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Note - 4 Life Cycle Cost Summary
Note - 4 Life Cycle Cost Summary
INTRODUCTION
cost
Reliability
FIGURE 1
2.
SCOPE
Reliability
FIGURE 2
SPECIAL TEST
EQUIPMENT COST
SUPPLY SUPPORT
FIGURE3
COST
TIME
-maintenance policy;
-training;
-training equipment;
-equipment deployment; and
-equipment utilisation.
These factors must be defined by the user prior to
the decision to purchase so that a full LCC analysis
can be undertaken.
5.
CONSTITUENTS OF LCC
-operating;
-training;
-training aids;
-support equipment - special tools, documentation
etc;
-transportation and handling;
-maintenance; and
-withdrawal from service and disposal
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TOTAL COST
OPERATION
Equipment
OperatIonal
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operator
Support Equipment
-cost estimating;
-discounting; and
Management
manpower
Insurance
Fuel & Consumables
Documentations
-inflation.
Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS)
O P E R A T ION AND
MAINTENANCE
Utllltles R M a n a g e m e n t
Purchase
Management
Mamtenance
Management
Mamtenance Manpower
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T r a n s p o r t R lnstallatlon
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Commlsslonlng & T e s t
spares storage
Modlflcatlon
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TOTAL COST
Purchase Cost
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Initial
Training
Operator Manpower
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Fuel
&Consumables
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Training
Maintenance
Contract
FIGURE 6
Cost Estimating
6.4 Having produced a CBS, it is necessary to
calculate the costs of each category. These are
determined by one of the following methods:
-known factors or rates: are inputs to the LCC
Undiscounted Cost
Discounting
6.5 Discounting relates to the value of money over
time. This guidance does not cover the topic in great
detail as it is a procedure common to many cost
appraisal methods and well understood by
purchasing officers. The subject is fully explained in
Economic Appraisal in Central Government: A
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LCC BENEFITS
7.1
8.
LCC CONSTRAINTS
CONCLUSION
Annex
EXAMPLE OF AN LCC ANALYSIS
A department has a requirement for 50 photocopiers
capable of producing 40,000 copies per month from
each copier.
There are 2 copiers that fully meet the departments
technical specification together with the quality
requirements. The anticipated life of the copiers is 5
years.
Copier A Copier B
Metered cost/copy fixed in cash
terms for 5 years
10,745
8,625
0.9p
l.0p
Year 1
0.943
Year 2
0.890
Year 3
0.840
Year 4
0.792
Year 0
1
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
COSTS
ACQUISITION
OPERATIONS
Purchase Costs
Operator Cost
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Purchase Department
costs
Paper
On-going Training
Initial Operator
Training
- MAINTENANCE
Metred Cost/Copy
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Operator Cost of
Un-Jamming
Analysis
Acquisition
Copier A
Copier B
Purchase costs
537.25K 431.25K
2.5K
2.5K
(Operator training
time required per copier
3 hrs
2 hrs)
3K
2K
542.75K
435.75K
Operator cost
Year 0
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
K
600
565.8
534.0
504.0
475.2
K
600
565.8
534.0
504.0
475.2
K
120
113.2
106.8
100.8
95.0
1.5
K
120
113.2
106.8
100.8
95.0
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3215.8
Operation (5 years)
TOTAL TIME
With the following data:
0.9p
1 .0p
Then discounted
at 6%
240.0 216.0
230.8
195.7
221.9
177.7
213.3
161.3
146.2
205.1
of un-jamming
176 hrs
176 hrs
3hrs
4hrs
4hrs
13.3 hrs
5.4 hrs
10.8 hrs
240.0
217.4
197.4
179.2
162.5
5000
3000
Average down-time
0.5hr
lhr
Year 0
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
24
22.6
21.4
20.2
19.0
80
75.4
71.2
67.2
63.4
~1004.1
1353.7
4.831m
5.08Om
Copier B
Copier A
Total possible availability
Copier A Copier B
Maintenance (5 years)
Year 0
216.0
207.7
Year 1
199.7
Year 2
Year 3
192.0
Year 4
184.6
Operator/supervisor cost