Download or read book A U S Air Force Cost Analysis Cost Estimating Model Program for Use with the TI Programmable 59 Handheld Calculator written by Joe M. Balding and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper documents a Texas Instruments 'TI Programmable 59' calculator program that uses the U.S. Air Force Cost Analysis Cost Estimating (CACE) model described in Air Force Regulation 173-10, Volume I, USAF Cost and Planning Factors, dated 6 February 1975. The CACE model was designed with a 'building block' approach to estimate annual operating costs of aircraft weapon systems. The model is useful to Air Force organizations, other Government agencies, and government contractors for cost analysis, life cycle cost exercises, or studies concerned with cost effectiveness comparisons between weapon systems. The program described in this paper provides the user with a means of using the CACE model with a hand-held programmable calculator, eliminating lengthy manual computation or the necessity of using a computer. With its calculator connected to the Texas Instruments 'PC-100A Print Cradle, ' the program allows the user to select among several cost factor input methods, estimate output formats, and summarization options.
Download or read book U S Air Force Cost Analysis Cost Estimating Model Program For Use With the Ti Programmable 59 Handheld Calculator written by Rand Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A U S Air Force cost analysis cost estimating model program for use with the Tl PROGRAMMABLE 59 handheld calculator written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Impossible Certainty written by and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is one of a series from a RAND Project AIR FORCE project, "The Cost of Future Military Aircraft: Historical Cost Estimating Relationships and Cost Reduction Initiatives."
Download or read book Cost Analysis and Estimating written by Roland Kankey and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The environment for today's cost estimator and analyst is certainly very challenging. Computerization, software, robots, composites, uncertainty, and inte grated systems all challenge the applicability of our existing tools and techniques. These Proceedings serve to document some of the completed and on-going re search in the dynamic world of costing. This document is published in conjunction with the first Society of Cost Es timating and Analysis (SCEA) National Conference, held in Boston, MA, June 19-21,1991. It serves to foster and promote cost research, and to provide a forum to report these findings in furtherance of public interest. This volume is the third of the series. The first and second were published in conjunction with the 1989 ICNNES Joint Conference in Washington, D.C., and the 1990 ICNNES Joint Conference in Los Angeles. My thanks to our Editors, Professor Jane Robbins and Dr. Roland Kankey; our Managing Editor, Mr. Frank Hett; the Program Chair, Ms. Ann-Marie Sweet; and all those who contributed. R. R. Crum, President Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis PREFACE We wish to thank the professionals who submitted papers to us for review. As any editor will indicate, you cannot review or publish papers that are not sub mitted. The articles in this Proceedings successfully completed the referee process. Each of these authors was rewarded by an additional cycle of minor changes, word processing, and express mailings.
Download or read book Budget Estimating Relationships for Depot level Reparables in the Air Force Flying Hour Program written by Gregory G. Hildebrandt and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Budget estimating relationships (BERs) for flying depot-level reparables (DLRs) explain the direct effect of specified variables on obligated funds associated with spare parts that directly support the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Flying Hour Program. In FY02, net sales of DLRs to Air Force commands hit historic highs. To provide the Air Force Cost Analysis Improvement Group with a tool to better understand the commands-- budgetary submissions, we develop several explanatory BERs to understand why flying DLRs are at their particular levels. Using longitudinal regression statistical methods, we explain the historical net sales of flying DLRs using estimating models that relate net sales to the contemporaneous values of aircraft characteristics, operational tempo, and time-related variables. This is but one part of a larger project to develop better estimating methods for use by the acquisition community and to examine the impact of Air Force and DoD policies on weapon system costs. The findings will also be of interest to those in the national security community who are involved in analyzing alternative military postures, and to members of the aircraft industry's analytical community.
Download or read book An Analysis of the RCA Price S Cost Estimation Model as it Relates to Current Air Force Computer Software Acquisition and Management written by Raymond E Steffey (Jr) and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enormous technical accomplishments of the computer industry have led to the building of computers of all sizes and complexities. As the range of defense computer applications grows and the complexity of the tasks these systems are called upon to handle increases, the costs of developing the application software has also increased such that it has now become a dominant component in the total system cost. The purpose of this research is to provide those involved in the software cost estimation task with an introduction to Air Force computer resource acquisition and management in general; and specifically to investigate the applicability of the RCA PRICE-S software cost estimation model to Air Force applications system development. A mass of computer software acquisition and management study, policy, and guidance literature was reviewed, and an attempt was made to consolidate the most pertinent information into a description of the overall processes. Historical cost and schedule data were collected on 18 Air Force software development projects. This data which included systems of the three major Air Force applications areas of: embedded avionics; embedded command and control; and management data systems was used to calibrate and validate the PRICE-S cost estimation model. Based on the data available in this preliminary analysis effort, it appears that the PRICE-S model is compatible with current Air Force software acquisition and management techniques.
Download or read book Aircraft Airframe Cost Estimating Relationships written by Ronald Wayne Hess and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents generalized equations for estimating the development and production costs of aircraft airframes. It provides separate cost estimating relationships (CERs) for engineering, tooling, manufacturing labor, and quality-control hours; manufacturing material, development support, and flight-test cost; and total program cost. The CERs, expressed in the form of exponential equations, were derived from a database consisting of 34 military aircraft with first flight dates ranging from 1948 to 1978. In addition to the basic objective of developing an updated set of airframe CERs, the study also examined three specific possibilities for improving CER accuracy: (1) stratifying the full estimating sample into subsamples representing major differences in aircraft type; (2) incorporating variables describing program structure and airframe construction characteristics; and (3) for the fighter aircraft only, incorporating an objective technology index into the equations.
