Within the scope of total quality management (TQM) could cost is a means to achieve reductions in the cost of developing and producing weapon systems. Basically, could cost is a team effort of government and industry to identify and negotiate the elimination of non-value-added efforts in return for savings. Overall system cost reductions realized through conducting a could cost are achieved by saying no to added capabilities or added sophistication not needed to meet essential mission requirements. The steps undertaken to conducting a could cost are described. The approach undertaken to conduct an actual could cost on an Army system is described. The objective was to test the could cost concept.


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    Title :

    Could cost in a TQM environment


    Additional title:

    Could-Cost in einer TQM-Umgebung


    Contributors:
    Ward, M. (author) / Erickson, G. (author) / Fleming, D. (author)


    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    8 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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