The Message Processing and Distribution System Development.

Abstract

This thesis provides a critical analysis of the Navy's Message Processing and Distribution System (MPDS) development. A historical approach is used in presenting the system's life cycle development beginning with the planning phase and ending with the integrated logistic support phase. Several maintenance problems which occurred after the system was accepted for Fleet use were examined to determine if they resulted from errors in the acquisition process. The underlying intent of the thesis is to use the MPDS to examine the critical decision points of the acquisition process and offer constructive recommendations for avoiding the problems which hindered the successful development of this system. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA104585

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Lee Whitten

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Message Processing
  • Navy
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Reliability
  • Ships
  • Standards
  • Uss Nimitz

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