Commonality in Military Equipment: A Framework to Improve Acquisition Decisions - Softcover

Held, Thomas; Newsome Author Of A Practical Int, Bruce Oliver; Lewis, Matthew W.

9780833045508: Commonality in Military Equipment: A Framework to Improve Acquisition Decisions

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833045504 ISBN 13: 9780833045508

Publisher: RAND Corporation, 2009

To inform the U.S. Army1s decisionmaking process surrounding commonality in military equipment, RAND was asked to assess the advantages and disadvantages of commonality and how to best manage their trade-offs. This report presents analyses of the effects of commonality on costs, capabilities, and training and offers a decisionmaking aid that designers, developers, and procurers could use to inform their decisions about commonality.

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Examines the desirable and undesirable trade-offs that U.S. Army decisionmakers must make regarding commonality in military equipment.

About the Author:

Thomas Held is secretary of the German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF).

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