Life Cycle Cost Estimate of LSD(X)

Abstract

This thesis develops a model that provides a credible and reliable rough order magnitude (ROM) Life Cycle Cost Estimate (LCCE) for a newly constructed U. S. Navy Dock Landing Ship, LSD(X), over the various phases of design, procurement, and operations and support costs. The Systems Engineering Analysis (SEA) Curriculum at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) will use this estimate to help establish the costs of the proposed alternatives for LSD(X). This study also includes a cost benefit analysis through the comparison of LSD(X) to an alternative variant LSD(XB). The comparison examines how the baseline ROM LCCE of LSD(X) is affected by changes in technical parameters such as beam, number of LCACs, troop size, crew size and cargo capacity. Ultimately, this thesis provides a useful tool to aid decision makers in selecting the most cost effective alternative for the LSD(X) fleet for the expected 30 year operational period.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA562924

Entities

People

  • Allison Hills

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Data Mining
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Information Science
  • Landing Craft
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Operations Research
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design