The focus of this thesis is on the acquisition of major capital equipment within Australia's
defence system. For the purposes of this analysis, major capital equipment constitute
selected projects with a total value of at least $200 million.
The projects selected for examination are from each of the three arms of the military
service. These projects are: the Royal Australian Air Force's BLACKHAWK helicopters,
the Army's PERENTIE vehicles, and the Royal Australian Navy's Australian FFG-7
FRIGATES. These projects were chosen because they share similar planning and
management related characteristics. They represent substantial public sector investments.
The technology used in each of the systems is available 'off-the-shelf but the way in
which the systems were ultimately assembled and produced are uniquely Australian: this
adaptation and local innovation involved developmental work. Since each of these
projects is almost complete, a comprehensive analysis of the project has been possible.
The study of these particular projects provides the basis for a comparative analysis of the
acquisition of major defence projects, and facilitates the development of project planning
and management 'lessons'. Since current Australian public (and private) sector policies
seek to maximise the use of leading edge technology by adapting it to meet specific local
requirements; the examination of these three projects provides an objective determination
of the validity of such policies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/218907 |
| Date | January 1994 |
| Creators | Earnshaw, Anthany Arthur Paul, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Administrative Studies |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Anthany Arthur Paul Earnshaw |
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