An Analysis of the Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruisers 1B1B Account

The purpose of this MBA Project is to review the current budgeting model and existing ships Operating Target OPTAR data for fiscal year FY 2006 and 2007. The scope of analysis is limited to the Ticonderoga Class Cruiser CG 1B1B OPTAR other consumable SO account. The objective of this paper is to analyze the operating costs supporting the funding allocation method used by Commander, Naval Surface Force CNSF in support of his stakeholders and to identify and evaluate the underlying costs and cost drivers in relation to each cruisers location in the Fleet Response Plan FRP. An analysis was performed by fiscal year, expense element, federal supply group FSG and FRP phase to find outliers or anomalies with regard to ships expenditures. Additionally, an examination was done to identify expenditure differences between fleets within the cruiser class squadron CG CLASSRON and in an attempt to understand the spending disparity between Pacific PAC and Atlantic LANT Fleets.