Life Cycle Costing Applied to the Procurement of Aircraft Spare Parts.

Abstract

Life cycle costing has become a generic term within the Department of Defense meaning the quantification of costs identified with end item use and applying the costs in conjunction with acquisition costs to award contracts yielding lowest total cost to the government. The thesis describes and to some degree defines an extent segment of contracting utilizing life cycle costing for contract award and achievement measurement. The overall procurement environment is examined prior to putting into place the new and special elements relating to life cycle costing. The panorama of life cycle costing aspects related to contract definitization, award and achievement are examined and described. Specific techniques for applying life cycle costing to military aircraft are narrowed down to real life experiences in the procurement of spare parts. Case histories are cited. A summary and statement of conclusions present the compilation and abstraction of ideas which further the application of life cycle costing in the procurement of spare parts for military aircraft. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0726759

Entities

People

  • Oscar Markowitz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Contracts
  • Cycles
  • Department Of Defense
  • End Items
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Aircraft
  • Procurement
  • Spare Parts

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design