Comparative Life Cycle Cost: A Case Study
PAD-78-21
Published: Aug 16, 1978. Publicly Released: Aug 16, 1978.
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A case study of the costs for two Army tanks, XM-1 and M60A3, demonstrated the importance of life-cycle cost comparisons. The XM-1 main battle tank was developed to succeed M60 series tanks which have been produced for 17 years.
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Comparative analysisConstruction costsCost analysisCost effectiveness analysisForeign military salesLife cycle costsMaintenance costsMilitary land vehiclesWeapons systemsMilitary forces