Finding Efficiencies in Joint Acquisitions (Concentration in Life Cycle Logistics)

Abstract

Department of Defense is finding itself executing more joint acquisition programs than ever before. Unfortunately, many programs (joint and single service component) are taking longer and costing more to acquire and sustain than originally forecasted. Areas exist within the DoD acquisition process that can be refined or changed to avoid potential issues that cause schedule, cost and operational capability impacts. It is important that the entire acquisition process be evaluated, however this paper will just look at efficiencies that can be related to the logistics and sustainment of the products being acquired. More than 60% of a system's costs are expended during the operation and sustainment of a product. Efficiencies implemented in doctrine, policy, training, and organizations will help to mitigate issues and risk earlier in a program's acquisition process will potentially avoid costly sustainment of a product during operational testing and when fielded to the warfighter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 2013
Accession Number
ADA601505

Entities

People

  • Heather C. Marshall

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design