Download or read book Introduction to the USAF Total Force Cost Model written by H. G. Massey and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to produce time-phased total manpower and dollar requirements estimates for 15-year projections of alternative future USAF forces and support structures, the USAF Total Force Cost Model--sometimes referred to as the FORCE model--is currently operating on computers in the Air Staff Cost and Economic Analysis Division, Directorate of Management Analysis, Comptroller of the Air Force. This report presents an overview of the model, including its basic purposes and its relationship to the planning and programming process. Some examples and suggested applications are presented. Only the general features of the model and the methodology it employs are discussed. The FORCE model has potential for application in analysis of future forces for research and development planning; studies of alternative weapon systems for mission-oriented subsets of the force; and analysis of alternative future basing plans, training structure, or other support issues. (Author).
Download or read book Software Cost Estimating Models written by Gerald L. Ourada (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Addressing Risk and Uncertainty in Cost Estimating written by G. E. Jette and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The function of the Directorate of Cost Analysis at the Aeronautical Systems Division (ASD) of the Air Force Systems Command is to prepare and present cost estimates for weapon systems in various stages of acquisition. Frequently these estimates take the form of Independent Cost Analyses performed to test the reasonableness of the program office estimate or Most Probable Costs developed in support of Source Selection Evaluations. Perhaps the most significant problem in predicting such future costs is the risk and uncertainty inherent in predicting the future. Although ASD has not had a breakthrough in measuring the cost impact of risk and uncertainty, a number of approaches have been developed, adopted, or refined to address risk in cost estimating. These techniques or methods which have been incorporated into cost estimating are as follows: Learning Curve Adjustments, Technology Indexing, ECO (Engineering Change Order) Model, Proposal Analysis, Range of Estimates, Confidence Indexes, and Risk/Uncertainty Assessments.
Download or read book An Appraisal of Models Used in Life Cycle Cost Estimation for USAF Aircraft Systems written by Kenneth E. Marks and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although life cycle analysis is widely used as a management tool, considerable uncertainty still exists about its effectiveness with respect to economic tradeoffs, funding decisions, and resource allocations. This report evaluates some of the most widely used life cycle cost models: AFR l73-10 models (BACE and CACE); the Logistics Support Cost model; the Logistics Composite model; the MOD-METRIC model; AFM 26-3 Manpower Standards; Air Force Logistics Command Depot Maintenance Cost Equations; the DAPCA model; and the PRICE model. The models are rated within a framework incorporating a set of cycle cost elements and a set of cost driving factors. Color-coded illustrations summarize the results. The models are shown to have many shortcomings that limit their usefulness for life cycle analyses in which estimates of absolute, incremental cost are required. Specific areas are identified where driving factor/cost element combinations are not adequately addressed.
Download or read book The Acquisition Cost estimating Workforce written by Georges Vernez and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To help fulfill a congressional mandate that cost estimates for major defense acquisition programs be performed by properly qualified members of the armed forces or full-time employees of the Department of Defense, RAND researchers conducted a census of the cost-estimating staff in the Air Force's four product centers and three logistics centers. They also held focus groups with a sample of cost estimators. This report presents the results.
Download or read book The Utility of Handheld Programmable Calculators in Aircraft Life Cycle Cost Estimation written by Dennis P. Brooks (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Evaluation of Software Cost Estimating Models written by Robert Thibodeau and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine software cost estimating models are evaluated to determine if they satisfy Air force needs. The evaluation considers both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the models' outputs. Air Force needs for cost estimates are established by the Major Weapon System Acquisition Process. Associated with the different development phases are five cost estimating situations. Decisions that are made early in the Acquisition Process require software cost information that includes the entire life cycle for complete software systems, subsequent decisions require more detailed cost information. Comparison of the outputs of the nine test models with the requirements established by the five cost estimating situations indicates that the models are able to satisfy only the needs of the earliest phase of the Acquisition Process. The models perform satisfactorily for the purpose of allocating funds for software acquisition, but they fail to support such needs as assessment of alternative designs, proposal evaluation, or project management.
Download or read book Operating and Support Cost Estimating Guide Sample Analysis Air Force Aircraft at DSARC III written by COST ANALYSIS IMPROVEMENT GROUP WASHINGTON D C. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following sample of a CAIG(Cost Analysis Improvement Group) Operating and Support Cost Estimate Report covering a hypothetical case has been developed to further assist the cost analyst in the preparation of cost estimating reports submitted to the DSARC and CAIG during the acquisition process of a new weapon system. The sample is intended to show an example of how Operating and Support Costs can be developed for CAIG review with available data bases and one example of an appropriate format for presentation of cost estimates. The existing A-7E data base was used only to illustrate the need to relate an estimate to an existing similar system and to ensure a constant relationship between values and the Cost Element Structure. Each case should address that data which is the most complete and accurate for its purposes. The level of detail depicted in this example may be greater than that which is available or appropriate to a specific case.
Download or read book Software Cost Estimating Models written by George A. Coggins (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
