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New Approaches to Defense Inflation and Discounting

To assess how well current inflation indices and discount rates serve weapon-system program management, this study investigates inflation rates for parts for the Abrams and Bradley ground vehicles. Because even similar systems experience inflation differently, estimating strategies should be reviewe...

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Main Authors: Connor, Kathryn, Dryden, James
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2023
Subjects:
History
Technology
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TT Other technologies and applied sciences::TTM Military engineering
Online Access:ONIX_20231005_9780833083395_981
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Summary:To assess how well current inflation indices and discount rates serve weapon-system program management, this study investigates inflation rates for parts for the Abrams and Bradley ground vehicles. Because even similar systems experience inflation differently, estimating strategies should be reviewed annually to reflect changing costs, and analysis of investments should be expanded to ensure consideration of least-cost outcomes.

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