Department of Defense Acquisition Management Metrics

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond W. Reig ◽  
William J. Swank ◽  
Mark L. Suycott ◽  
Charles K. Gailey ◽  
Alfieri III ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Defense Acquisition ◽  
Acquisition Management

Building a Conceptual Framework for Defense Acquisition Management Based on Service Dominant Logic Theory

2017 ◽  
pp. 93-108
Author(s):  
Andreas H. Glas ◽  
Michael Essig
Keyword(s):  
Influence Factors ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Defense Acquisition ◽  
Service Dominant Logic ◽  
Cost Overruns ◽  
Weapon Systems ◽  
Dominant Logic ◽  
Integrative View ◽  
Acquisition Management ◽  
The Military

Defense acquisition is an under-researched topic of high economic, political and practical relevance, as defense acquisition typically faces recurring problems of time and cost overruns as well as performance shortfalls over the life-cycle of major weapon systems. These challenges are analyzed using the case of the German Bundeswehr. An abductive research process is applied and findings are merged with Service-Dominant-Logic (SDL) theory. The findings are used to develop a service-based understanding of defense acquisition management, what might support the further empirical analysis of influence factors and constructs. While a product-centric focus on defense acquisition fades out important relations and interdependencies between industry and the military /defense acquisition, the developed nine premises may provide a more integrative view on the military-industrial co-creation of superior military capabilities.

Does a Rubber Baseline Guarantee Cost Overruns on Defense Acquisition Contracts?

1998 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Christensen ◽  
James A. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Defense Acquisition ◽  
Performance Indices ◽  
Cost Performance ◽  
Cost Overruns ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Defense Contract ◽  
Official Policy ◽  
Contract Type ◽  
The Stability

A common assertion in defense literature is that an unstable budget baseline contributes to cost overruns on defense acquisition contracts. Using cost performance data from over 400 defense acquisition contracts, we tested this assertion. The stability of the baseline was characterized by the number of significant changes to the budget, and by a statistical measure of the baseline's variability, the coefficient of variation. Cost performance was characterized by cost and schedule performance indices. Using 2 statistical methods, we found no significant relationships between baseline instability and cost overruns. Further, these results were insensitive to the managing service, the buying activity, and the contract type. Changes on a defense contract are not compelling rationale for cost overruns. Other possible causal factors should be more closely examined. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense of the U.S. government.

scholarly journals Toward Agent-based Modeling of the U.S. Department of Defense Acquisition System

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 383-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Schwenn ◽  
John Colombi ◽  
Teresa Wu ◽  
Kyle Oyama ◽  
Alan Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Agent Based Modeling ◽  
Acquisition System ◽  
Defense Acquisition ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
The U.S
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