scope:

Scope of application

This guideline is formulated primarily from the point of view of the operator.

From the operator's point of view the guideline applies to the procurement of alternatively offered production equipment in which the costs and performance induced by the production equipment - with reference to the whole life cycle - are taken into consideration as part of the procurement decision.

From the manufacturer's point of view, the guideline can be used to support the economically feasible and customer-oriented planning and development of production equipment. With the aid of Life Cycle Costing, decisions made in the development phase primarily to reduce the initial costs are set against the resulting follow-up costs of later phases in the life cycle of the equipment concerned.