Acquiring Affordable Weapons Systems.
Abstract
This project attempts to examine the approaches being taken to reduce the O and S cost implications of systems being acquired, and to examine the potential effectiveness of these approaches. The project was conducted by interviewing key people within OSD and the Services currently participating in outyear cost management, by researching recent available literature on the subject, and by integrating the results into a capsule summary and evaluation of current activities. A series of efforts are ongoing. New draft management directives have been prepared in OSD and the Services aimed at infusing affordability considerations more heavily throughout the acquisition process. O and S cost data banks are being constructed by the Services to provide weapon system and subsystem cost visibility. Innovative procurement procedures and affordability management techniques are being used successfully on some new system acquisitions. Considerably more effort is required before more affordable weapons systems become reality. This includes integration and increasing responsiveness of diverse organizational units, improvements in cost estimation, building of a suitably detailed cost data base, joint consideration of logistics support, manpower planning with design variables, and development of a more rigorous affordability discipline.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA042777
Entities
People
- Robert A. Singer
Organizations
- Defense Systems Management College