Reliability Improvement Warranties: Government Benefits, Contractor Risks.

Abstract

Reliability Improvement Warranties illustrate a new contractual technique for improving reliability by providing a strong monetary incentive to the contractor. This incentive, however, also places additional monetary risk on the contractor. Industry has expressed mounting concerns over this risk. This thesis contains an examination of the relationship between government benefits and contractor risk. Existing and proposed RIW contracts are evaluated in regard to the type of equipment under warranty, the use of exclusions, penalties for non-compliance, and RIW price. The results of the analysis illustrate how RIW is being used by the government. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA043166

Entities

People

  • Roland Franz Habicht

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Cycles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Governments
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Radar Beacons
  • Reliability
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Economics
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.