Download or read book Cost Estimating Relationships for Naval Surface Ship Electronic Warfare Equipment written by Raymond Edward Moore and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cost Estimating Relationships for Naval Surface Ship Electronic Warfare Equipment written by Raymond Edward Moore (III.) and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study addresses the problem of estimating the development, procurement, and installation costs of surface ship electronic warfare equipment of the future. The Cost Estimating Relationships (CERs) were developed using the following factors: year of development, weight, volume, sensitivity, power output, gain, complexity and dummy variables for active equipment, equipment designed for large ships and one for those designed for small ships. Cost estimates are made for three systems presently under development by Raytheon Company and Hughes Aircraft Company under a design-to-price program.
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 Cost Estimating Relationships for U S Navy Ships written by W. J. E. Shafer and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cost estimating relationships based on the observed (reported) cost and weight (full load displacement) of U.S. Navy ships are derived for the purpose of applying these cost estimating relationships to ships in the fleets of both the U.S. and USSR. This application results in broad, general comparisons that, in the aggregate, provide useful trend comparisons. These cost estimating relationships produce varying results on a class basis, but within each group or category of ships the class overestimates tend to be offset by class underestimates to yield a relatively small category error. This paper updates major portions of IDA Paper P-1530, Simple Relationships for Estimating Procurement Cost of U.S. Navy Ship Categories, dated March 1982.
Download or read book Simple Relationships for Estimating Procurement Cost of U S Navy Ship Categories written by Pythagoras Cutchis and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A common first step in estimating costs of naval ship categories is to use a linear relationship based on ship displacement. Such estimates represent rough initial approximations. This process can be used, however, with better accuracy to estimate the cost of procurement of aggregations of naval ships and classes. Cost estimating relationships (CERs) are developed in this paper for such applications.
Download or read book Improving the Parametric Method of Cost Estimating Relationships of Naval Ships written by Jeremy Ungtae Lee and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In light of recent military budget cuts, there has been a recent focus on determining methods to reduce the cost of Navy ships. A RAND National Defense Research Institute study showed many sources of cost escalation for Navy ships. Among them included characteristic complexity of modem Naval ships, which contributed to half of customer driven factors. This paper focuses on improving the current parametric cost estimating method used as referenced in NAVSEA's Cost Estimating Handbook. Currently, weight is used as the most common variable for determining cost in the parametric method because it's a consistent physical property and most readily available. Optimizing ship design based on weight may increase density and complexity because ship size is minimized. This paper will introduce electric power density and outfit density as additional variables to the parametric cost estimating equation and will show how this can improve the early stage cost estimating relationships of Navy ships.
Download or read book A Parametric Cost Model for Estimating Acquisition Costs of Conventional U S Navy Surface Ships written by Kirk J. Loftus and published by . This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When attempting to predict the acquisition costs of U.S. Navy surface ships, current models cannot produce a repeatable answer when the details of the acquisition program are not well defined. This thesis formulates a parametric model that predicts the average procurement cost of a conventional U.S. Navy surface ship based upon known (or assumed) physical and performance characteristics. The source data for the cost model is obtained from U.S. Weapons Systems Costs, a tabulation of annual procurement costs for major system programs, published by Data Search Associates. Standard regression techniques return cost estimating relationships able to predict average procurement cost from ship light displacement, ship overall length, ship propulsion shaft horsepower or number of propulsion engines. The formulated parametric cost model is approximate and appropriate only for rough order of magnitude studies, but can be used by the DoD cost community to produce justifiable estimates when other models do not have sufficient information to generate an answer.
