Analytical Tools for Affordability Analysis

Abstract

Beginning with the Better Buying Power initiatives, the military components have been required to perform full life-cycle portfolio-level affordability analyses with respect to major defense acquisition programs at key milestones. Prior to this, there was no formal requirement to reconcile program acquisition baselines with resource forecasts beyond the five years of the Future Years Defense Program. This paper discusses the analytical challenges associated with Affordability Analysis and describes methods and tools that the Institute for Defense Analyses is developing to address these challenges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2015
Accession Number
ADA623150

Entities

People

  • David F Tate

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Investments
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Military Acquisition
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Procurement
  • Production Rate
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis