Many government infrastructure investments adhere to a standard lifecyle to estimate program cost, plan replacement timing, and compare business cases to one another in a cost-benefit analysis. What if those lifecycle replacement timelines are inconsistent with system sustainability and are not cost-effective? Some infrastructure systems which are replaced according to an end-of-life schedule can be sustained more cost-effectively for longer periods of time via preventative maintenance. Our team examined multiple infrastructure program replacement timelines and analyzed operational effectiveness, cost/risk trade-offs, system redundancy, and sustainability, and we recommended lifecycle adjustments based on those considerations. We reduced overall program cost by extending replacement timelines, eliminating system redundancy without compromising sustainability, and reprioritizing maintenance portfolios on critical backlogs. We document a comprehensive process to customize program lifecycles to optimize cost, risk, and sustainability.
Cost Courses related to Sustainment, Failure Analysis, and/or End of Life (EoL) analysis.