Predicting the Cost of Initial Spares

Abstract

Predictive relationships are developed for the cost of initial spares for aircraft programs. Initial spares support the deployment of new aircraft. A close relationship is found between initial spares cost and weapon systems cost. Initial spares cost is also related to aircraft characteristics, such as weight, speed, and type of aircraft. Some anomalous findings regarding interactions among initial spares cost, weapon systems cost, and aircraft characteristics indicate that a better understanding of underlying causal relationships is needed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214750

Entities

People

  • Daniel B. Levine
  • Stanley A. Horowitz

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Aircraft
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Bomber Aircraft
  • Coefficients
  • Deployment
  • Equations
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Aircraft
  • Procurement
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis