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Title: | Cost-Benefit Analysis of Marine Corps Operational Support Airlift: Alternative Acquisition and Force Structures for Marine Corps Operational Support Airlift |
Authors: | Jerett Fazendine |
Keywords: | cost-benefit analysis naval aviation Marine Corps operational support airlift OSA |
Issue Date: | 1-Mar-2022 |
Publisher: | Acquisition Research Program |
Citation: | APA |
Series/Report no.: | Cost Estimation;NPS-CE-22-217 |
Abstract: | The United States Marine Corps (USMC) currently operates 28 operational support airlift (OSA) aircraft. The USMC must maintain the requirements set forth by the Department of Defense in a cost-effective way to ensure the OSA aircraft and personnel accomplish the mission. In this thesis, I use a cost-benefit analysis to examine the current OSA fleet, specifically the UC-12W and UC-35D platforms and several feasible alternative courses of action (COAs). In my analysis, by estimating the costs associated with operations, support, and personnel, I find that there are cost-saving opportunities of approximately $2 million over the five-year cost projection by implementing an alternative COA that adds three additional UC-12W aircraft to the OSA fleet. The findings of the cost-benefit analysis provide evidence that the current structure of medium- and short-range aircraft is not the most cost-effective; therefore, a restructuring of the UC-12W and UC-35D must be undertaken to ensure the OSA program maximizes cost savings. |
Description: | Student thesis |
URI: | https://dair.nps.edu/handle/123456789/4731 |
Appears in Collections: | NPS Graduate Student Theses & Reports |
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NPS-CE-22-217.pdf | Student Thesis | 1.53 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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