Lease vs. purchase in defense acquisition
| dc.contributor.advisor | Jones, Lawrence R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tinjum, Archie L. | |
| dc.contributor.corporate | Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) | |
| dc.contributor.secondreader | Summers, Donald E. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-03-14T17:39:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-03-14T17:39:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | With declining budgets and consolidation in the defense industry, should competition between prime and sub-prime contractors be fostered through innovative lease arrangements, similar to the Navy's TAKX (Maritime Prepositioning Force MPF) solution of the early 1980s? This thesis will attempt to answer the following questions - To what extent do current financial and managerial policies affect leasing and would changing these policies benefit both parties? Are there any benefits to leasing versus purchasing? Could leasing help the DoD control its budget? We will attempt to address the potential legislative action required to make long-term capital lease options palatable to both investors and DoD while allowing for continued congressional oversight of the procurement process. This research draws upon a multitude of papers, documents and other resources to deliver an acceptable answer to our question. The research presented will also attempt to identify where and why leasing can be a viable option to the acquisition process. The research will also review an example where leasing has proven its effectiveness and continues to be an effective alternative to full up-front procurement in the acquisition process. That process, however, was started and completed under earlier rules governing the lease of capital assets. | en_US |
| dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. | |
| dc.description.service | US Marine Corps (USMC) author. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/leasevspurchasei109453824 | |
| dc.format.extent | viii, 77 p. ; | en_US |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 301328967 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/3824 | |
| dc.publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Defense contracts | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | United States | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Leases | en_US |
| dc.title | Lease vs. purchase in defense acquisition | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Management | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.name | M.S. | en_US |
| etd.verified | no | en_US |