Twenty‐Five Years of Life Cycle Costing — Theory and Applications: A Survey

This article surveys the literature dealing with theory and applications of life cycle costing (LCC). It deals with the literature published in the last 25 years and provides 667 references.

[1]  John B. Munson.  Software Maintainability: A Practical Concern for Life-Cycle Costs , 1981, Computer.

[2]  A. Wild.  An engineering approach to the availability evaluation of complex systems , 1976 .

[3]  E. T. Raymond.  Secondary Power System Options for Future Military Aircraft , 1980 .

[4]  Inder M Soi,et al.  On trends in automatic testing of analog circuits , 1981 .

[5]  P. Simpkin,et al.  A Comparison of Propulsion Systems for V/STOL Supersonic Combat Aircraft , 1980 .

[6]  Joseph Naresky.  RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE , 1966 .

[7]  Bernard de Neumann.  Life Cycle Cost Models , 1983 .

[8]  Simon French,et al.  Decision Analysis and Life Cycle Costing , 1983 .

[9]  R. M. Bowman,et al.  Developing the concept of a geostationary platform , 1980 .

[10]  K.F. Schenk,et al.  Optimal Availability of Maintainable Systems , 1978, IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

[11]  Charles K. Coe.  LIFE CYCLE COSTING BY STATE GOVERNMENTS , 1981 .

[12]  T. L. Regulinski.  Uncertainties in Monte Carlo Simulation of Life Cycle Costs , 1983 .

[13]  I A Watson.  COST BASIS FOR AVAILABILITY TARGET SETTING , 1980 .

[14]  S. S. Thabit.  A study of the technique of life-cycle costing as applied to the appraisal of oilfield power supply systems , 1984 .

[15]  Toshio Nakagawa.  Optimum Preventive Maintenance Policies for Repairable Systems , 1977, IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

[16]  Balbir S. Dhillon.  Life cycle cost: A survey , 1981 .

[17]  W. Shoemaker.  Life cycle cost as a tool in the detail design of advanced propulsion systems , 1980 .

[18]  Gary A Walker,et al.  Life Cycle Cost of C-130E Weapon System. , 1977 .

[19]  The application of a life cycle cost model to modular electronic systems , 1983 .

[20]  K. Misra,et al.  Optimal Reliability Design of a System: A New Look , 1973 .

[21]  W. Willis.  The effects of turbine inlet temperature and engine complexity on VCE/RALS powered supersonic V/STOL aircraft , 1980 .

[22]  N. Lior,et al.  A methodology for comparing water desalination to competitive fresh water transportation and treatment , 1979 .

[23]  K. Niwa,et al.  Know-how transfer method and its application to risk management for large construction projects , 1982, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

[24]  Theodore J. Sheskin.  Fault Diagnosis with Imperfect Tests , 1981, IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

[25]  Eric Hirst,et al.  Residential refrigerators: Energy conservation and economics , 1978 .

[26]  W. B. Taylor,et al.  The use of life cycle costing in acquiring physical assets , 1981 .

[27]  A. S. Goldman.  Problems in life cycle support cost estimation , 1969 .

[28]  Michael Lenard.  “Comparing guideway transit implementation plans, including the impact on road traffic” , 1980 .

[29]  John R. Canada,et al.  The Effect of Project Life Dispersion on Key Interest Factors for Economic Analyses of Capital Investments , 1966 .

[30]  Martin O. Stern,et al.  Life cycle costing, government policies and the diffusion of energy-conserving technology☆ , 1978 .

[31]  B. D. Sivazlian.  Life Cycle Cost Analysis Under Uncertainty in Systems Lifetime , 1979 .

[32]  James K. Seger.  Reliability Investment and Life-Cycle Cost , 1983, IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

[33]  Gerald R. McNichols,et al.  Uncertainties of LCC Predictions , 1983 .

[34]  M. B. Darch.  Selling reliability engineering to the company , 1979 .

[35]  Courtland A. Collier,et al.  Optimum Equipment Life by Minimum Life‐Cycle Costs , 1984 .

