Cheaper, Faster, Better? Commercial Approaches to Weapons Acquisition
Civil-military integration (CMI) lies at the core of current DoD efforts to reduce the costs of procuring and maintaining modern weapon systems. Based on an analysis of the commercial aerospace industry and on the experiences of various acquisition reform pilot programs, the authors conclude that a commercial-like acquisition approach could benefit major Air Force acquisition programs. The Joint Strike Fighter would be an excellent candidate pilot program for application of acquisition reform measures during engineering and manufacturing development. The authors further recommend that future programs be structured to include greater risk-sharing between contractors and the government. The principal benefits of CMI for the acquisition reform pilot programs have come from the structuring and management of these programs to make them more like complex commercial product markets in which buyers and sellers establish and achieve price and performance targets in a cooperative environment. The real promise of CMI is to help insert the incentives for price discipline and high performance prevalent in the commercial marketplace into military R&D production.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 248
- List Price: $20.00
- Price: $16.00
- ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-2796-4
- Document Number: MR-1147-AF
- Year: 2000
- Series: Monograph Reports
Contents
Preface PDF
Summary
Executive Summary PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments PDF
Abbreviations
Abbreviations and Acronyms PDF
Chapter One
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two
Acquisition Reform and the Evolution of the U.S. Weapons Market PDF
Chapter Three
Commercial Technology Trends Relevant to Military Radars PDF
Chapter Four
Commercial Insertion and the Question of Weapon System Performance PDF
Chapter Five
Dual-Use Technologies: Implications for Cost, Schedule, and Contractor Configuration Control PDF
Chapter Six
Lessons from the Commercial Aerospace Market PDF
Chapter Seven
Pilot Programs: Lessons Learned PDF
Chapter Eight
Summary Conclusions PDF
References PDF
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