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Title: | The Impact of Maintenance Free Operating Period Approach to Acquisition Approaches, System Sustainment, and Costs |
Authors: | Thomas J. Housel Sandy Hom Nickolas H. Guertin |
Keywords: | Maintenance Free Operating Period MFOP Acquisition Planning Open Architecture Business Model Integrated Logistics Support |
Issue Date: | 7-Jan-2013 |
Publisher: | Acquisition Research Program |
Citation: | Published--Unlimited Distribution |
Series/Report no.: | Maintenance Free Operating Period NPS-LM-13-005 |
Abstract: | Current acquisitions, logistics, and system sustainment practices in the U.S. Navy are not fully capitalizing on commercial-sector best practices. In addition, the Navy does not have a consistent approach to system maintenance and sustainment. Could the maintenance free operating period (MFOP) approach be a game changer? This paper evaluates the potential impact of MFOP principles on processes, procedures, and costs in acquisition planning. It investigates MFOP and reviews the results of a 2005 submarine pilot program and the 2009 surface ship demonstration involving the concept. Control of total ownership cost (TOC) is a continuing initiative to manage costs over the entire life cycle of a weapon system. There are several major categories of costs that contribute to Total Ownership Cost but the principal categories are (1) R&D, (2) Production, (3) Operating and Support, and (4) Disposal. |
Description: | Logistics Management / NPS Faculty Research |
URI: | https://dair.nps.edu/handle/123456789/2563 |
Appears in Collections: | Sponsored Acquisition Research & Technical Reports |
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