Cost Estimating and Analysis : Balancing Technology and Declining Budgets

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I. Learning and Production RateLearning Curve and Rate Adjustment Models: An Investigation of Bias -- The Production Rate Impact Model: IRATE -- A Bang-Bang Approximation to the Solution of a Learning Augmented Planning Model -- II. Software Economics -- The Software Development Effort Estimation Exponent: An Effort Estimation Model Accounting for Learning and Integration -- Software Cost Estimating Models: A Calibration, Validation, and Comparison -- Cost Estimating for Automated Information Systems -- The Complete COCOMO Model: Basic, Intermediate, Detailed, and Incremental Versions for the Original, Enhanced, Ada, and Ada Process Models of COCOMO -- III. Force Costing -- Calculating the Cost Savings from Reducing Military Force Structure: How to Formulate the Cost Problem -- IV. Systems Cost Analysis -- Cost Analysis of Prototyping Major Weapon Systems Scheduling Using Neural and Symbolic Processing -- Cost Estimating Relations for Space-Based Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications Systems -- A Review of Estimate at Completion Research -- A CER Approach to Estimating Aircraft Integration Costs -- V. Cost and Production Analysis -- Integrating Cost Analysis and Production System Analysis Using Rapid Modeling Technology -- Policy Formation for National Industries: The Use of Non-Linear Programming Allocation of Joint Costs -- Conceptual Model of an Activity-Based Cost Management System -- VI. Cost Sensitivity Analysis -- Sensitivity Analysis Using Discrete Simulation Models.

10.1007/978-1-4612-2936-0 [DOI]

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