The Army's Weapons And Equipment Procurement Risk Management Study

There are some problems in our acquisition management,such as cost exceeding,policies postwards,organisation imperfect,monitoring scarcely,etc. By elaborate and painstaking research,we find that there are many risks factors in acqusition,which course these problems. The article analysis risk factors in acquisition from seven aspects,including cost,personnel,system,credit,technology,environment and international,considers that the acquisition risk is a very complicated organism,different factors affect the acqusition from different aspect. Methods of risk assessment are different according to different programs. The article applies analytic hierarchy process method to assess the program's risks by one practicle example,and try to use risk preventing coefficient to choose risk preventing measures. Finally,the article proposes some views on prevention management of acquisition risks and brings forward some suggests on acquisition policies:The budget items should adhere to principle of rigid as well as stretch. It is essential to strengthen risk education in course of personnel capability training. Founding centralized administration system of arms and equipment. Perfecting laws and rules to monitor and restrict the acquisition performing. Cultivating limited market competition for acquisition. Seeking after effective means of international acquisition cooperation.