The effect of extension in system technology on contractor costs and production schedules during the procurement of air-launched tactical munitions
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Authors
Ritchie, Robert J.
Subjects
Technology measurement
technology and cost
cost growth
schedule growth
contractor costs
technology and cost
cost growth
schedule growth
contractor costs
Advisors
Moses, O. Douglas
Date of Issue
1990-12
Date
December 1990
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
This thesis investigates relationships between extensions in technology and both cost and schedule slippages in the development and production phases of weapons system acquisition. The primary objective is to determine if the amount of technology embodied in a given weapons system can be employed to predict a Department of Defense (DoD) contractor's performance in meeting cost and schedule targets. The analysis used a sample of 15 U.S. military tactical air-launched munitions systems. It begins with a review of the literature regarding technology measurement and its connection to cost and schedule outcomes. Next, measures of technological progress are developed and displayed. Third, the process of creating cost growth and schedule slippage measures are discussed. The relationships between technological complexity and cost and schedule outcomes are then empirically tested. Major findings indicate that measures of extension in technology are worthwhile for explaining production and total program cost growth.
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Thesis
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Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
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Format
viii, 78 p.
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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.