A User's Guide for the Aviation Requirements Cost Systems (ARCS)

Abstract

In order to help DoD analysts assess the structure and cost of military aircraft forces, IDA developed the Aviation Requirements Cost System (ARCS), an integrated system of computer models. This paper provides instructions for use of the five models that make up the ARCS. The Cost Model evaluates the cost consequences of marginal changes in size and composition of DoD aviation forces. The Procurement Model calculates the costs of changes to the procurement profiles for aircraft listed in the Procurement Annex to the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). The Age Model calculates the average age of an aircraft based on variations in the procurement or retirement plans for that aircraft. The Inventory Model determines the total active aircraft inventory needed to meet program requirements. The New Aircraft Model estimates the acquisition costs of new aircraft based on system design parameters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241726

Entities

People

  • Bruce R. Harmon
  • Joseph S. Domin
  • Michael C. Frieders
  • Paul F. Goree
  • Timothy J. Graves

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Models
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attrition
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Cost Models
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Instructions
  • Military Aircraft
  • Operating Systems
  • Procurement
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis