ARJ 102

In this issue: From the Chairman and Executive Editor

Dr. Larrie Ferreiro

Innovation Transition Success: Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect

Maj Kaitlyn Ryan, USAF, Lt Col Amy Cox, USAF, 1st Lt Ethan Blake, USAF, Lt Col Clay Koschnick, USAF, and Alfred E. Thal

Organizational factors influencing commercialization rates of Phase II, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs were examined. Commercialization rates of smaller companies were 2.6% higher than the rate of large companies; success of new entrants was greater than companies with repeated interaction with the government.

Assessing Policy Changes on the Cost of Husbanding Services for Navy Ships

Margaret Hauser, Geraldo Ferrer, and COL Robert F. Mortlock, USA (Ret.)

A regression analysis on historical port visit data shows that the use of multiple award contracts has decreased the cost of husbanding services for the U.S. Navy. The implementation of Off-Ship Bill Pay has not contributed to an overall increase in cost after an initial spike due to the learning curve of the new process. 

Phasing Risk in Aircraft Development Programs

Gregory E. Brown

In this article, the author uses historic cost growth patterns to forecast the phasing of risk dollars for new development programs. Data taken from 21 completed aircraft programs show that, on average, 85% of cost growth happens in the second half of the planned development schedule, indicating that risk dollars should generally be “backloaded” for new programs.

Professional Reading List: 

A History of Government Contracting (2nd ed)

by James F. Nagle and reviewed by John Krieger, Professor of Contract Management, DAU, Defense Systems Management College

A NATO: A Business History

by Robert Foxcurran and reviewed by Dr. Paul Spitzer, Former Boeing Corporate Historian

Current Research Resources: 

Great Power Competition

Curated by the DAU Research Center and the DAU Virtual Research Library

Defense ARJ Guidelines for Contributors