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New approaches to defense inflation and discounting /

Inflation indices and discount rates are necessary tools in the Department of Defense's acquisition process, as the final selection of a system is partially based on potential increases in sustainment costs (inflation) and the present value of future costs (discounting). Inflation indices built...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Connor, Kathryn
Corporate Authors: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Dryden, James
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
Series:RAND Corporation research report series ; RR237.
Subjects:
United States. > Department of Defense > Appropriations and expenditures > Effect of inflation on.
United States. > Department of Defense.
United States > Armed Forces > Weapons systems > Costs.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Armed Forces > Weapons systems > Costs.
Expenditures, Public.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Cost Inflation of Ground-Vehicle Parts
  • The Value of Discounting
  • New Approaches to Inflation and Discounting
  • Appendix: Inflation Estimates over Time.