Development of Cost Escalation Indexes for Operation and Maintenance Budget Categories.

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Abstract:

High inflation rates are forcing the Services to take a more full and accurate account of probable escalation in the planning, programming and execution of their operating budgets. This report addresses the development of a comprehensive, disaggregated procedure for forecasting escalation in the Operations and Maintenance portion of the Army Budget. Author

Author(s):
Earl, Paul ; Elwell, Craig
Author Organization(s):
DATA RESOURCES INC WASHINGTON DC COST FORECASTING SERVICE
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Pagination:
0124

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
MDA903-77-D-0080
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.4_Logistics Services; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_8.1.3_Influence Adversary and Competitor Audiences; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_3.2_Engagement
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*COST ESTIMATES, *ARMY BUDGETS, *PLANNING PROGRAMMING BUDGETING, *INFLATION(ECONOMICS), *ECONOMIC MODELS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA BASES, RATES, WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS, MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, ARMY OPERATIONS, ECONOMETRICS, PRICE INDEX, INDEXES(RATIOS)
Field(s)/Group(s):
Administration and Management, Economics and Cost Analysis
Report Date:
1978 Jun 30