AFSATCOM Life Cycle Cost Model,

Abstract

A Life Cycle Cost (LCC) mathematical model has been developed for the Air Force Satellite Communications System (AFSATCOM). The model (under FORTRAN program name SITELCC) has been used in various tradeoff analyses involving acquisition costs, operation and support costs, and system performance. The AFSATCOM LCC Model provides for three echelons of maintenance, for communications terminal configurations of black boxes which may differ from base to base, and for reliability data which is a function of operating environment. In addition to LCC, the model calculates terminal availability as a result of initial sparing levels computed. This report presents the detailed structure of the model. A description of the output reports with illustration from a sample model run is included. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056102

Entities

People

  • J. H. James
  • W. M. Stein

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agile Software Development
  • Air Force
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Probability
  • Reliability
  • Repair Shops
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Transportation

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space