Stem, David E. <br/><br/>
Systems engineering and program management :  trends and costs for aircraft and guided weapons programs / 
David E. Stem, Michael Boito, Obaid Younossi. 
 - xxxii, 165 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/> "RAND Project Air Force." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-165). 
<br/><br/> Systems engineering and program management (SE/PM) constitute a large portion of the acquisition cost of military aircraft and guided weapons systems. The goal of this study was the development of a set of cost-estimating relationships that can be used to estimate the SE/PM cost element for development and production of aircraft and weapons programs. The authors canvassed government and industry personnel to learn about current techniques for estimating SE/PM costs, and they collected historical data from several aircraft and weapons programs to investigate trends in SE/PM costs over time and to generate methods that cost analysts can use early in the life cycle of a program when little cost information is available. The authors also investigated the effects on SE/PM costs from acquisition reform, including the reduction in the number of military specifications and standards, the use of integrated product and process teams, and the trend toward evolutionary acquisition." 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0833038729 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard Tech. Report. No.: </label>RAND/MG-413-AF 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> $22.50  paperback 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005030589 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Air Force --Procurement--Costs.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Airplanes, Military--Costs.--United States<br/>Guided missiles--United States--Costs.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UG1123  / .S75 2006