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

Abstract

This Technical Report describes a methodology for examining potential cost savings to the NATO community through standardization and/or specialization in weapons systems procurement. The methodology is one of comparative cost analysis and specifically establishes procedures for comparing program costs for alternative weapon system buys under two or more competing procurement strategies. Five procurement strategies are considered. Four alternatives were defined prior to contract start and selected by the COTR. The Fifth, termed 'National Initiative,' was developed to provide a base case. Initial consideration of the problem posed showed that potential cost savings should be identified early in the development stage. This led to a decision to structure the methodology by major subsystems since conventional cost estimating techniques permit estimating based on performance characteristics, and these may be the only distinguishing features in the early development stage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 13, 1978
Accession Number
ADA072352

Entities

People

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Base Lines
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Databases
  • Elements
  • Engineering
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Production Engineering
  • Project Management
  • Quality Control
  • United States

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis