A Study of the Comparability of Naval Activity Motor Vehicle Costs

Abstract

This thesis reports on a study conducted to determine the feasibility of using a sampling technique within the Department of the Navy to compare in- house motor vehicle costs with the costs that would be incurred were the General Services Administration or a civilian fleet management contractor employed to meet the Navy's motor vehicle needs. Such cost comparison studies are required by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99- 272). The doubtful quality and wide dispersal in the available data on Naval activity in-house costs made it impossible to determine if costs are sufficiently similar between activities to justify the use of a sampling technique. It was recommended that the Navy remain watchful through the cost study process for indications that sampling may still be a viable technique. Additionally, it was recommended that the costs reporting system be improved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA268900

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People

  • Gregory S. Simmons

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Business Administration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Passenger Vehicles
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Vehicles

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Regression Analysis.