Infrastructure Systems and the Cost Ownership

Abstract

Infrastructure ownership involves much more than the initial cost of acquisition, and one who recognizes this must have an interest in controlling the ownership costs to be incurred over the service life of a particular infrastructure system. This study first introduces infrastructure economics and the various categories of ownership costs in order to lay a foundation for the application of life cycle costing in infrastructure management. Investigation and analysis of three in service infrastructure systems discusses a few of the many decisions made during design and construction and their impacts on the total cost of ownership. The study concludes with a discussion on controlling the cost of ownership and recommendations for further related work.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240577

Entities

People

  • Randall G. Ortgiesen

Organizations

  • Purdue University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Cost Models
  • Costs
  • Economic Analysis
  • Engineers
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis