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 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 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 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 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 Operating and Support Costs and Affordability of a 324 Ship Naval Battle Force written by Kevin C. Antonucci and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this research was to determine both the added operating and support (O & S) costs and affordability of operating and maintaining a future naval battle force of 324 ships as proposed in the Navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan. Cost estimation including regression, 3-year moving averages, point, expert and analogous modeling was used to capture both historical and future O & S costs from FY1991 to FY2024. With an emphasis on the three main cost drivers, (manpower, fuel and maintenance) which arguably had the largest influence on ships' O & S costs, data were obtained from the Visibility & Management of Operating & Support Cost (VAMOSC) database and various Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs). Analysis and modeling followed suite in order to forecast expected future costs and affordability for a proposed 12.5 percent growth in naval fleet size by FY2024. Reviewing all 29 classes of ship within the expected FY2024 battle force, normalized results from the cost estimation models yielded a minimum cost growth of 17 percent in O & S costs. Even if budget growth trend rates were to remain steady, negating the possibility of budget decreases, this thesis argues the Navy would still not be able to afford its proposed future battle force in FY2024.
Download or read book Supply Support Costs of Combat Ships Can be Reduced by Millions and Readiness Enhanced written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surface Ship Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity Costs Under Defense Business Operations Fund Regulations written by David W. Gunderson and published by . This book was released on 1996-06-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thesis develops a FY 95 manday rate for a Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity (SIMA) using Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations (DoD FMR) for Defense Business Operations Fund (DBOF) Operations in support of Regional Maintenance goals. The manday rate calculated, $694.64, is compared with Naval Shipyard (NSY) composite manday rates for FY 95. The NSY manday rates ranged from a high of $661.80 to a low of $408.83 with an average of $513.35. The comparison is of the costs associated with levels of effort, without adjustments for differing productivities or efficiencies. Some deviations from DoD FMR and adjustments to NSY manday rates were required in order to make SIMA and NSY manday rates directly comparable. The thesis also shows that the majority of the costs associated with the operation of a SIMA are fixed; $76,324,797 of the $116,288,974 in total operating costs were fixed costs. Of the $39,964,177 identified as variable costs, $36,255,321 are unavoidable cost--the costs of materials and services to complete necessary repairs or maintenance which would be incurred by the Navy regardless of where the work was performed. The fixed cost nature of operating a SIMA contributes to the higher manday rate. Computations using hourly labor costs for production efforts resulted in a manday rate of $572.15 and identified $14,922,797 as the cost of maintaining a fixed production labor force. Using hourly labor costs for support efforts should provide additional reductions in the manday rate.
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 Running Costs written by John M. Downard and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Navy Maintenance written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minimizing Ship O S operating and Support Cost written by Samuel D. Judge and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 8 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 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.
Download or read book Life Cycle Cost Estimating its Status and Potential Use in Major Weapon System Acquisitions Department of Defense written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Littoral Combat Ship Actions Needed to Improve Operating Cost Estimates and Mitigate Risks in Implementing New Concepts written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 51 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. 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. GAO recommends, among other things, that DOD develop an estimate of the long-term operating and support costs which fully reflects best practices and use this estimate in making key program decisions, and conduct and consider the results of a risk assessment before committing to buy LCS ships in the future. DOD generally agreed with the recommendations.
Download or read book Operation and Support Costs for the Department of Defense written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
