A Logistics Life Cycle Cost Guide for the Program Manager

Abstract

Logistics life cycle costs make up the vast majority of the cradle to grave expenses associated with the procurement of a new weapon system. A logistics life cycle cost (LLCC) guide is important because it provides the program manager with ,essential cost data during both the pre and post contract award phase of a weapon system acquisition program. This data can be used to determine: (1) to whom a contract should be awarded; and (2) to accurately project, and continuously update, the multi-year post acquisition weapon system support costs which are increasingly coming under close scrutiny because of budget reductions

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA283247

Entities

People

  • Martin D. Carpenter

Organizations

  • Air War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Engines
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Maintenance
  • Production Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
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