Operations and Support Cost Characteristics of Testers and Test Subsystems

摘要

Fifty-nine operations and support cost estimating relationships (CERs) and 20 guidelines have been developed for use early in the development phase of Air Force electronic equipment programs to estimate the operation and support costs and ramifications associated with various types of testers and test subsystems. These CERs were developed through application of engineered cost estimating and regression analysis techniques utilizing a large sample of historical and experience data. The CERs require little knowledge of the testers or test subsystems in their application. Eighteen CERs require knowledge or estimating/predicting capability of only one independent variable; the remaining 41 require knowledge of only two independent variables. The 95% prediction confidence interval can also be calculated for each CER application. (Author)