Download or read book Warranties on Weapons Systems written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Warranties In Weapon System Procurement written by Robert E. Kuenne and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1988-05-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weapons acquisition written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Warranties on Weapons Systems written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weapons Acquisition Warranty Law Should Be Repealed written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of the 1985 Department of Defense (DOD) Authorization Act Congress enacted legislation requiring DOD to obtain cost-effective warranties on weapon systems. The warranties were expected to improve weapon system reliability by providing a mechanism to hold contractors liable for poor performance. Past reviews by GAO' and others concluded that DOD was not properly managing its warranty program. This report assesses whether the warranties being obtained for weapon systems provide the expected benefits to the government and whether warranties, as required by 10 U.S.C. 2403, are compatible with weapon system acquisitions. As part of the 1985 Department of Defense (DOD) Authorization Act Congress enacted legislation requiring DOD to obtain cost-effective warranties on weapon systems. The warranties were expected to improve weapon system reliability by providing a mechanism to hold contractors liable for poor performance. Past reviews by GAO' and others concluded that DOD was not properly managing its warranty program. This report assesses whether the warranties being obtained for weapon systems provide the expected benefits to the government and whether warranties, as required by 10 U.S.C. 2403, are compatible with weapon system acquisitions.
Download or read book Weapon System Warranties written by Timothy C. Ceteras and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warranties are required by law to be obtained on all weapon systems purchased by the Department of Defense. As a result, the three services within the DoD must face a variety of issues associated with weapon system warranties. This thesis examines the issues associated with the acquisition, enforcement, and subsequent evaluation of warranties. It then examines how each of the three services treat these issues in their supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and in their primary warranty regulation. Prior to examining the foregoing issues, the thesis begins by first reviewing the background of warranties and discussing some theoretical considerations. The issues themselves are then presented followed by their treatment by the DoD. After the examination of the issues and their treatment by the DoD, recommendations are made for suggested improvements to the services' regulations. This thesis is useful in that it identifies several areas that should be addressed by the military departments in their warranty guidance. It also advances recommendations for improvements to the regulations. Theses. (FR).
Download or read book Warranties on Weapons Systems written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Warranties for Weapons written by J. P. Stucker and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warranties have been selectively applied to weapon systems acquisition over several decades . However, in 1983 Congress passed the first law requiring that military contractors provide warranties on all major weapons sold to the Services. Such blanket application raises issues both of tailoring warranties to the wide range of weapons and acquisition environments and of proper implementation policy and procedural guidelines. This study concludes that warranties can have a positive effect on selected acquisition programs. Analysis of pre-law warranties suggests that factors contributing to warranty success include: specific, easily measurable objectives; explicit contractor incentives and remedies; explicit government duties; and reasonable prices and expectations. An initial survey of post-law warranties, however, reveals that many warranties do not appear to adequately detail either their objectives or the remedies to be applied if those objectives are not met. (Author).
Download or read book Warranties in Weapon System Procurement An Analysis of Practice and Theory written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congressional legislation requires that all major weapon systems contracts signed after January 1, 1985, contain three types of written warranties: design-manufacture, materials-workmanship, and essential performance requirements. This study reviews the specifics of the law, its legislative history, and Congressional intent revealed in relevant hearings. Through analysis of recent weapon system contracts from all the Services, supplemented by field interviews with contracting personnel, the study ascertains the changes in contractual warranty provisions effected by the mandate. Research is then directed more deeply into the functions of weapon systems warranties and their economic appropriateness in a Department of Defense context.
Download or read book Case Study of the Application of the Weapon System Warranty on the C 130 Program written by Jiley E. McNease and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined what government imposed changes and/or modifications to the C-130 during the past five year period would have voided a weapon system warranty, had one been in effect (in accordance with current public laws) from the contractor's viewpoint. Specifically, it analyzed: (1) what criteria should be used to determine if a proposed change and/or modification has the potential to void the system level warranty, (2) whether performance guarantees would have been workable for the C-130, or would hostile and other actions have voided such a warranty, and (3) how the present weapon system warranty clauses should be designed to preclude contractor avoidance and still protect the government's interest. Literature review addressed the Federal Acquisition Regulation, which covered warranties in general terms prior to the requirement of a weapon system warranty; the Weapon Systems warranty Act (Public Law 98-212); and the Weapon Systems Warranty Act modifications (Public Law 98-525).
