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Integrating Efficiency of Industry Processes and Practices Alongside Technology Effectiveness in Space Transportation Cost Modeling and AnalysisThis paper presents past and current work in dealing with indirect industry and NASA costs when providing cost estimation or analysis for NASA projects and programs. Indirect costs, when defined as those costs in a project removed from the actual hardware or software hands-on labor; makes up most of the costs of today's complex large scale NASA space/industry projects. This appears to be the case across phases from research into development into production and into the operation of the system. Space transportation is the case of interest here. Modeling and cost estimation as a process rather than a product will be emphasized. Analysis as a series of belief systems in play among decision makers and decision factors will also be emphasized to provide context.
Document ID
20120015482
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Zapata, Edgar (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 26, 2013
Publication Date
August 21, 2012
Subject Category
Economics And Cost Analysis
Report/Patent Number
KSC-2012-141
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2011 NASA Cost Symposium
Location: Baltimore, MD
Country: United States
Start Date: August 21, 2012
End Date: August 23, 2012
Sponsors: Johns Hopkins Univ.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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