A Feasibility Study of Relating Surface Ship OPTAR (Operating Target) Obligation Patterns to Their Operating Schedules

Abstract

U.S. Navy surface ships receive their annual operating funds from their type commander in the form of an OPTAR (Operating Target). The ship's OPTAR can be viewed as the funding necessary to execute its annual budget. At present the type commander's budget office essentially uses a base plus incremental change budget process to allocate OPTAR. No attempt is made to allocate the OPTAR on the basis of when the funds are likely to be most needed. This thesis studies OPTAR spending patterns for two classes of Navy ships in the Pacific Fleet and attempts to quantify the relationship between employment and obligation. Regression analysis was used to generate a forecasting model. Based on the results of this analysis, a forecasting model was created that could accurately predict the spending requirements for these two classes of ships. The regression equations and comparison results are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA201026

Entities

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  • Craig D. Hanson
  • Kevin L. Kuker

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  • Naval Postgraduate School

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  • Ground and Sea Platforms

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  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Business Administration
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Delphi Method
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • United States

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