Lifecycle Cost Lifecycle Design -Manufacture -Operation -Disposal Lifecycle cost Total cost of program over lifecycle 85% of Total lcc is locked in by the end of preliminary design 9/19/2002 16885 AEROSPACE COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN LABORATORY9/19/2002 16.885 AEROSPACE COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN LABORATORY Lifecycle Cost Lifecycle : Design - Manufacture - Operation - Disposal Lifecycle cost : Total cost of program over lifecycle 85% of Total LCC is locked in by the end of preliminary design