Measuring Readiness and Sustainment within Analysis of Alternatives in Military Systems Acquisition
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Authors
Kress, Moshe
Subjects
Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)
Readiness
Sustainment
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
Readiness
Sustainment
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
Advisors
Date of Issue
2019-12-31
Date
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) is a study comprising a crucial part in the process of acquiring new system for the DoD. AoA is essentially a multi-dimensional decision process that involves several criteria and stakeholders. There are three sets of criteria according which the alternatives are evaluated. Two of the three sets – effectiveness (what can the system do and how its capabilities fit the operational requirements) and cost of acquisition draw most of the attention in such a study. The third set, which in AoA studies typically draws somewhat less attention than the other two, is concerned with the long-term readiness, sustainment and logistics implications. In this report we study in detail the content of this set of criteria – what affects the long term viability and usefulness of an alternative – and propose an analytic framework for evaluating alternatives with respect to the criteria in this set.
Type
Report
Description
NPS NRP Technical Report
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Department
Operations Research (OR)
Organization
Naval Research Program (NRP)
Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences (GSOIS)
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NPS Report Number
Sponsors
N4 - Fleet Readiness & Logistics
Funding
This research is supported by funding from the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Research Program (PE 0605853N/2098). https://nps.edu/nrp
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
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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.