Weapon Systems Management: Product Support Managers' Perspectives on Factors Critical to Influencing Sustainment-Related Decisions
Abstract
The Department of Defense (DOD) spends billions of dollars each year on operating and support costs for weapon systems, and these costs have historically accounted for approximately 70 percent of a weapon systems total life-cycle cost. While the majority of operating and support costs are incurred after a weapon system has been produced and fielded, they result in part from program decisions made earlier in the acquisition processduring system developmentand are generally set before production begins. In 2009, as part of legislation aimed at improving the life-cycle management of major weapon systems, Congress required DOD to assign a product support manager (PSM) to each major weapon systemprogram.1 The principal responsibility of the PSM is to develop and implement support strategies for weapon systems that maintain readiness and control life-cycle costs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 12, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1154391
Entities
People
- Alma Pronove
- Cynthia Saunders
- Janine Prybyla
- Joanne Landesman
- Michael Silver
- Shahrzad Nikoo
- Thomas Gosling
- Yecenia Camarillo
- Zina D. Merritt