Methodology to Quantify the Potential Net Economic Consequences of Increased NATO Commonality, Standardization and Specialization. Volume I.

Abstract

This study defines and demonstrates interrelated methodologies for estimating the costs of cooperative NATO weapons systems production programs for (a) individual programs (the MICRO methodology) and (b) NATO Alliance member nations (the MACRO methodology). The MICRO methodology is based on standard cost estimating techniques and requires detailed input data concerning production factors. The MACRO methodology relies on production data from analogous industrial activities in combination with gross expected major system acquisitions to estimate gross economies available to the Alliance from utilization of least cost production option. Cost estimates derived by both MICRO and MACRO methodologies are for demonstration purposes only. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 13, 1978
Accession Number
ADA072348

Entities

People

  • Benjamin Klotz
  • David Greenwood
  • Keith Hartley
  • T. Arthur Smith
  • William Pettijohn

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Budgets
  • Cost Analysis
  • Defense Industry
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Systems
  • International Security
  • Investments
  • Manufacturing
  • Mass Production
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Equipment
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Tensile Strength
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Systems Analysis and Design