Motivational contracting in space programs - Government and industry prospectivesNASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has used incentive-free policies in contracting for Apollo's Saturn Launch vehicle hardware, as well as award-fee contracts for major development and early production programs in the case of the Space Shuttle Program. These programs have evolved to a point at which multiple incentive fees are useful in motivating cost reductions and assuring timely achievement of delivery requirements and flight mission goals. An examination is presently conducted of the relative success of these motivation-oriented techniques, drawing on the comments of both government and industry personnel.
Document ID
19860050225
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Clough, D. R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)