Books written by Obaid Younossi

Military Airframe Costs: The Effects of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes

In recent years, a number of attempts have been made to estimate the cost of future weapon systems toward the goal of optimizing acquisition policy.
Qatar's School Transportation System: Supporting Safety, Efficiency, and Service Quality

This volume assesses parents' and school administrators' perspectives on Qatar's STS, identifies a vision and goals for the STS, and discusses strategies to achieve the vision and better align Qatar's STS with international norms.
Qatar's School Transportation System: Supporting Safety, Efficiency, and Service Quality (Arabic-language version)

This is the Arabic-language version.
Evolutionary Acquisition: Implementation Challenges for Defense Space Programs

Evolutionary Acquisition Implementation Challenges for Defense Space Programs Mark A. Lorell, Julia F. Lowell, Obaid Younossi Prepared for the United States Air Force Approved for public release; distribution unlimited The research ...
Why Has the Cost of Fixed-wing Aircraft Risen?: A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Military Aircraft Costs Over...

This report explores why, in recent decades, military fixed-wing aircraft costs have escalated beyond the rates of commonly used inflation indices, examining both economy-driven factors that the Services cannot control...
Systems Engineering and Program Management: Trends and Costs for Aircraft and Guided Weapons Programs

Systems engineering and program management (SE/PM) constitute a large portion of the acquisition cost of military aircraft and guided weapons systems.
Improving the Cost Estimation of Space Systems: Past Lessons and Future Recommendations

In response to historically high cost growth in the acquisition of space systems, the Under Secretary of the Air Force, in accordance with National Security Space (NSS) Acquisition Policy, directed...
Is Weapon System Cost Growth Increasing?: A Quantitative Assessment of Completed and Ongoing Programs

As of January 16, 2007: http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3560/ Merrow, Edward W., Kenneth E. Phillips, and Christopher W. Myers, Understanding Cost Growth and Performance Shortfalls in Pioneer Process Plants, Santa Monica, Calif.