Download or read book Issues in Navy Management of Major Weapon Systems Warranties written by Kevin L. White and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this thesis was to investigate problems in management of Navy warranty contract clauses, as the result the recent legislation mandating cost effective warranty coverage for major weapon systems. This investigation involved the following: 1) Identification of warranty benefits and recent warranty legislation, 2) Review and comparison of Services and Navy Systems Command implementation procedures, and 3) Analysis of five warranty contract clauses. The methodology for this research involved current literature and interviews with Government and industry officials involved with warranty issues. As a result of this analysis, the conclusions are as follows: 1) Actual costs and estimating techniques need definition and refinement, 2) Navy implementation procedures must be integrated and coordinated, and 3) Early on planning in weapon system development is required to avoid potential problems. This study recommends that a single warranty management information system be established. Management procedures and reporting formats should be standardized as much as possible.
Download or read book Issues in Navy Management of Major Weapon Systems Warranties written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this thesis was to investigate problems in management of Navy warranty contract clauses, as the result the recent legislation mandating cost effective warranty coverage for major weapon systems. This investigation involved the following: 1) Identification of warranty benefits and recent warranty legislation, 2) Review and comparison of Services and Navy Systems Command implementation procedures, and 3) Analysis of five warranty contract clauses. The methodology for this research involved current literature and interviews with Government and industry officials involved with warranty issues. As a result of this analysis, the conclusions are as follows: 1) Actual costs and estimating techniques need definition and refinement, 2) Navy implementation procedures must be integrated and coordinated, and 3) Early on planning in weapon system development is required to avoid potential problems. This study recommends that a single warranty management information system be established. Management procedures and reporting formats should be standardized as much as possible.
Download or read book Weapon System Warranties written by Juan G. Mendez and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis describes weapon system warranties and examines the corporate Air Force approach to integrating warranties into the acquisition process. The paper is broadly focused on warranties within the framework of four issues. The issues are: (1) Congressional intent; (2) the warranty as part of the acquisition process; (3) the warranty's relationship to reliability and maintainability; and (4) administration of warranties. The end of the Reagan era brings with it a period of fiscal constraint, which is getting the attention of everyone in the Air Force who manages a budget funded with federal dollars. The federal budget's deficit growth has resulted in budget cuts that are being felt in every area, especially the world of weapon system acquisition. This is driving the Air Force acquisition and logistics communities to seek more combat effectiveness for the weapon system dollar. (SDW).
Download or read book Warranties Consideration of Section 794 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1984 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book System Level Warrenty Laws Their Implications for Major USAF Weapon System Acquisitions written by Richard J. Hernandez and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issue of poor weapon system quality has recently received much media and Congressional attention. Part of the reaction to the problem of poor quality with some systems was the enactment of Public Laws (P.L. 98-212 and P.L. 98-525) requiring warranties for DOD weapon systems. This thesis examined whether or not system level warranty laws would improve the quality of major USAF weapon system acquisitions. The authors focused only on major USAF weapon systems with a total acquisition value over $1 billion that were in full scale production and were under a fixed price type contract. The authors arrived at the major conclusion: the system level warranty law will not substantially improve the quality of major USAF weapon system acquisitions since the USAF acquisition and logistics infrastructure is geared to components and not systems. Other factors impeding the effective implementation of the law are: a poor warranty data base, no real structured way to perform warranty cost benefit analyses, unclear definition of weapon system, and the lack of effectiveness of the USAF warranty focal point i.e. the Product Performance Agreement Center (PPAC). Our major recommendation is the USAF should give PPAC the necessary authority and resources to carry out its assigned mission of helping the USAF acquisition community with warranties. The USAF should also develop qualitative and quantitative warranty decision models to help analyze warranty cost-effectiveness and field personnel should be trained in their use.
Download or read book Weapon System Warranties written by Timothy C. Ceteras (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Case Study of the Application of the Weapon System Warranty on the C 130 Program written by Jiley E. McNease (CAPT, USAF.) and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
