The Netherlands F-16 Comparative Analysis
An Evaluation of the Process
ResearchPublished Dec 16, 2008
In 2008, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) conducted a comparative analysis of three potential candidates to replace its F-16 combat aircraft. The analysis was performed along three main aspects: quality, life cycle costs and delivery timeline. RAND Europe was commissioned to provide an independent, overall assessment of the comparative analysis process, with a particular focus on objectivity and the transparency. In addition to evaluating the MoD's design and execution of candidate ranking against quality, life cycle costs and delivery timeline, our study evaluated the MoD approach to supplier engagement and internal management. Our overall evaluation was that both design and execution of the comparative analysis was satisfactory. We also concluded that the comparative analysis was sufficiently transparent and objective. This report presents the findings from our research, which were presented to the Netherlands Parliament in December 2008.
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- Year: 2008
- Pages: 71
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Bassford, Matt, Maarten van de Voort, Robert Jan de Boer, Kristin Weed, and Hans Pung, The Netherlands F-16 Comparative Analysis: An Evaluation of the Process, RAND Corporation, TR-656-MOD/NL, 2008. As of September 11, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR656.html
Bassford, Matt, Maarten van de Voort, Robert Jan de Boer, Kristin Weed, and Hans Pung, The Netherlands F-16 Comparative Analysis: An Evaluation of the Process. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2008. https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR656.html.
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