Download or read book Ship Operating and Support Cost Estimating Guide written by COST ANALYSIS IMPROVEMENT GROUP WASHINGTON D C. and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document provides guidelines for preparing and presenting estimates of operating and support (O & S) costs to the OSD Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG) and the Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council (DSARC) and for Navy milestone reviews as appropriate. These guidelines are intended to achieve consistent and effective preparation and documentation of ship O & S cost estimates such that relevant and significant O & S costs to the alternatives presented are highlighted. This guide might also be conceptually useful for other reviews.
Download or read book Ship Operating and Support Costs written by Logistics Management Institute and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Military Departments and defense contractors have for some time been actively concerned about rising life cycle costs (LCC) of Defense weapon systems. Over the past two years, the Department of Defense (DoD) has placed new emphasis on examining the projected operating and support (O and S) costs of planned weapons and finding ways to reduce those costs. O and S cost analyses are now a major part of the cost review conducted at each weapon procurement decision meeting by the Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council (DSARC) and the DSARC's principal advisor on new system costs--the Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG). This report recommends guidelines for preparing estimates of the support investment (SI) and O and S costs of ship acquisition programs and presenting them to the DSARC. It provides a framework for objective comparison of SI and O and S costs of program, design, or support alternatives, using consistent methodologies and terminology. A general methodology for SI and O and S cost estimating is described, a standard cost element structure for ships is defined, and specific requirements for presentation of SI and O and S cost estimates to the DSARC are proposed. Standards for the presentation and documentation of these cost estimates are also recommended. These guidelines are intended to achieve consistent and effective preparation and documentation of SI and O and S cost estimates for major weapon systems, and to facilitate the DSARC's and the CAIG's examination of important SI and O and S cost issues.
Download or read book Operating and Support Cost Estimating Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document provides guidelines for preparing, documenting, and presenting operating and support (O and S) cost estimates to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG). It discusses the requirements for O and S cost estimates, provides instructions for developing such estimates, and presents standard cost element structures (CES) and definitions for specific categories of weapon systems including aircraft, ships, missiles, combat vehicles, and electronic systems. Documentations and presentation requirements also are provided to assist in preparing for CAIG reviews. The primary objective of the guidelines is to achieve consistent, well- documented O and S cost estimates that can be replicated and verified by an independent party.
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 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 Operating and Support Cost Estimating Guide Sample Analysis Navy Ship at DSARC II written by COST ANALYSIS IMPROVEMENT GROUP WASHINGTON D C. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operating and Support (O & S) costs for the V/STOL and Spruance class destroyers (DD963) are provided. These figures are compared to the figures presented to the DSARC at Milestone I. Annual operating and support costs of the Air Detachment are not included in this report. The costs growth reflected in both the V/STOL and DD963 class destroyer is due mainly to the rise in POL costs from $1.25 per gal. to $1.32 per gal., plus a slight rise in manpower requirements. The Spruance class destroyer was selected as the baseline due to similarities of most ship systems and size. It does not reflect the system being replaced. The V/STOL destroyer is a new concept to meet expanding commitments.
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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 Littoral Combat Ship written by John H. Pendleton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Navy plans to spend about $28 billion to buy 55 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and at least 64 interchangeable mission packages to perform one of three missions ¿ mine countermeasures, antisubmarine warfare, and surface warfare ¿ in waters close to shore. The Navy has been developing two different LCS seaframes and plans to select one for production in 2010. Due to the small 78-person crew size ¿ 40 core crew, 23 for aviation detachment, and typically 15 for mission packages ¿ the Navy is developing new concepts for personnel, training, and maintenance. This report assessed the extent to which DoD has: (1) estimated LCS long-term operating and support costs; and (2) developed plans to operate and support LCS. Illustrations.
