Handbook for the Implementation of the Design to Cost Concept
Abstract
This report documents various models and methodologies in the form of a practical handbook of management tools. These management tools provide a system Program Manager with the means to do the following on a day-by-day basis: (1) Evaluate current system progress; (2) Identify problem areas associated with various subsystems where corrective actions or additional subsystem options are required; (3) Identify subsystems for which a reduction in performance has a small effect on total system performance and investigate if these subsystems can be replaced by lower cost subsystems with the cost savings invested more effectively in the improvement of other more critical subsystems; (4) Select the combination of subsystem options yielding the maximum total system performance achievable at the Design to Cost goal, i.e., optimal allocation of resources; and (5) Evaluate the effect of any proposed change in system design and its impact on Design to Cost goals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA013802
Entities
People
- Richard H. Anderson
- Thomas E. Dixon