Estimation of destroyer type naval ship procurement costs
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Authors
Hernon, Donald Mearns
McCumber, Ralph Ray, Jr.
Subjects
Costing
Ship construction costs
DD procurement costs
Cost estimating
Cost effectiveness
CERs
PF cost estimates
NAVSHIPS cost model
DD parameters and costs
Ship construction costs
DD procurement costs
Cost estimating
Cost effectiveness
CERs
PF cost estimates
NAVSHIPS cost model
DD parameters and costs
Advisors
Womer, Norman K.
Date of Issue
1973-03
Date
March 1973
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This study presents three models by which the total procurement cost of Destroyer and Destroyer Escorts may be estimated. One model utilizes 9 subsystem costs estimating relationships (CERs) to obtain a total cost estimate; the second model utilizes subsystem CERs; the final model is a single total cost equation. The CERs were developed using the linear least squares regression technique on a data base of ships built from 1954-66. The CERs utilize input variables that may be determined long before actual ship construction begins. This fact, and the precision of the model estimates, recommend usage of these models in cost-effectiveness analysis.
The Patrol Frigate is utilized as a sample application, wherein model estimates compare favorably with the current NAVSHIPS cost estimates. This study uses the data base from Resource Management Corporation Report CR-058, The NAVSHIPS Cost Model, and critiques that report.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Operations Research and Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
121 leaves
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
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.