Sources of Weapon System Cost Growth Analysis of 35 Major Defense Acquisition Programs

This analysis uses data from Selected Acquisition Reports to determine the causes of cost growth in 35 mature major defense acquisition programs. Four major sources of growth are identified: (1) errors in estimation and scheduling, (2) decisions by the government, (3) financial matters, and (4) misc...

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Main Authors Bolten, Joseph G, Leonard, Robert S, Arena, Mark V, Younossi, Obaid, Sollinger, Jerry M
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Santa Monica RAND Corporation 2008
RAND Corporation, The
RAND
Rand Corp
Edition1
Subjects
Acquisition and Technology
Armed Forces
Cost control
Costs
Dept. of Defense
Military engineering
National Security
Other technologies and applied sciences
Procurement
Research Areas
Technology
Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes
thema EDItEUR
United States
United States. Dept. of Defense
Weapons systems
United States
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Summary:This analysis uses data from Selected Acquisition Reports to determine the causes of cost growth in 35 mature major defense acquisition programs. Four major sources of growth are identified: (1) errors in estimation and scheduling, (2) decisions by the government, (3) financial matters, and (4) miscellaneous. The analysis shows that more than two-thirds of cost growth (measured as simple averages) is caused by decisions, most of which involve quantity changes, requirements growth, and schedule changes.
Bibliography:Available also in a print ed.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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ISBN:9780833042897
0833042890
9780833045249
0833045245
DOI:10.7249/MG670AF