisition, and Design for Supportability - The Current State of the Supportability Analysis/Engineering Process in Product Acquisition and Root Cause of Why Gap Exists Between Policies and Practices

Abstract

Product support in the Operations and Sustainment Phase comprises the largest portion of the overall product life cycle cost. Much of what needs to be done earlier on in the product development cycle is well documented in Department of Defense policies, guidance, and procedures. However there is still difficulties and insufficiencies in the early integration of product support analysis and planning in the early phases of product development. Due to the recent rollout of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework and the inclusion of Middle Tier Acquisition framework, it requires the emphasis of product support planning and analysis earlier on, especially for the rapid prototyping and rapid fielding projects. This research paper seeks to examine the current state of product support activities and if it is found to be lacking, the root cause of the lack of execution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 2021
Accession Number
AD1143839

Entities

People

  • Chia W. Lee

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Product Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
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