Best Practices: Capturing Design and Manufacturing Knowledge Early Improves Acquisition Outcomes

Abstract

As you requested, this report examines how best practices offer improvements to the way the Department of Defense develops new weapon systems, primarily the design and manufacturing aspects of the acquisition process. It examines the attainment of design and manufacturing knowledge and its use at critical junctures to make decisions about weapon systems readiness to move forward in the acquisition process. We make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense for improvements to weapon system acquisition policy to better align design and manufacturing activities with best practices that have shown that the capture and use of key knowledge can result in better cost, schedule, and performance outcomes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2002
Accession Number
AD1176655

Entities

People

  • Adam Vodraska
  • Cheryl Andrew
  • Cristina Chaplain
  • Gary Middleton
  • Katherine V. Schinasi
  • Katrina Taylor
  • Matthew Lea
  • Michael Hazard
  • Michael Sullivan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures
  • Aircrafts
  • Best Practices
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Drawings
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Product Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Strategic Security Studies