ENM 590: Case Studies in Engineering Management. Condition Based Maintenance Plus Return on Investment Analysis

Abstract

The US Army Ground Vehicle community must develop an effective approach to CBM + ROI analysis. The high cost of sustainment, coupled with the recent announcements about significant cuts to DoD budgets, only reinforces the need to save money and improve efficiencies wherever possible. CBM+ has the potential to provide these benefits if implemented properly, but the current deterministic models have proven insufficient for analyzing the complex interactions between the platform and the logistic systems that sustain them. The assumptions underlying the deterministic analyses are so broad and unsubstantiated that the analysis results have little value and are easily called into question. The objective of this case study is to develop a life cycle logistic model that incorporates system interactions and allows for analysis under uncertain conditions. This will enable a more robust ROI analysis and improve the confidence in the analysis results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 12, 2011
Accession Number
ADA537960

Entities

People

  • Ken Fischer

Organizations

  • United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Condition Based Maintenance
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Cost Models
  • Cost Reductions
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Failure Analysis
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Investments
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management