• D-LCC 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

D-LCC supports detailed examination of the dynamics of future cash flows over multiple time periods.

Sensitivity Analysis

The D-LCC 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. D-LCC's Cost-Effectiveness module provides this insight as well as other effectiveness measures.

Cost Item analysis

D-LCC 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)

D-LCC 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 D-LCC 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