Concurrency in Systems Acquisition - A Case Study.

Abstract

The F-15 System Program Office (SPO) concurrently contracted for the development and initial production quantities for the -4 Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFT's) and associated bomb racks to be delivered with the F-15E aircraft. The study reviews the program history, contractual implementation problem identification, and corrective action. The study concludes that as a result of the F-15 SPO implementing the concurrent acquisition strategy the government saved valuable procurement time, achieved greater visibility into design/development costs, and was better prepared to resolve individual development problems associated with the CFT and bomb rack programs. Keywords: Air Force procurement. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA193812

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Mccleary

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Intakes
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Bomb Racks
  • Bombs
  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Identification
  • Program Management
  • Public Administration
  • Students
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering