Defense Science Board 1986 Summer Study: Use of Commercial Components in Military Equipment

Abstract

Following the Packard Commission recommendations to increase the use of commercial equipment for military needs, this DSB summer study panel was asked by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and performance trade-offs involved in doing so and to recommend specific ways to accomplish it. This was to include: past program comparisons of mil-spec vs. commercial; potential risks such as logistics issues, data rights etc.; identification of impediments to commercial acquisition; and specific recommendations for action. It was quickly determined that this issue could not be addressed without also looking at the differences between how commercial items are bought, and how defense equipment is specified and purchased. This determination resulted in the expansion of our charter to consider both commercial products and commercial practices, and their strong inter-relationship.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180338

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  • Defense Science Board

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  • Advanced Electronics

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  • Acquisition
  • Commerce
  • Commercial Equipment
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Data Rights
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Military Equipment
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procurement
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Standards

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Industrial Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design