Implementation of cost as an independent variable : an AIM-9X case study

dc.contributor.advisorEuske, Kenneth
dc.contributor.advisorCuskey, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.authorGaddis, Don
dc.contributor.departmentSystems Management
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-09T19:21:15Z
dc.date.available2012-08-09T19:21:15Z
dc.date.issued1998-09-01
dc.description.abstractThis research is a single case study of the implementation of Department of Defense (DoD) Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) into the AIM-9X Sidewinder air to air missile program to determine if CAIV has the attributes of a strategic management control system. Environmental forces, budgetary pressures, modernization requirements, and military performance requirements have imposed upon DoD a need to change the way it conducts business, and implement an affordable, best value acquisition strategy through implementation of policies such as CAIV. However, there does not exist a managerial framework to assist the program manager in how to implement CAIV. There exist too many definitions of CAIV and priorities differ about what is the most important CAIV objective. This research uses DoD publications, memorandums, Internet websites, and published academic books and papers to review CAIV objectives, and the use of management control systems in commercial industry and DoD. After studying how the AIM-9X program implemented CAIV, this thesis analyzes and discusses CAW in terms of a strategic management control system. when control is used in the sense of implementing strategy, CAIV has the attributes of a strategic management control system. CAIV has the capability to control individual behavior and incentives that lead to decisions affecting higher costs. Viewing CAIV in this managerial framework may assist DoD in implementing its affordability strategyen_US
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dc.description.serviceLieutenant, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/implementationof109458504
dc.format.extentviii, 147 p.;28 cm.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/8504
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_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.authorAIM-9X Sidewinderen_US
dc.subject.authorCAIVen_US
dc.subject.authorStrategic Management Control Systemen_US
dc.subject.authorAcquisition Reformen_US
dc.subject.lcshArmed Forcesen_US
dc.titleImplementation of cost as an independent variable : an AIM-9X case studyen_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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