Systems Analysis Directorate. Activities Summary, May 1977

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the Engineering in Direct Support of Production (EDSP) costs from FY 74 through FY7T for selected items and to provide a basis for comparing and predicting future costs for budget planning. A review of six items showed that the average percent of the total program costs represented by the EDSP charges ranged from 1.78% for the 5.56mm cartridge to 10.42% for the M8 alarm series. Total EDSP charges for these six items represented 2.10% of total program costs. The sample size was too small and time period represented too short to identify commonalities in these EDSP costs that might be used for predicting. The recommendation was made that a standard 3% for EDSP for each end item be included in the budget. Significant deviations would have to be fully justified on an exception basis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA057810

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Budget Estimates
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Commonality
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • End Items
  • Engineering
  • Malfunctions
  • Management Engineering
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Production Engineering
  • Standards
  • Systems Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Analytical Mechanics
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis