Business Base Analysis - The Missing Link
Abstract
Cost and financial analysis of defense contractors is not enough to determine if a company is capable of delivering a service or product at a fair and reasonable price. In today's environment we need to do more than just run the numbers to determine the best offer or to successfully complete a government contract. The business base analysis can provide valuable information to link other analyses and assure we are getting best value at an equitable cost. As the product mix of a company changes the indirect cost of their product will fluctuate. It is the anticipation of what per cent of their business will be government vs. commercial that can provide a more accurate estimate of the ultimate cost. A fair assessment of where the company sales volume is may assist in developing a more realistic cost estimate. Defense contractors are desperately trying to capture sales/revenues of any kind. This attempt to strengthen their markets in Foreign Military Sales and commercial products has a direct effect on cost analysis of future and existing defense contracts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA275656
Entities
People
- James M. Tobias
Organizations
- Tank-automotive and Armaments Command