Download or read book An Operating and Support Cost Model for Aircraft Carriers and Surface Combatants written by Henry L. Eskew and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report is in two parts. Part I details the development and implementation of an operating and support cost model for aircraft carriers and surface combatants. Twenty-three O and S cost elements were identified and defined, with close adherence being maintained to the draft CAIG Operating and Support Cost Development Guide for Naval Ships, the Navy Resource Model (NARM), and the work of the Visibility and Management of Support Costs (VAMOSC) Study Group. Cost data were obtained from three principal sources: Navy Cost Information System (NCIS), NARM Program Factors, and the Center for Naval Analyses' SOCER Study. Procedures consisting of parametric cost-estimating relationships, cost factors and 'thruput' estimates were developed for the full set of cost elements. Those procedures were incorporated into an automated model which was then used to estimate annual O and S costs for the DD-963 and the FFG-7. Part II of the report summarizes all the work accomplished under the contract and provides a listing of all technical reports submitted. (Author).
Download or read book Navy Aircraft Carriers written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Estimating Operating and Support Cost Models for U S Naval Ships written by Chung-wu Ting and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the end of the Cold War, the winds of military downsizing are blowing all over the world. Downsizing means fewer personnel, less facilities and smaller military budget. Therefore, understanding the relationships among factors responsible for force operating costs is extremely important when facing downsizing budgetary decisions. This study analyzes the U.S. Navy main combatant vessels' Operating and support costs. It seeks to reveal basic relationships of O and S costs through accounting and structural methods. The accounting oriented analysis found the VAMOSC-SHIPS and Jane's combined database to be relatively accurate with the exception of nuclear submarines and nuclear aircraft carriers. The structural analysis found that the overhaul cost should be analyzed separately due to essential differences used to calculate overhaul costs and a 1985 policy revision to ship overhaul. O and S cost relationships between factors other than overhauls were strong. Manpower was found to have the most dramatic effect on determining O and S costs.
Download or read book Navy aircraft carriers costeffectiveness of conventionally and nuclearpowered carriers report to congressional requesters written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The U S Military s Force Structure A Primer written by Congress, Congressional Budget Office (U.S.) and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Detailed Military Spending Cost Analysis by the CBO to Better Inform Policymakers and the Public In this report, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyzes the structure and cost of the military from the perspective of major combat units, such as Army brigades, Navy aircraft carrier strike groups, Marine Corps task forces, and Air Force squadrons. CBO allocates most of the O&S budget and DoD's total number of military personnel among major combat units-- and their associated support units and overhead activities--to provide a clearer picture of the size and cost of the major elements of the military's force structure. Such information can help policymakers evaluate proposals to change the structure or budget of the armed forces and better inform the general public. Tables and Figures, including illustrations of equipment,personnel and other data are included to provide an easy method to understand this topic. Related products: .Other reports produced by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/237 Paid to Perform: Aligning Total Military Compensation With Talent Management can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01160-5 A Hard Look at Hard Power: Assessing the Defense Capabilities of Key U.S. Allies and Security Partners can be purchased here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01158-3 Gold, Blood, and Power: Finance and War Through the Ages is available for purchase here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01157-5 Do Fewer Resources Mean Less Influence?: A Comparative Historical Case Study of Military Influence in a Time of Austerity can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01101-0
Download or read book Navy Carrier Battle Groups written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Methodology for Estimating the Effect of Aircraft Carrier Operational Cycles on the Maintenance Industrial Base written by Roland J. Yardley and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fleet Response Plan is a U.S. Navy program to enhance the operational availability of the aircraft carrier fleet. This report describes program modeling that varies the time between depot availabilities and the size of the depot work packages, to estimate its effect on the maintenance industrial base and the operational availability of the aircraft carrier fleet.
Download or read book A Parametric Cost Model for Estimating Operating and Support Costs of U S Navy Non Nuclear Surface Ships written by James M. Brandt and published by . This book was released on 1999-06-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With few effective decision-making tools to assess the affordability of major weapon systems, management of total ownership costs is continually misunderstood. Cost analysis provides a quick and reliable assessment of affordability. Because there is no standardized method for calculating reliable estimates of operating and support (O&S) costs (the principal component of total ownership cost), this thesis formulates a parametric cost model which can be used to determine the annual O&S costs of U.S. Navy (non-nuclear) surface ships based on known (or assumed) physical characteristics and manpower expectations. Source data for the cost model is obtained from the Navy Visibility and Management of O&S Costs (VAMOSC) database, a historical cost database maintained by the Naval Center for Cost Analysis (NCCA). Through standard regression and data analysis techniques, cost estimating relationships are developed for three major cost drivers: ship light displacement, ship overall length, and ship manpower. The formulated parametric cost model is a top-level and fairly reliable representation of average annual O&S cost, and it can be used by the DOD cost community to perform component cost analyses or independent cost estimates.
