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Proceedings of the International Conference on
Product Lifecycle Management PLM'09
Supporting the extended enterprise
PLM-SP5, 2009 |
(from Chapter 14: Life Cycle Engineering)
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Title: |
An integrated life cycle cost tool for aero-engines |
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Author(s): |
James S. Wong, James P. Scanlan, Murat H. Eres |
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Address: |
Computational Engineering Design Group, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, Building 25, Room 2029, S017 1BJ, UK
james.wong @ soton.ac.uk |
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Reference: |
PLM-SP5 - 2009 Proceedings pp. 669 - 678 |
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Abstract/
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The shift of aero-engine manufacturers to provide services rather than products has made the consideration of life cycle performance increasingly vital. This work looks into the practical aspects of developing design tools to predict life cycle costs (LCC). As the calculation of LCC involves a highly diverse set of representations and processes, it is undesirable to use a single software tool to undertake this task. This work seeks to demonstrate how different modelling paradigms should be used in tandem to produce an elegant solution. An integrated tool which links engine component unit costs and probabilistic deterioration mechanism lives to maintenance costs is presented. Finally, the need for a framework which supports easy construction of specific rather than generic LCC models is identified and discussed. |
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