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 Life Cycle Costing Guide for System Acquisitions interim written by United States. Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Operating and Support Cost Guide for Army Materiel Systems written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Operating and Support Cost Estimating Guide Sample Analysis Navy Aircraft at DSARC Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council II written by COST ANALYSIS IMPROVEMENT GROUP WASHINGTON D C. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 47 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 A Guide to Ship Repair Estimates in Man hours written by Don Butler and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert ship surveyor Don Butler shares a lifetime's ship repair costing experience in this unique resource for accurate cost estimation and planning Includes hard to come by information on typical ship repair labor expectations for accurate man-hour forecasting and cost estimation Produced for marine engineers and marine industry professionals to aid with repair specification and negotiation, helping you to plan work and budgets more reliably Uses man-hours as opposed to particular rates or currencies, providing a long-term model for pricing regardless of location, rate fluctuation or inflation Bringing together otherwise scattered details on specific repair and dry-docking activities, this invaluable guide will save you time and improve the accuracy of your ship repair estimates. Don't plan or commission work without it! Don Butler is a fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineers and a member of Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors, UK. Made up of very hard to come by information on typical ship repair labor expectations for accurate man-hour forecasting and cost estimation Produced for marine engineers and marine industry professionals to save time, aid in repair negotiation and help companies to plan more reliably Man-hour listings assist in long-term pricing, meaning the book content remains valid regardless of currency, rate fluctuation or inflation
Download or read book Cost Estimator s Reference Manual written by Rodney D. Stewart and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1995-04-03 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's hypercompetitive global marketplace, accurate costestimating is crucial to bottom-line results. Nowhere is this moreevident than in the design and development of new products andservices. Among managing engineers responsible for developingrealistic cost estimates for new product designs, the number-onesource of information and guidance has been the Cost Estimator'sReference Manual. Comprehensive, authoritative, and practical, the Manual instructsreaders in the full range of cost estimating techniques andprocedures currently used in the fields of development, testing,manufacturing, production, construction, software, generalservices, government contracting, engineering services, scientificprojects, and proposal preparation. The authors clearly explain howto go about gathering the data essential to preparing a realisticestimate of costs and guide the reader step by step through eachprocedure. This new Second Edition incorporates a decade of progress in themethods, procedures, and strategies of cost estimating. All thematerial has been updated and five new chapters have been added toreflect the most recent information on such increasingly importanttopics as activity-based costing, software estimating,design-to-cost techniques, and cost implications of new concurrentengineering and systems engineering approaches to projects. Indispensable to virtually anyone whose work requires accurate costestimates, the Cost Estimator's Reference Manual will be especiallyvaluable to engineers, estimators, accountants, and contractors ofproducts, projects, processes, and services to both government andindustry. The essential ready-reference for the techniques, methods, andprocedures of cost estimating COST ESTIMATOR'S REFERENCE MANUAL Second Edition Indispensable for anyone who depends on accurate cost estimates forengineering projects, the Cost Estimator's Reference Manual guidesthe user through both the basic and more sophisticated aspects ofthe estimating process. Authoritative and comprehensive, the Manualseamlessly integrates the many functions--accounting, financial,statistical, and management--of modern cost estimating practice.Its broad coverage includes estimating procedures applied to suchareas as: * Production * Software * Development * General services * Testing * Government contracting * Manufacturing * Engineering * Proposal preparation * Scientific projects * Construction This updated and expanded Second Edition incorporates all the mostimportant recent developments in cost estimating, such asactivity-based costing, software estimating, design-to-costtechniques, computer-aided estimating tools, concurrentengineering, and life cycle costing. For engineers, estimators, accountants, planners, and others whoare involved in the cost aspects of projects, the Cost Estimator'sReference Manual is an invaluable information source that will payfor itself many times over.
Download or read book GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide written by Barry Leonard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To use public funds effectively, the gov¿t. must meet the demands of today's changing world by employing effective mgmt. practices and processes, including the measurement of gov¿t. program performance. Legislators, gov¿t. officials, and the public want to know whether gov¿t. programs are achieving their goals and what their costs are. To make those evaluations, reliable cost information is required and fed. standards have been issued for the cost accounting that is needed to prepare that information. This Cost Guide has been developed in order to establish a consistent methodology that is based on best practices and that can be used across the fed. gov¿t. for developing, managing, and evaluating capital program cost estimates. Illustrations.
Download or read book Littoral Combat Ship written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Navy plans to spend about $28 billion to buy 55 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and at least 64 interchangeable mission packages to perform one of three missionsmine countermeasures, antisubmarine warfare, and surface warfarein waters close to shore. The Navy has been developing two different LCS seaframes and plans to select one for production in 2010. Due to the small 78-person crew size40 core crew, 23 for aviation detachment, and typically 15 for mission packagesthe Navy is developing new concepts for personnel, training, and maintenance. GAO was asked to assess the extent to which DOD has (1) estimated LCS long-term operating and support costs and (2) developed plans to operate and support LCS. To do so, GAO compared Navy cost estimates to DOD guidance and GAO best practices; and analyzed Navy plans to implement its concepts for personnel, training, and maintenance and the extent these plans included assessments of program risk.
