A study of the comparability of Naval activity motor vehicle costs
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Authors
Simmons, Gregory Scott.
Subjects
Transportation costs
Cost comparison studies
Sampling
Cost comparison studies
Sampling
Advisors
Fremgen, James M.
Milligan, Richard D.
Date of Issue
1993-06
Date
June 1993
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis reports on a study conducted to determine the feasibility of using a sampling technique within the Department of the Navy to compare in- house motor vehicle costs with the costs that would be incurred were the General Services Administration or a civilian fleet management contractor employed to meet the Navy's motor vehicle needs. Such cost comparison studies are required by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99- 272). The doubtful quality and wide dispersal in the available data on Naval activity in-house costs made it impossible to determine if costs are sufficiently similar between activities to justify the use of a sampling technique. It was recommended that the Navy remain watchful through the cost study process for indications that sampling may still be a viable technique. Additionally, it was recommended that the costs reporting system be improved.
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Thesis
Description
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Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
105 p.
Citation
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.