A framework for documenting and analyzing life-cycle costs using a simple network based representation

Proceedings of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 232-236

  Davis, Neil ^a   Jones, Jeff ^a   Warrington, Les ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Integrated modular avionics; Life cycle costing; New product introduction

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AVIONICS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMICS; MAINTENANCE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

INTEGRATED MODULAR AVIONICS; LIFE-CYCLE COSTS; NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 0037258746     PISSN: 0149144X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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