The Stryker Mobile Gun System: A Case Study on Managing Complexity

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Authors
Ayers, Christian
Subjects
Managing Complexity
Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Interim Force, Mobile Gun System, Complexity, Uncertainty, Systems Engineering, Reliability, Risk Management, Acquisition Strategy
Advisors
Date of Issue
2009-06-01
Date
01-Jun-09
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Abstract
This case study analyzes how the Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) program managed complexity. The MGS is one of the ten variants of the Stryker series of vehicles that equip the Army''s Stryker Brigade Combat Teams. These brigades were created by the Army Chief of Staff (from 1999''2003), General Eric Shinseki, to provide the Army with a highly deployable medium-force capability. Initially intended as a variant that required limited development, the MGS experienced a number of significant challenges during systems development.
Type
Technical Report
Description
Sponsored Report (for Acquisition Research Program)
Department
Acquisition Management
Graduate Student
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NPS Report Number
NPS-AM-09-041
Sponsors
Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Program
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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.