[36]  T.L. Regulinski,et al.  Reliability Cost Estimation: Managerial Perspectives , 1983, IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

[37]  Dwight E. Collins.  Management of Logistic Support Costs in the Equipment Acquisition Phase , 1983, IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

[38]  Paula E. Stephan.  HUMAN CAPITAL PRODUCTION: LIFE-CYCLE PRODUCTION WITH DIFFERENT LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES , 1976 .

[39]  Robert C. Waters,et al.  Cost Performance Expectations: Economists and Engineers , 1977 .

[40]  R. W. Vizzini,et al.  Full Authority Digital Electronic Control Application to a Variable Cycle Engine , 1980 .

[41]  Roger J. McNichols,et al.  Availability Allocation Using a Family of Hyperbolic Cost Functions , 1975, IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

[42]  Mansoor Alam,et al.  Optimal Maintenance Policies for Machines Subject to Deterioration and Intermittent Breakdowns , 1974, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

[43]  Bruce S. Goldberg,et al.  Accelerated cycle life testing of lead-acid golf car batteries and the influence of separator type on battery life, energy consumption and operating cost , 1983 .

[44]  Ah Bridges.  Standards for architectural software , 1980 .

[45]  Peter S. Eisenhut.  New Insights into the Life Cycle Approach , 1973 .

[46]  S RemerDonald,et al.  A Model for Life Cycle Cost Analysis with a Learning Curve , 1981 .

[47]  Mark Levine,et al.  Life-cycle cost analysis of major appliances☆ , 1981 .

[48]  M. Goldstein.  Economics of Protected AC Power Systems for Computers , 1979, INTELEC - 1979 International Telecommunications Energy Conference.

[49]  F. A. Karwacki.  NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE GYRO DEVELOPMENT , 1980 .

[50]  D. W. Verry,et al.  Cost functions for University teaching and research , 1975 .

[51]  William G Kindig,et al.  Reliability pays off , 1980 .

[52]  E L Murphree.  Economic Analysis Models for Evaluating Costs of a Life Cycle Cost Data Base. , 1984 .

[53]  M. I. Dessouky,et al.  Cost-Duration Analysis with the Cut Network , 1971 .

[54]  B. Besson,et al.  Hydrostatic Power Splitting Transmissions Design and Application Examples , 1981 .

[55]  R. Sutton,et al.  Introducing cost effectiveness into the tactical airplane design cycle in a cost effective manner , 1979 .

[56]  R. Kendell.  Full-Authority Digital Electronic Controls for Civil Aircraft Engines , 1981 .

[57]  Robert J. Brown.  A new marketing tool: Life-cycle costing , 1979 .

[58]  Harold M Hochman.  Individual Preferences and Distributional Adjustments , 1972 .

[59]  R. Chase.  A comparative assessment of priority launch vehicle concepts , 1980 .

[60]  R. Lobb.  Advanced technology impact on future Navy aircraft , 1980 .

[61]  Sherman D. Hanna.  Evaluation of Energy Saving Investments , 1978 .

[62]  Roger J. McNichols,et al.  A Cost-Based Availability Allocation Algorithm , 1971 .

[63]  K. K. Govil.  New analytical models for logistics support cost and life cycle cost vs reliability function , 1984 .

[64]  K. Surendran,et al.  Cost reliability trade off in an electronic module , 1976 .

[65]  Robert B. Werden.  A practical method of optimizing system life cycle costs vs availability , 1978 .

[66]  William L. Wilkie,et al.  Life Cycle Cost: A New Form of Consumer Information , 1980 .

[67]  Yosef S. Sherie.  A life cycle costing methodology for the assessment of process heat generation by solar energy , 1983 .

[68]  James D. Hlavacek,et al.  The Relationship between Price and Repair Service for Consumer Durables , 1976 .

[69]  William J. Kolarik,et al.  Life cycle costing: Concept and practice , 1981 .

[70]  K. K. Aggarwal,et al.  A life-cycle cost viewpoint of software maintainability , 1981 .