Physical protection systems cost and performance analysis: a case study

Author

Hicks, M.J. ; Snell, M.S. ; Sandoval, J.S. ; Potter, C.S.

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

14

Issue

4

fYear

1999

fDate

4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

9

Lastpage

13

Abstract

Design and analysis of physical protection systems requires: (1) identification of mission critical assets; (2) identification of potential threats that might undermine mission capability; (3) identification of the consequences of loss of mission-critical assets (e.g., time and cost to recover required capability and impact on operational readiness); and (4) analysis of the effectiveness of physical protection elements. CPA-Cost and Performance Analysis-addresses the fourth of these four issues. CPA is a methodology that joins activity based cost estimation with performance-based analysis of physical protection systems. CPA offers system managers an approach that supports both tactical decision making and strategic planning. Current exploratory applications of the CPA methodology address analysis of alternative conceptual designs. Hypothetical data is used to illustrate this process

Keywords

cost-benefit analysis; decision support systems; life cycle costing; military computing; risk management; security; strategic planning; ASSESS software; activity based cost estimation; adversary sequence diagram; cost and performance analysis; life-cycle costs; loss of mission-critical assets; mission critical assets identification; operational readiness; performance-based analysis; physical protection systems; physical security; potential threats identification; risk analysis; strategic planning; tactical decision making; Computer aided software engineering; Costs; Data security; Laboratories; Mission critical systems; National security; Performance analysis; Protection; US Department of Energy; Variable speed drives;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.756078

Filename

756078