A Strategy Balancing Act: The Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Acquisition

Abstract

This case study reviews the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison weapon system acquisition. It focuses on the program manager's acquisition strategy from program inception to termination and the balancing act he performed to accommodate the program's many variables. it examines the acquisition and business strategy, program schedules, contractor Interactions, and Congressional and user program support. It raises three important questions: (1) Should the Air Force have initiated the acquisition? (2) Could the Air Force have executed this program better? (3) Should the program manager have stopped this acquisition? An attached teaching note discusses how the critical variables impacted the program and presents an outline for case presentation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA262148

Entities

People

  • Terrence G. Crossey

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Manufacturing
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.