Improving Soldier Factors in Prediction Models

Not Available When considering future ship R&D needs, the Navy must determine both the benefits to be obtained if particular new technologies are selected for development, acquisition, and operational deployment as well as the complete set of costs that will have to be borne. Total Ownership Cost (TOC) is an element of the acquisition reform and business practice reengineering currently being pursued within the Navy. TOC is a broadened definition of Life Cycle Cost with the addition of an array of costs previously excluded because they were not directly and exclusively connected with the particular system being acquired. It is now recognized that these additional costs are in fact relevant to the decisions being made regarding development or acquisition. The Parametric Assessment of Ship Systems (PASS) design synthesis model embodies methodologies for examining the whole ship impact of new technologies and design concepts. This effort will combine the synthesis and costing models to provide a powerful and efficient tool for determining the characteristics of the best ship capable of meeting specified requirements, determining the impacts on a ship resulting from use of a particular new technology, and determining the full cost of that ship or technology over its life cycle.