Life Cycle Cost of C-130E Weapon System.
Abstract
Human and material resource data accumulated from all available Air Force sources is used to calculate the approximate life cycle cost (LCC) of the C-130E Hercules aircraft. The data was located, collected and reduced to computer files under another phase of the study. The Air Force Cost Analysis and Cost Estimating (CACE) model was modified and used to calculate the C-130E LCC. Based on fifteen years of Air Force data (1962-1976) a LCC estimate was calculated. The methodology for determining the historical LCC may be applied to other systems. The primary difficulty in computing historical LCC estimates is the lack of required data files and the low quality control on many data variables. This research provides a methodology and a guide for accomplishing historical LCC on other weapon systems. The reason for determining historical LCC is to establish a baseline that can be applied to new weapon system development programs to identify possible areas for redesign to reduce future weapon system LCC. This document is the third of a series of five Technical Reports emanating from this Project 1959 Phase 1 study, namely: AFHRL-TR-77-40 C-130E Hercules Aircraft: Review of Published Literature and Structured Interviews (Available to U.S. Government Agencies Only); AFHRL-TR-77-48 Historical Analysis of C-130E Resources; AFHRL-TR-77-46 Life Cycle Cost of C- 130E Weapon System; AFHRL-TR-77-64(I) Historical Resource Utilization Methodology; and AFHRL-TR-77-64(I) Historical Task Analysis of C-130E Personnel. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA044046
Entities
People
- David H. Wilson
- Duncan L. Dieterly
- Frank D. Brown
- Gary A. Walker
Organizations
- Boeing