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" An overview of acquisition reform cost savings estimates / "
Mark Lorell, John C. Graser.
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967018
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b721388
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Lorell, Mark A.,1947-
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An overview of acquisition reform cost savings estimates /\ Mark Lorell, John C. Graser.
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Santa Monica, CA :: Rand,, ©2001.
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[MR/Rand Corporation ;; MR-1329-AF
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xxxvii, 142 pages ;; 23 cm.
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0833030183
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: 9780833030184
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"MR-1329."
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"Prepared for the United States Air Force, Project Air Force."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142).
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Ch. 1. Introduction and Acquisition Reform Measures Taxonomy -- Ch. 2. DoD Regulatory and Oversight Compliance Cost Premium -- Defining the Regulatory and Oversight Compliance Cost Premium -- The Coopers & Lybrand Study -- Early Results of DoD Initiatives to Reduce the DoD Regulatory and Oversight Burden -- Early Non-DoD Assessments of Overall DoD AR Savings -- Additional Observations from Industry and Government Interviews -- Oversight Compliance Cost Premium Summary and Cost Savings Observations -- Ch. 3. Commercial-Like Program Structure -- Ch. 4. Three U.S. Air Force Acquisition Reform Pilot Munitions Programs -- Munitions Program Overviews -- Summary of Air Force AR Munitions Programs Cost Savings -- Ch. 5. Other Commercial-Like AR Pilot Programs -- Selected U.S. Air Force Space AR Lead Programs: SBIRS and EELV -- Selected Defense Acquisition Pilot Programs (DAPPs) -- Selected DARPA Section 845 "Other Transaction" Programs -- Additional Observations from Industry and Government Interviews -- Summary Observations on Commercial-Like AR Pilot Programs -- Ch. 6. Multiyear Procurement -- Ch. 7. Conclusions on AR Cost Savings Estimates -- Summary of the DoD Regulatory and Oversight Cost Premium Estimates -- Summary of Savings from AR Pilot and Demonstration Programs (Commercial-Like Program Structure) -- Summary of Multiyear Procurement Savings Estimates -- Concluding Observations: Some Rules of Thumb for Cost Estimators -- App. A. Subjects of the Three RAND Studies on Industry Initiatives Designed to Reduce the Cost of Producing Military Aircraft -- App. B. Acquisition Reform Cost Questions.
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A number of analyses have recently been conducted in efforts to update technical cost models and cost estimating relationships for fixed-wing combat aircraft, particularly in light of the numerous cost-saving measures that have been initiated over the past decade. This report focuses specifically on acquisition reform (AR), or the institution of changes either in government acquisition processes or in the relationship between the government and Department of Defense (DoD) primes. Its objective is to study relevant literature and conduct interviews with government and industry officials to determine whether estimates made on the efficacy of AR measures are sufficiently robust to be of predictive value. The literature examined covered three types of AR reform measures: reductions in DoD regulation and oversight compliance; pilot programs seeking to emulate commercial efforts; and multiyear procurements. Interviews were conducted with a wide variety of government officials responsible for acquisition policy and operations as well as available industry personnel. The report concludes that there is insufficient evidence in the current literature to support the development of accurate adjustment factors for use in predictive cost models for military combat aircraft. It also suggests, however, that at least in some categories of AR, rules of thumb for potential AR cost savings can be developed that may be of some use in limited circumstances.
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United States.-- Procurement-- Estimates.
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United States.
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Airplanes, Military-- United States-- Costs.
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Airplanes, Military-- Costs.
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United States.
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358.4/16212
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UG1123.L67 2001
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Graser, John C.
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Project Air Force (U.S.)
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