Controlling Life-Cycle Cost: A Management Perspective.

Abstract

The objective of this thesis is to examine the obstacles which are preventing the Navy from realizing the full economic advantage of a total cost management program for aviation support equipment. The research has shown that Navy program managers are not fully committed to managing life-cycle cost nor is it considered early enough in the procurement process to influence design. To improve the life-cycle cost management effort, existing policies and provisions included in DoD Directives should be applied to aviation support equipment. More emphasis should be placed on the RFP as a means of communicating the Navy's concerns about controlling cost and adequate information should be provided to the contractor to be used in developing realistic cost estimates. Finally, life-cycle cost should be elevated to the level of unit-production cost, schedule and performance and made a mandatory source selection criterion. Keywords: Life-cycle cost management; Total cost of ownership; Managing cost; Operating and support cost; LCC of aviation support equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA165520

Entities

People

  • David L. Porter

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis