Simulation-based Decision Support for Acquisition Policy and Process Design: The Effect of System and Enterprise Characteristics on Acquisition Outcomes

Abstract

Effective acquisition programs, in terms of cost and capability outcomes, are increasingly important in today's cost-constrained environments. Thus, it is important to have effective decision support for acquisition policy and process design. This paper discusses a simulation-based approach for decision support that facilitates analysis of the effect of system and acquisition enterprise characteristics on acquisition outcomes for different policy and process alternatives (e.g., traditional vs. evolutionary). The particular characteristics studied are system modularity and production quantity, plus enterprise architecture and risk characteristics (i.e. mission risk). The modeling approach and results to date are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 2009
Accession Number
ADA528101

Entities

People

  • Bill Rouse
  • Doug Bodner
  • Rob Smith

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Complex Systems
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineers
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Production
  • Simulations
  • Systems Engineering

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  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design