A Survey of Management Trade-Offs through the Ship Acquisition Life Cycle.

Abstract

The study surveys the performance, cost, and schedule trade-off process during the ship acquisition cycle, from identification of the need to delivery of the ship. The dialogue between the ship user and the ship producer to develop the ship system requirements and translate the need into a ship which meets the user's requirements is discussed. The survey investigates the trade-off techniques used by many of the individuals within the ship project offices of the Naval Ships Systems Command. As a result of investigating how these individuals attempt to optimize the variables of performance, cost, and schedule, some conclusions are drawn and recommendations made for future consideration in the ship acquisition process.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA001297

Entities

People

  • Jerrold Jay Negin
  • Robert Ellis Wright

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Cycles
  • Identification
  • Life Cycles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design