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UNINA9910220104803321 |
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Sources of weapon system cost growth : analysis of 35 major defense acquisition programs / / Joseph G. Bolten ... [et al.] |
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Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-73655-4 |
9786611736552 |
0-8330-4524-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxv, 90 pages) : illustrations |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BoltenJ. G <1944-> (Joseph George) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military engineering |
United States Armed Forces Weapons systems Costs |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-90). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; Background; Objective of This Study; Organization of This Report; CHAPTER TWO Study Approach; Selection of Programs for Analysis; Selected Acquisition Reports; Classifying Cost-Growth Variances; Problems in Interpreting SAR Cost-Variance Data; Analysis of Programs; Cost-Variance Categories; Mapping of SAR Variance Categories; Problems in Categorizing Cost Growth; CHAPTER THREE Cost Growth in Selected Programs; Presentation of Data; Multiservice Program Sample |
Comparison of Cost Growth in Air Force and Non-Air Force Programs Total Cost Growth, by Type of Program; CHAPTER FOUR Summary and Recommendations; Cost-Allocation Challenges; Results of This Analysis; Where Should Air Force Decisionmakers Direct Their Focus?; Future Research; APPENDIX A Cost Growth of Individual Programs; APPENDIX B Weighted Cost Growth; APPENDIX C Trigger Events; APPENDIX D OSD Guidance and Definitions of the SAR Cost-Variance Categories; Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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