Download or read book Annual Department of Defense Bibliography of Logistics Studies and Related Documents written by United States. Defense Logistics Studies Information Exchange and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NAVSEA Cost Estimating Handbook written by Department of Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAVSEA Cost Estimating Handbook (2005) *Printed in Black and White to reduce cost* Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEASYSCOM or NAVSEA) explains how a NAVSEA cost estimate is an assemblage of separate, distinct, and subordinate parts and each subordinate part is treated as a whole to be separated into its elements for examination, modification, and/or updating before becoming a part of a total estimate. The NAVSEA cost estimating process is at once analytical and synthesizing in nature using established methods and valid data, to estimate the future costs of a program, based on what is known today. It is an organized approach designed to accurately calculate the future costs of ships, submarines, and weapons systems. The management of a cost estimate involves continually updating the estimate with actual data as they become available, revising the estimate to reflect changes, and analyzing differences between estimated and actual costs-for example, using data from a reliable earned value management (EVM) system. Anyone that has ever managed a project knows the value of a good cost estimate.The ability to generate reliable cost estimates is a critical function, necessary to support the NAVSEA capital programming process. Without this ability NAVSEA is at risk of experiencing cost overruns, missed deadlines, and performance shortfalls-all recurring problems that program assessments too often reveal. Furthermore, cost increases often mean that NAVSEA cannot fund as many programs as intended or deliver them when promised. The methodology outlined in this guide is a compilation of best practices that federal cost estimating organizations and industry use to develop and maintain reliable cost estimates throughout the life of a NAVSEA acquisition program. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print this book so you don't have to. First you gotta find a good clean (legible) copy and make sure it's the latest version (not always easy). Some documents found on the web are missing some pages or the image quality is so poor, they are difficult to read. We look over each document carefully and replace poor quality images by going back to the original source document. We proof each document to make sure it's all there - including all changes. If you find a good copy, you could print it using a network printer you share with 100 other people (typically its either out of paper or toner). If it's just a 10-page document, no problem, but if it's 250-pages, you will need to punch 3 holes in all those pages and put it in a 3-ring binder. Takes at least an hour. It's much more cost-effective to just order the latest version from www.Amazon.com This material is published by 4th Watch Publishing Co. We publish tightly-bound, full-size books at 8 1⁄2 by 11 inches, with large text and glossy covers. 4th Watch Publishing Co. is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Please visit www.usgovpub.com. DoDi 5000.02 Operation of the Defense Acquisition System DoD Contract Pricing Reference Guide DoD Operating and Support Cost-Estimating Guide
Download or read book Cost Estimating Models for Electronic Warfare Equipment Flight Tests written by Charles L. Hanna and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The project manager is responsible for the cost, schedule and performance of assigned projects. In particular, the cost of a program is under constant scrutiny from the initiation of the program to completion. In order to ascertain the cost effectiveness of a program, a cost estimate must be derived that will act as the cost baseline throughout the program. The initial cost estimate is extremely important because the estimate is used to determine the appropriation of funds necessary to accomplish the project. Inaccurate cost estimates are detrimental to the project and the project manager's capability to manage the project effectively. The thesis describes an innovative approach to cost estimating that increases the overall accuracy of a cost estimate while requiring no more manpower than previous methods.
Download or read book Electronic Countermeasures and Electronic Counter Countermeasures written by United States. National Technical Information Service and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Statistical Analysis of Surface Escort Cost Estimation written by Cecil D. Bradley and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigates the relationship of the component weights of US Navy Surface Escort Ships and their corresponding costs of construction. The procedures of various US Navy agencies who conduct Surface Ship Costing are described, with emphasis upon the method followed by COMNAVSEASYSCOM, Washington D.C. A statistical analysis is provided which focuses upon multiple linear regression techniques applied to the weight/cost relationship. Additionally, the research includes the investigation of non-weight explanatory variable contribution to the various regression models. The analysis concludes that linear relationships do exist between the variables. The statistical evidence provided suggests that linear regression provides equivalent results to non-linear logarithmic transformation of the dependent cost variable. Further, the analysis indicates that the inclusion of non-weight dummy variables, such as contract type for vessel construction, enhance models with strictly weight explanatory variables. The models developed herein lack the precision demanded of budgetary cost estimating. However, the equations will generate point estimates that may add credence to existing methods, especially within concept formulation or tradeoff studies. Keywords: Cost estimation, Surface ship cost estimation, Statistical analysis of ship costing, Theses. (SDW).
