Obtaining life-cycle cost-effective facilities in the Department of Defense / / Constantine Samaras [et al.] |
Autore | Samaras Constantine |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 59 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Disciplina | 355.7068/1 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HaddadAbigail
GrammichClifford A <1963-> (Clifford Anthony) WebbKatharine Watkins |
Soggetto topico | Defense contracts - United States - Cost effectiveness |
ISBN |
0-8330-8002-4
0-8330-8000-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Legislative Background on Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Military Construction; Study Motivation and Research Approach; Outline of This Report; CHAPTER TWO: The DoD Facility Development, Construction, and Operating Process and Barriers to Life-Cycle Cost-Effectiveness; Incentives and Barriers to Life-Cycle Cost-Effectiveness at Each Step of the Military Construction Process; Step 1: Project Need Identified and Preliminary Justification
Step 2: Economic Analysis and DD Form 1391 Completed Step 3: Regional, Service-Level, and OSD Project Ranking; Step 4: OMB Evaluation; Step 5: Congressional Evaluation and Approval; Step 6: Request for Proposal Preparation and Evaluation; Step 7: Design and Construction; Step 8: O&M and Decommissioning; CHAPTER THREE: The Role of Building Codes in Determining Construction Material; The Role of the International Building Code and Building Types; CHAPTER FOUR: Trade-Offs Between Annual O&M Costs and Initial Capital Costs; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusions and Observations DoD is Currently Incorporating Life-Cycle Costing in Many Aspects of the MILCON Process Challenges in Obtaining Life-Cycle Cost-Effective Facilities; Observations and Potential Improvements; Appendixes; A. RAND Interview Protocol Used in this Research; B. Navy MILCON Team Planning and Programming Process Diagram; C. Sample U.S. Army DD Form 1391; Bibliography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220123703321 |
Samaras Constantine | ||
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Overseas basing of U.S. military forces : an assessment of relative costs and strategic benefits / / Michael J. Lostumbo ... [et al.] |
Autore | Lostumbo Michael |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (483 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.7068/1 |
Soggetto topico | Military bases, American - Costs |
ISBN |
0-8330-7916-6
0-8330-7915-8 0-8330-7917-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Purpose; Approach; Brief History of the U.S. Global Posture; The Current U.S. Global Posture; European Command; Central Command; Pacific Command; Africa Command; Southern Command; How This Report Is Organized; CHAPTER TWO: Strategic Considerations: Benefits of Overseas Posture to Contingency Response; Force Types and Implications for Deployment and Presence; Force Requirements and Deployment Considerations for Major Combat Operations
En Route Infrastructure and Capabilities; Deployment by Air and Sea; Small-Scale Contingency Deployment Analysis; Notional Scenarios for Analysis; Force Packages; Deployment Modeling Results; Direct Operational Support; Operational Support Considerations; Assessing the Ability to Provide Operational Support to Contingencies; Implications for Posture; CHAPTER THREE: Strategic Considerations: Benefits of Overseas Posture for Deterrence and Assurance; The Role of Foreign Posture in Deterring Potential Foes; Deterrence Ideas and Practice; The Adversary Gets a Vote; Assuring Allies Aligning Interests; Implications for Posture; CHAPTER FOUR: Strategic Considerations: Benefits of Overseas Posture for Security Cooperation; Does Overseas Basing Provide Cost Advantages for Security Cooperation?; Does Overseas Basing Improve Partner Willingness to Deploy Forces?; Does Overseas Basing Provide Benefits for Partner Capability Development?; Does Overseas Basing Provide Training Advantages for U.S. Forces?; How Do Rotational Forces Change U.S. Military Strategies for Security Cooperation; Implications for Posture; CHAPTER FIVE: Risks to Investing in Facilities Overseas Political Risks to Access; Risks to Peacetime Access: Where Are U.S. Bases at Risk?; Contingency Access; Changing Operational Risks to Posture; Assessing Violent Extremist Risks to Posture; Implications for Posture; CHAPTER SIX: Installation Conditions; Data on Installation Conditions; Findings on Installation Conditions; Implications of Findings on Installation Quality for Postures; CHAPTER SEVEN: Host-Nation Support and U.S. Payments to Other Countries; Terminology and Data Sources; Definitions of Host-Nation Support, U.S. Payments, and Related Concepts Sources of Data on Host-Nation Support and U.S. Payments; Lessons from Historical Data; Analysis of Contemporary Data on Host-Nation Support and U.S. Payments; Host Nations' Contributions to the United States; U.S. Payments to Other Countries; Treatment of Bilateral Flows in Posture Analysis; NATO Security Investment Program Contributions; Host-Nation Support Data Collection in the Future; Implications of Findings on Host-Nation Support and U.S. Payments for Postures; CHAPTER EIGHT: Relative Costs of Overseas Basing and Rotational Presence; Introduction to Cost Analysis; Definitions of Terms Approach to Overall Cost Analysis: Constructing Cost Models |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220096403321 |
Lostumbo Michael | ||
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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