- Cost Commander allows the user to apply pre-defined LCC models as well as to create
new Cost structures and models. An existing CBS can be easily tailored to meet all
needs of any particular project.
- The Product Tree Cost Calculation option allows incorporation of the Product Tree
parameters in a LCC model and calculation of any required cost elements (like spare
parts cost for each Level of Repair) across all Product Tree items.
State-of-the-art features and options
Net Present Cost (NPC)
In financial and budgetary analysis, it is necessary to identify the present value
of future cash flows, namely the Net Present Cost. The NPC analysis also provides
comparison of options with different inflation and discount rates, and is enhanced
through sensitivity analysis of these rates.
Cost Profile Analysis
Cost Commander supports detailed examination of the dynamics of future cash flows
over multiple time periods.
Sensitivity Analysis
The Cost Commander Sensitivity Analysis option computes changes in the LCC/TCO resulting
from changes in any global variable. The sensitivity analysis identifies major cost
drivers (Pareto "vital few"), supports trade-off analysis and indicates the effects
of altering critical parameters and assumptions.
Cost-Effectiveness evaluation
Managers are interested in cost-effectiveness which is typically calculated in terms
of performance per unit cost. Cost Commander's Cost-Effectiveness module provides
this insight as well as other effectiveness measures.
Cost Item analysis
Cost Commander provides a utility to calculate the costs of a particular budget
line item. This "Cost Item" function computes the contribution of any item, such
as labor, or material. Results are reported at the element level and rolled up into
a project total.
Optimal Repair Level Analysis (ORLA)
Cost Commander includes a powerful ORLA module for calculating the cost and effectiveness
of various Level of Repair alternatives per product tree item, thus supporting optimal
decision making.
The main reports and analyses available in Cost Commander are:
- Total and Detailed Costs
- Cost Profile
- Cost Profile by Elements
- Cost-Effectiveness
- Basic CBS Tree
- Optimal Repair Level Analysis
- Versatile User-defined Graphs and Tables
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