Tools

Program managers attempting to identify ways to reduce the ownership cost of their system, evaluate the merits of competing TOC reduction proposals, or track progress in reducing TOC face an array of obstacles. These include the lack of basic information about system O&S costs and the absence of tools to perform R-TOC tradeoffs or track cost savings.

The R-TOC Pilot Programs and other participants in the R-TOC process identified ³inadequate processes/tools to perform tradeoffs and measure savings² as one of the five principal barriers to implementation of R-TOC. At the outset of the R-TOC program Pilots found that there were few if any tools that could help them implement R-TOC. Shortfalls include tools to identify current and planned system O&S costs, perform R-TOC investment analysis and tradeoffs, and measure the impact of R-TOC savings. Identifying and improving R-TOC tools has been a principal purpose of the R-TOC program. All R-TOC Pilots were asked to identify the tools they use for various R-TOC purposes, and special presentations were made on a number of these tools at the July 2001 R-TOC Forum.

• O&S Cost and System Reliability Tools
• NCCA Tools pdf
• AFTOC pdf
• AMAC pdf
• R-TOC Investment Tradeoffs
• J-CAPS pdf

As additional R-TOC tools are identified, they will be documented on this web site.