Component Breakout: An Analysis of Decisions
Abstract
This thesis examined and analyzed the component breakout decision process. The research revealed that the use of component breakout varies among the System Program Offices, and each office approaches the breakout decision process differently. Currently there is no standard method for estimating the savings, however, one available computer model could become a basis for standardizing breakout decisions. Often a non-breakout decision is made without identifying all relevant variables concerning the process. There is little guidance for the program offices for converting from contractor furnished equipment to Government furnished equipment. The documentation concerning the breakout process is sometimes fragmentary. Among the recommendations of this study was the need for a consistent method to calculate component breakout savings, and fully document the breakout decision. That would help organizations make sound breakout decisions and then the considerable savings produced by component breakout could be realized.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA201464
Entities
People
- Kelly V. Sherwin
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology