A Parametric Costing Model for Flight Simulator Acquisition.

Abstract

The acquisition of flight simulators has been plagued by cost growth difficulties arising from poor initial cost estimates. A parametric costing model for simulator acquisition was perceived as a tool which could provide required cost estimates early in the acquisition process. This research effort utilized multiple regression analysis to formulate a parametric costing model or cost estimating relationship (CER) for specific application to flight simulator acquisition. A significant relationship was found to exist between cost and several system characteristics. This relationship was validated through various statistical tests and enabled model formulation. The research indicated that continuing collection and utilization of CER data would provide for further refinement of the parametric costing model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032326

Entities

People

  • Gerald L. Yarger
  • Milton C. Ross

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Flight Simulators
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science
  • Regression Analysis
  • Simulators
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Tests
  • Students
  • Training
  • Training Devices

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Economics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis