The Cost of Defense Alternatives

Abstract

This article, used in the course for senior military off icers and civilian executives, develops the concept that cost is what one must give up to get what one wants. Additionally, the various uses of the myriad of costs in decision making and budgeting is discussed. Keywords: Cost, Present value, Decision making, Analysis, Budgeting, Programming, Cost estimates, Economic analysis, Life cycle costs, Planning programming budgeting, Resource management.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA196602

Entities

People

  • William C. Keller

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Budgets
  • Business Administration
  • Construction
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Investments
  • Military Budgets
  • Money
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Resource Management

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.