A feasibility study of relating surface ship OPTAR obligation patterns to their operating schedules

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dc.contributor.advisorLiao, Shu S.
dc.contributor.authorKuker, Kevin L.
dc.contributor.authorHanson, Craig D.
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
dc.contributor.departmentAdministrative Sciences
dc.contributor.secondreaderMoses, O. Douglas
dc.dateJune 1988
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-27T18:17:35Z
dc.date.available2012-11-27T18:17:35Z
dc.date.issued1988-06
dc.description.abstractU.S. Navy surface ships receive their annual operating funds from their type commander in the form of an OPTAR (Operating Target). The ship's OPTAR can be viewed as the funding necessary to execute its annual budget. At present the type commander's budget office essentially uses a base plus incremental change budget process to allocate OPTAR. No attempt is made to allocate the OPTAR on the basis of when the funds are likely to be most needed. This thesis studies OPTAR spending patterns for two classes of Navy ships in the Pacific Fleet and attempts to quantify the relationship between employment and obligation. Regression analysis was used to generate a forecasting model. Based on the results of this analysis, a forecasting model was created that could accurately predict the spending requirements for these two classes of ships. The regression equations and comparison results are presented.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceLieutenant, United States Naval Reserveen_US
dc.description.serviceLieutenant, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/afeasibilitystud1094523230
dc.format.extent207 p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/23230
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsThis 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.en_US
dc.subject.authorShipboard OPTARen_US
dc.subject.authorOPTAR allocationen_US
dc.subject.authorOPTAR executionen_US
dc.subject.authorOPTAR managementen_US
dc.subject.authorOPTAR forecastingen_US
dc.subject.authorForecasting methodsen_US
dc.titleA feasibility study of relating surface ship OPTAR obligation patterns to their operating schedulesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineManagementen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in Managementen_US
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