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The Force and Support Costing (FSC) System is a set of models and databases that help analysts project the cost implications of proposed changes in the defense forces, infrastructure, and assets. The user interface and many of the models are implemented in Excel; most of the database resides on a network. The illustrated study projects effects on defense costs arising from the deactivation of an Army division. The FSC system allows the user to view the force structure in the current Army program, select the division to be cut, and specify when the deactivation will occur. In addition to stepping throught the specific procedures for the simulation, the authors show other ways FSC System can be used to analyze the cost effects of various policy actions.
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Using the Force and Support Costing System : An Introductory Guide and Tutorial
author
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Bigelow, J. H.
publisher
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RAND
isbn10 | asin
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0833026410
print isbn13
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9780833026415
ebook isbn13
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9780585242026
language
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English
subject
United States--Armed Forces--Accounting--Computer programs--Handbooks, manuals, etc, United States--Armed Forces--Reorganization--Costs--Accounting--Computer programs--Handbooks, manuals, etc, United States--Armed Forces--Equipment--Costs--Accounting--Com
publication date
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1998
lcc
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UB163.B49 1999eb
ddc
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355.6/223/0973
subject
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United States--Armed Forces--Accounting--Computer programs--Handbooks, manuals, etc, United States--Armed Forces--Reorganization--Costs--Accounting--Computer programs--Handbooks, manuals, etc, United States--Armed Forces--Equipment--Costs--Accounting--Com
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Using the Force and Support Costing System
An Introductory Guide and Tutorial
James H. Bigelow Manuel J. Carrillo H. G. Massey Adele R. Palmer
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The research described in this report was sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). The research was conducted in RAND's National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center supported by the OSD, the Joint Staff, the unified commands, and the defense agencies under Contract DASW01-95-C-0059.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bigelow, James H. Using the Force and Support Costing System : an introductory guide and tutorial / James H. Bigelow... [et al.]. p. cm. "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense by RAND's National Defense Research Institute." "MR-991-OSD." Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8330-2641-0 1. United StatesArmed ForcesAccountingComputer programsHandbooks, manuals, etc. 2. United StatesArmed ForcesReorganizationCostsAccountingComputer programsHandbooks, manuals, etc. 3. United StatesArmed ForcesEquipmentCostsAccountingComputer programs Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Bigelow, J. H. II. United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. III. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). IV Title. UB163. B49 1999 355.6'223' 0973-dc21 98-29721 CIP
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Preface
This manual steps through a hypothetical analysis as a way to introduce potential users to the interface and procedures used by the Force and Support Costing (FSC) System. Its models and databases are designed to help analysts project the cost implications of proposed changes in defense forces, infrastructure, and assets. The system is being developed by the Forces and Resources Policy Center, a component of RAND's National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Staff, the unified commands, and the defense agencies. The system is designed for the Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation in OSD.
This document is addressed primarily to experienced cost analysts. We assume readers are familiar with commonly used cost terminology, databases, and methods, and want to learn how to take advantage of the FSC System in their studies. Terms and acronyms are defined here only as needed to clarify the text and illustrations.
The FSC System user interface is a customized application of Microsoft Excel (currently using Excel Version 5.0 for both Windows and the Macintosh). This document assumes the reader is familiar with the use of menu bars, buttons, scroll bars, and other features of the Excel Graphical User Interface. An understanding of Excel programming codes is not required.
Readers who have installed the FSC System on their computer workstations may use this manual as part of a "hands-on" tutorial in basic FSC operations. Such users can also take advantage of the online FSC documentation (currently in development). Readers who do not have the system may nonetheless find this manual informative as an introduction to some of the FSC System's capabilities.
The illustrations in this manual are from the Fall 1997 version of the system, which included databases and models for Army and Air Force forces and equipment, and for personnel in all Services. To allow this manual to be published as an unclassified document, the illustrations use an artificial database created for demonstration purposes; it covers the period 19951999. However, readers should find that they can replicate the procedures illustrated here using more-recent data.
Documentation for the FSC System consists of reports detailing database preparation and online "help" files explaining the methods and interface. Much of the documentation is currently in progress.
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Two documents on data preparation procedures have been published previously:
James Bigelow and Adele Palmer, "Force Structure Costing System: Items in the Army Equipment Database," PM-425-OSD, May 1995
James Bigelow, Adele Palmer, and Mary Layne, "Force Structure Costing System: Initial Processing of the TAEDP Data Extract," PM-446-OSD, August 1995.
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