Weapon system cost sensitivity analysis as an aid in determining economic resource impact

Expert InsightsPublished 1960

A suggestion that cost sensitivity analysis be used to estimate the financial magnitude of alternative weapon system mixes, designs, test and operational concepts, and the time-phasing of these alternatives. This technique is only part of a full operations research or systems analysis effort, and to be useful it must be integrated into the overall cost-effectiveness evaluation. Sound financial information thus furnished at an early point in time prior to the decision to commit on new major weapons can make the maximum contribution in minimizing the resource drain of military expenditures on the economy. 27 pp.

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  • Year: 1960
  • Pages: 27
  • Document Number: P-2021

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Weapon system cost sensitivity analysis as an aid in determining economic resource impact. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1960. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P2021.html.
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