Cost-Driver Analysis for Computerized Production Process Planning.

Abstract

This report describes the work done by Battelle's Columbus Laboratories (BCL) for the U.S. Army Missile Research and Development Command (MIRADCOM) to develop a methodology for examining missile manufacturing costs, cost drivers in manufacture, and future missile MANTECH programs from the standpoint of best ROI of funds. This objective has been met through the development of a missile parts classification system (MPCS) which provides a methodology for examining cost drivers in missile manufacture plus a variety of other interactive possibilities achievable through the availability of cost information at the discrete part level. As devised, this methodology will accommodate both present as well as future missile systems. In other words, the methodology is designed such that as new technologies develop, the system is sufficiently flexible to accommodate these changes. Data would be stored and retrieved from a computer to allow general comparisons of costs which will identify cost drivers, MANTECH projects with high ROI, and estimates of future missile costs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 20, 1979
Accession Number
ADA074054

Entities

People

  • Bryan R. Noton
  • Terrance E. Hill
  • Thomas G. Byrer

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Chemistry
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Displays
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Fabrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Weapon Control

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering