The Application of the Computer Supported Network Analysis System (CSNAS) to Acquisition Management as Applied to the Precision Location Strike System (PLSS).
Abstract
Weapon system acquisition (WSA) is a lengthy and complicated process which is affected by numerous internal (Managerial) and external (environmental) considerations. A program manager must manage and balance these often conflicting requirements to ensure the program remains on track; but often decisions are made without full knowledge of the potential program impact. During the past 25 years, Department of Defense (DOD) weapon system acquisition program managers have used many networking tools to help them plan, schedule, track, control, and report the schedule progress of their programs. Because of the myriad of applications, no superstar network has emerged that could capture the DOD spotlight -- but recently, a new candidate, the Computer Supported Network Analysis System (CSNAS), has appeared. Because it is DOD-owned and operated, and because of its portability, it promises to provide unusual flexibility and versatility by attempting to standardize and modularize networking applications in DOD projects. This investigation evaluates the contribution CSNAS makes to the management of weapon system acquisition by applying it to an existing Aeronautical System Division (ASD) program -- the Precision Location Strike Systems (PLSS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA174619
Entities
People
- Cary Gray
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology