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037			_c$20.00 _fpaperback
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050	0	0	_aUG1123 _b.L67 2001
100	1		_aLorell, Mark A., _d1947- _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn overview of acquisition reform cost savings estimates / _cMark Lorell, John C. Graser.
246	3	0	_aAcquisition reform and cost savings estimates
264		1	_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c2001.
300			_axxxvii, 142 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"Project Air Force."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 135-142).
505	0		_aIntroduction and Acquisition Reform Measures Taxonomy -- DoD Regulatory and Oversight Compliance Cost Premium -- Commercial-Like Program Structure -- Three U.S. Air Force Acquisition Reform Pilot Munitions Programs -- Other Commercial-Like Ar Pilot Programs -- Conclusions on Ar Cost Savings Estimates -- Appendix A: Subjects of the Three RAND Studies on Industry Initiatives Designed to Reduce the Cost of Producing Military Aircraft -- Appendix B: Acquisition Reform Cost Questions.
520			_aA number of analyses have recently been conducted in efforts to update technical cost models and cost estimating relationships for fixed-wing combat aircraft, particularly in light of the numerous cost-saving measures that have been initiated over the past decade. This report focuses specifically on acquisition reform (AR), or the institution of changes either in government acquisition processes or in the relationship between the government and Department of Defense (DoD) "primes." Its objective is to study relevant literature and conduct interviews with government and industry officials to determine whether estimates made on the efficacy of AR measures are sufficiently robust to be of predictive value. The literature examined covered three types of AR reform measures: reductions in DoD regulation and oversight compliance; pilot programs seeking to emulate commercial efforts; and multiyear procurements. Interviews were conducted with a wide variety of government officials responsible for acquisition policy and operations as well as available industry personnel. The report concludes that there is insufficient evidence in the current literature to support the development of accurate adjustment factors for use in predictive cost models for military combat aircraft. It also suggests, however, that at least in some categories of AR, "rules of thumb" for potential AR cost savings can be developed that may be of some use in limited circumstances.
530			_aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bAir Force _xProcurement _xEstimates.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bAir Force _xWeapons systems.
650		0	_aAirplanes, Military _zUnited States _xCosts.
700	1		_aGraser, John C. _eauthor.
710	2		_aProject Air Force (U.S.). _bResource Management and System Acquisition Program.
710	2		_aRand Corporation.
710	1		_aUnited States. _bAir Force.
856	4	1	_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1329/
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