The Packard Commission, a Financial Critique.
Abstract
This thesis evaluates the Packard Commission recommendation to use commercial integrated circuits in military application form an economic perspective. The research indicates that while the procurement cost of Qualified Products List (QPL) devices is higher than commercially procured devices, the reliability of QPL devices is significantly better vis-a-vis the commercial integrated circuit. The primary contributing factor in the high procurement costs appears to be a result of having to manufacture QPL integrated circuits in the continental United States, not because of excessive documentation as claimed by the semiconductor industry in general. Furthermore, utilization of the QPL process does not have a negative impact on the availability of integrated circuits. Rather, the availability of such circuits is increased.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA188214
Entities
People
- Michael P. Tryon
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School