Download or read book Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences written by Wade H. Shafer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences was first conceived, published, and dis seminated by the Center for lnformation and Numerica/ Data Analysis and Synthesis (C/NDAS) * at Purdue University in 1957, starting its coverage of theses with the academic year 1955. Beginning with Volume 13, the printing and dissemination phases of the ac tivity were transferred to University Microfilms/Xerox of Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the thought that such an arrangement would be more beneficia! to the academic and general scientific and technical community. After fi ve years of this joint undertaking we had concluded that it was in the interest of ali concerned if the printing and distribution of the volume were handled by an international publishing house to assure improved service and broader dissemination. Hence, starting with Volume 18, Masters Theses in the Pure and App/ied Sciences has been disseminated on a worldwide basis by Plenum Publishing Corporation of New York, and in the same year the coverage was broadened to include Canadian universities. Ali back issues can also be ordered from Plenum. We have reported in Volume 21 (thesis year 1976) a total of 10,586 theses titles from 25 Canadian and 219 United States universities. We are sure that this broader base for theses titles reported will greatly enhance the value of this important annual reference work.
Download or read book Cost Evaluation and Cost Estimating for Shipboard Electronic Equipment Volume I Cost Evaluations of Selected Equipments written by H. Dagen and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This final report presents the results of a program undertaken: (1) to apply cost-of-ownership procedures, developed under a previous contract, to thirteen Navy shipboard electronic equipments; and (2) to develop a procedure for predicting cost of ownership, by cost category, of electronic equipments that have not yet been deployed. The cost categories used are associated with acquisition, with operation and maintenance throughout a specific lifetime, and with disposal. The cost of ownership of the selected equipments was calculated from historical contract data and the Navy Maintenance Data Collection System (MDCS), which also provided the basis for operational measures. A computer program was used to process raw cost and MDCS data and to print the results in a standard format. In the development of cost-estimating relationships (CER's) to predict ownership costs, the same categories as those used in the cost-analysis program were employed. Volume I of this report covers the evaluation of cost and operational measures for selected equipments. (Author).
Download or read book Development of Cost Estimating Relationships for Missile Engineering Manufacturing Development EMD Costs and Warship Fuel Consumption written by Sandra A. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this thesis is to develop estimating relationships for missile Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) costs and warship fuel consumption to aid the Naval Center for Cost Analysis (NCA) in performing independent cost estimates for new weapons programs. Standard factors, which represent the percent that each cost element is typically allocated from the program's total funding, are currently used to predict whether missile EMD costs are roughly right. For fuel consumption, estimating relationships have only been developed for existing individual ship types. None have been developed which use pooled ship types to estimate fuel consumption of new ship types. Regression analysis was used to develop estimating relationships based on physical and technical characteristics. The cost estimating relationships (CERs) developed to predict missile EMD costs explained only about 34 percent of the variance. Due to the low explanatory power, no significant physical or technical factors could be determined. Even though the results are not statistically significant, the associated coefficients of variation are lower than the standard factor coefficients of variation. An estimating relationship with high explanatory power was developed to predict fuel consumption for new warships. Three significant physical and performance factors were determined: steaming hours, age and full load displacement. For new ship types, steaming hours and full load displacement are the significant factors. Cost estimating relationships, Missile engineering manufacturing development (EMD) costs, Warship fuel consumption.
Download or read book Cost Evaluation and Cost Estimating for Shipboard Electronic Equipment Volume Ii Development of Cost estimating Relationships written by H. Dagen and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II covers the development of cost-estimating relationships for predicting lifetime costs for equipments in the conceptual, development, and procurement phases. (Author).
Download or read book Cost Estimating Relationship Associating Engineering Drawing Quality with Installation Cost Growth for USN Ship Alterations written by Kurt Willstatter and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an analysis of existing feedback in the Fleet Modernization Program (FMP) planning and design process using the FFG-7 class of ships as a case study. This analysis attempts to relate the engineering drawing revision rate (inverse measure of drawing quality) and the number of ships affected by those drawing revisions (measure of availability concurrence) to the cost growth attributable to the FMP portion of U.S. Navy ship availabilities. Due to the lack of actual cost data, budget estimates were used as a surrogate and unfortunately firm relationships could not be established. However, the methodology developed has potential for application to any large ship class which may experience numerous concurrent availabilities, as actual cost data become available. It is meant to be a tool for the engineering design agent to assess the financial impact of the quality of engineering design products on the installing activities and to assess the potential value of policy changes which improve the quality of those products. Keywords: Data bases, Theses, Regression statistics. (KR).
