Controlling the Cost of C4I Upgrades on Naval Ships (Monographs) - Softcover

Schank, John F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833047752 ISBN 13: 9780833047755

Publisher: RAND Corporation, 2009

Synopsis

C4I systems have evolved rapidly over the last few decades, and the cost of keeping these products uptodate on new and inservice U.S. Navy ships is high due to configuration, integration, testing, and other challenges. Looking across a specific set of completed C4I upgrades, the authors found evidence of cost improvement, a high level of variability in costs, and a trend toward overestimating the installationlabor costs of certain upgrades.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Looking across a set of completed C4I upgrades to U.S. Navy ships, the authors uncovered mixed evidence of cost improvement, a high level of variability in costs, and a trend toward overestimating the installation-labor costs of certain upgrades.

About the Author:

John F. Schank (PhD in Information Technology (All But Dissertation) George Mason University) is a senior operations research analyst at RAND.

Mark V. Arena (Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Stanford University) is a physical scientist at RAND.

About this edition

• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0833047752
• ISBN 13: 9780833047755
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 139