Managing Total Acquisition Time: A New Priority for Major Weapon Systems.

Abstract

The report analyzes the background and evolutionary changes that led to the current weapons acquisition management environment that emphasizes cost controls over all other management controls. The resulting lack of emphasis on time has brought about significant increases in total acquisition time for major systems. Specific causes of increased acquisition time have been lengthy decision processes, contracting procedures and other indirect factors such as economic conditions and multinational considerations. Current conditions of rapidly advancing state of the art and improving enemy capabilities point out the need for reduced, not increased, acquisition time, from inception to operational capability. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA043164

Entities

People

  • James B. Lincoln

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Contracts
  • Defense Industry
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Lead Time
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Program Management
  • Systems Management
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design