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245 00 $aSources of weapon system cost growth :$banalysis of 35 major defense acquisition programs.
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500 $aViewed on (July 15, 2008).
520 $aPrevious studies have shown that the Department of Defense (DoD) and the military departments have historically underestimated the cost of new weapon systems. Quantifying cost growth is important, but the larger issue is why cost growth occurs. To address that issue, this analysis uses data from Selected Acquisition Reports to examine 35 mature, but not necessarily complete, major defense acquisition programs similar to the type and complexity of those typically managed by the Air Force. The programs are first examined as a complete set, then Air Force and non-Air Force programs are analyzed separately to determine whether the causes of cost growth in the two groups differ. Four major sources of cost growth were identified: (1) errors in estimation and scheduling, (2) decisions made by the government, (3) financial matters, and (4) miscellaneous sources. Total (development plus procurement) cost growth, when measured as simple averages among the program set, is dominated by decisions, which account for more than two-thirds of the growth. Most decisions-related cost growth involves quantity changes (22 percent), requirements growth (13 percent), and schedule changes (9 percent). Cost estimation (10 percent) is the only large contributor in the errors category. Less than 4 percent of the overall cost growth is due to financial and miscellaneous causes. Because decisions involving changes in requirements, quantities, and production schedules dominate cost growth, program managers, service leadership, and Congress should look for ways to reduce changes in these areas.
651 0 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xWeapons systems$xCosts.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139906
610 10 $aUnited States.$bDepartment of Defense$xProcurement$xCost control.
710 2 $aRand Corporation.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78083407
700 1 $aBolten, J. G.$q(Joseph George),$d1944-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82216824
856 40 $uhttp://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6765096
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