Download or read book Why Has the Cost of Navy Ships Risen written by Mark V. Arena and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past several decades, increases in acquisition costs for U.S. Navy combatants have outpaced the rate of inflation. To understand why, the authors of this book examined two principal source categories of ship cost escalation (economy-driven factors and customer-driven factors) and interviewed various shipbuilders. Based on their analysis, the authors propose some ways the Navy might reduce ship costs in the future.
Download or read book Navy Carrier Battle Groups written by Norman J. Rabkin and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997-02 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Navy's Carrier Battle Groups (CBG) have traditionally supported the national defense strategy by providing overseas presence and a crisis response capability. This report discusses the policy, operational, and force structure aspects of CBG and provides possible alternatives for meeting national security requirements with fewer carriers. The Navy plans to reduce the force to 12 active carriers and an aviation training carrier by the end of FY 1995. The Navy intends to replace its conventional carriers with nuclear carriers on a one to one basis to maintain a 12 active carrier force.
Download or read book The Cost effectiveness of Nuclear Power for Navy Surface Ships written by R. Derek Trunkey and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Parametric Cost Model for Estimating Operating and Support Costs of U S Navy Aircraft written by Mustafa Donmez and published by . This book was released on 2000-12-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study provides parametric O&S cost models for future US Navy aircraft acquisition programs based on physical and performance parameters. The proposed parametric cost models provide decision makers with a tool for developing rough-order-of-magnitude annual O&S cost estimates for future US Navy aircraft acquisition programs. The historic aircraft cost data was provided by the Naval Center for Cost Analysis (NCCA) in a spreadsheet format and the data were extracted from the Navy Visibility and Maintenance of Operating and Support Cost (VAMOSC) data warehouse. After validating the assumption that the average annual O&S cost for any aircraft type/model/series is constant from year to year, cost estimating relationships are developed. The first model developed is based on multivariate regression. In this case, forward stepwise regression was used to find the model with the best fit. Since the multivariate regression model turns out to be impractical, having more than 30 variables in the equation, a tree-based model is presented as an alternative. Additionally, single variable cost estimating relationships are formulated based on the physical and performance parameters length, weight, and thrust.
Download or read book Analysis of the Navy s Shipbuilding Plans written by Eric J. Labs and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statement of Eric J. Labs on the Navy¿s plans for its shipbuilding programs and corresponding budget. Contents: (1) Changes in Ship Requirements Under the 2011 Plan; (2) Ship Purchases and Inventories Under the 2011 Plan: Combat Ships; Logistics and Support Ships; (3) Ship Costs Under the 2011 Plan: The Navy¿s Estimates; CBO¿s Estimates; Changes from the 2009 Plan; (4) Outlook for Individual Ship Programs; Aircraft Carriers; Submarines; Large Surface Combatants; Littoral Combat Ships; Amphibious Ships. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.
Download or read book Life Cycle Costing for Engineers written by B.S. Dhillon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-10-26 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cradle-to-grave analyses are becoming the norm, as an increasing amount of corporations and government agencies are basing their procurement decisions not only on initial costs but also on life cycle costs. And while life cycle costing has been covered in journals and conference proceedings, few, if any, books have gathered this information into an
Download or read book Future Budget Requirements for the 600 ship Navy written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Navy Carrier Battle Groups The Structure and Affordability of the Future Force written by GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aircraft carrier battle groups are the centerpiece of the Navy's surface force and significantly influence the size, composition, and cost of the fleet. The annualized cost to acquire, operate, and support a single Navy carrier battle group is now about $1.5 billion and will continue to increase. As defense funding declines and defense expenditures come under increased scrutiny, attention will be focused on the size and affordability of the carrier force. GAO developed information on options that policymakers may consider when deciding on the size and makeup of future naval forces, particularly the number of carriers, required to meet our national security goals in times when defense spending is being reduced. The Navy's carrier battle groups have traditionally supported the national defense strategy by providing overseas presence and a crisis response capability. Carrier battle groups consist of the carrier, its air wing of about 80 aircraft, and about 9 escort ships, including surface combatants, attack submarines, and logistics support ships. Several other ships and aircraft provide logistics and training support. At the beginning of fiscal year 1993, the Navy had seven conventional- and seven nuclear-powered carriers in its active force and an aviation training carrier. The 14 active carriers allowed for near-continuous overseas presence of at least one carrier battle group in each of the Mediterranean Sea, western Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean/ Arabian Sea regions. Only about 25 percent of the carriers are deployed overseas at any one time because of maintenance, training, and personnel policies.
Download or read book Nuclear Or Conventional Power for Surface Combatant Ships written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report addresses the issues surrounding the controversy over nuclear versus conventional power in major strike force surface combatant ships. The report discusses various cost and effectiveness factors involved and identifies the key issues for congressional attention.
