Equipping Tomorrow's Military Force Integration of Commercial and Military Manufacturing in 2010 and Beyond (2002) / Chapter Skim
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5 Barriers to Increased Integration
5 Barriers to Increased Integration
Pages 30-35
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, legislative reform to relieve burdensome oversight, new contracting practices, and identification of pilot programs to test reforms were all proceeding simultaneously. Despite the progress in issuing policies in these areas, the goal of an integrated civil-military industrial base that would routinely yield defense systems with measurably greater (and more costeffective)
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is usually still willing to consider defense needs. This will be so only if the defense customer does not compromise rapid product deployment to the commercial marketplace, jeopardize intellectual property rights, or impede efficiency by using parallel, defense-unique production lines.
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The committee examined the DOD profit policy provisions of the DEARS and considers that they are a significant barrier to achieving an aggressive implementation of ICMM. The primary reason is the emphasis the weighted guidelines put on facilities capital.
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plus acquisition cycle times average 7 to 15 years, depending on the type of system, and have lifetimes of 20 to 50 years. By contrast, commercial product development cycles and product lifetimes are both shorter.
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A much more robust level of experimentation is warranted, and significant additional tools and methods, such as modeling and simulation of technology and business practice variables in real and hypothetical acquisition scenarios, will have to be devised. Personnel will need to have broad expertise in industry business, design, and product support practices.
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The progress to date in acquisition reform, a growing base of experience in ICMM, the trends in technology and commercial business practices cited in this report, and increased incentives for ICMM are all part of the solution.
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