Title :
Life cycle cost analysis
Author :
Breidenbach, Donald P.
Author_Institution :
USAF Syst. Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
The procedures for conducting life-cycle cost analysis and trade studies are discussed. Although the focus is on life-cycle costing, the procedures are applicable to any analysis. The types of effort discussed include the development of a life-cycle cost model, level of repair analysis, trade studies, and baselines. Examples of problems and pitfalls from two past programs are provided. One program involved a munition and its storage container. The maintenance concept was to test annually (with a portable suitcase-size tester) part of the fleet and to return failed munitions in their container to the depot for repair. The second program dealt with the development of a life-cycle cost model for engines. This cost model utilized historical data to develop cost-estimating relationships
Keywords :
maintenance engineering; military equipment; baselines; cost-estimating; engines; historical data; level of repair analysis; life-cycle cost model; life-cycle costing; munitions; pitfalls; problems; trade studies; Aircraft; Containers; Costing; Costs; Logistics; Marine vehicles; Operations research; Testing; Warranties; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1989. NAECON 1989., Proceedings of the IEEE 1989 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1989.40363
