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Cost considerations in systems analysis

The book is concerned with cost considerations in systems analysis. While effectiveness or utility considerations are thus not the prime focus, the discussion of cost analysis concepts and methods is always presented in the systems analysis context. The following chapters are concerned primarily with questions such as the following: What concepts of cost are appropriate for dealing with resource considerations in systems analyses of long-range planning problems. What analytical methods should be used in assessing the resource impact of proposed future alternatives for meeting objectives in a given problem area. How might uncertainties be taken into account explicitly in such analyses. How should the results of cost analyses be presented in order to be most useful in the larger systems analysis and hence to the decision-makers. The book limits its attention to questions of national security. Thus, in discussing specific concepts and methods of analysis, the concern is primarily with assessing the cost implications of alternative future military capabilities.

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