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Are ships different? : policies and procedures for the acquisition of ship programs

Title: Are ships different? : policies and procedures for the acquisition of ship programs / Jeffrey A. Drezner ... [et al.].
Publication: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2011.

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Description

xxv, 93 p. : col. ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

"The management and oversight of a major defense acquisition program are exceedingly complex processes. The U.S. Department of Defense has a well-established set of policies, procedures, and organizations for program management and oversight, described in the '5000 series' of directives and instructions. Not all weapon systems fit comfortably within this framework, however. In particular, ship acquisition programs have characteristics that deviate from the normal framework, including concurrency of production and subsystem development, low production quantity and rate, varied test and evaluation procedures, and a unique relationship between milestone decision points and actual construction status. The authors explore these differences in detail, suggesting policies that can better account for the differences in ship acquisition programs without compromising oversight or establishing an entirely separate process."--Publisher's description.

Series Statement

RAND Corporation monograph series

Uniform Title

Rand Corporation monograph series.

Subjects

United States > Navy > Weapons systems
Warships > United States
United States > Navy > Supplies and stores
United States > Navy > Procurement

Note

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the United States Navy."
"National Defense Research Institute."
"MG-991-OSD/Navy"--P. [4] of cover.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-93).

Call Number

JFF 12-186

ISBN

9780833050137
0833050133

LCCN

2011940470

OCLC

757480499

Title

Are ships different? : policies and procedures for the acquisition of ship programs / Jeffrey A. Drezner ... [et al.].

Imprint

Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2011.

Series

RAND Corporation monograph series

Rand Corporation monograph series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-93).

Added Author

Drezner, Jeffrey A.

United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.

United States. Navy.

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Research Call Number

JFF 12-186

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