support_cost_breakdown

The business objects introduced in the Business Information Overview section are modelled in PLCS through a set of business templates. Most business templates are based upon one or more generic PLCS templates. They may be specializations of a PLCS template using one or more classifications or characterizations to capture the required information, whilst some rename and use restricted parameters.

This section summarizes the mappings of the business objects to the corresponding templates.

Business Object	Business Object Definition	Business Templates
Message	This information object represents a communicated statement of events, activities, or outcomes that have happened. The method by which the message is communicated is various.	UK_Defence.message
Record	This information object represents a permanent statement for preserving the memory or knowledge of facts, activities or events.	UK_Defence.record
Assumption	This information object represents an assumption that has been made by a person. An assumption may be referenced from other information objects that have been developed, based on it.	UK_Defence.assumption
Activity Resource Usage Cost	This information object represents the activity resource usage cost for a specified resource type used in an activity. It relates the quantified resource used to the actual cost of the resource.	UK_Defence.activity_resource_usage_cost
Budget	This information object represents an itemised allotment of funds for a given period.	UK_Defence.budget
Constraint	This information object represents a requirement that is a specific limit that must be complied with.	UK_Defence.constraint
Cost Analysis	This information object represents the record of a Cost Analysis of the related PSE constituent having been conducted. The results of the analysis may be recorded in an associated document, or they may exist as a set of related, structured information objects.	UK_Defence.cost_analysis
Cost Item	This information object represents an instance (with value) of a support cost type. The cost item may be an estimated or actual cost value over a defined period of time. The cost item information object enables different values related to a cost item type to be recorded.	UK_Defence.cost_item
Cost Item Derivation	This information object represents a relationship between measured costs and the Cost item in the Cost breakdown structure. The analysis method used for deriving the cost item from the measured or captured costs may also be identified.	UK_Defence.cost_item_derivation
Cost Item Relationship	This information object represents the parent/child relationship between two cost item types.	UK_Defence.cost_item_relationship
Cost Item Type	This information object represents a cost item type. Cost item types can be organised in a hierarchical structure to form a cost breakdown structure of a cost model.	UK_Defence.cost_item_type
Document	This information object represents reference material that follows a formal change approval mechanism.	UK_Defence.document
Document Association	This information object represents the association of a Document with another information object. Example uses of this may be to associate policy or standards documents with Task objects or to associate drawings with Product Design objects.	UK_Defence.document_association
Platform System Equipment	This information object represents the identification of a set of one or more items that will be the subject of support concept and support solution development activities. Each item is identified by a related platform system equipment constituent object. Items may be identified by part number, NSN or serial number. Items may include whole platforms, test systems, training equipments, or cross-platform equipment such as communications systems, pumps, engines and so on.	UK_Defence.platform_system_equipment
Platform System Equipment Constituent	This information object represents the relationship between an identified platform system equipment, and an item that forms a part of it.	UK_Defence.platform_system_equipment_constituent
Product	This information object represents the information about physical instances of a Product Design. Individual products are typically identified by a serial number, and batches are typically identified by a batch number. Both of these would be captured by the referenced Identifier information object.	UK_Defence.product
Product Design	This information object represents the identification of the aggregated set of information that constitutes the detailed design of a product. Product designs can be of any "level" of product, from individual nuts and bolts, up to complete equipments, systems and platforms. Product designs are typically identified by a design authority part number, and when fully specified, will have a detailed drawing/product model associated with them that contain the level of detail that enables instances of the physical elements of the design to be manufactured and/or assembled. Those physical elements will be fully specified by their own Product Design. Product designs will typically also have associated performance specifications, physical characteristcs (such as dimensions, weight and material specifications), and other charateristics such as cost. Prior to this level of detail being defined, the product design process may involve specification of functions, conceptual physical design/general layout design and identification of spatial zones within the design. NOTE This information object is not meant to contain the detailed design information objects themselves (the goemetry, topology, dimensions, tolerances, material specification, surface finishes etc). It is meant to act as the single reference point to which all that other information relates.	UK_Defence.product_design
Product Specification	This information object represents the specification of a type of product in terms of its functional and/or physical characteristics. A product specification does not contain the level of detail neccessary in order to manufacture and / or assemble a product that meets the specification. That level of detail is only provided by a product design.	UK_Defence.product_specification
Requirement	This information object represents a statement of need by a person or organization.	UK_Defence.requirement
Support Component	This information object represents the specification of a component of the support domain. The source of the current specifications is JSP 886, where they are referred to as "ILS elements".	UK_Defence.support_component
Support Concept	This information object represents a support concept which is defined to be the combination of: i. Identification of the contracting strategies to be applied or explored for any aspect of support (e.g. SOM options). ii. Guidance on the lines and levels of maintenance that should be explored or applied to any specific elements of the Platform, System or Equipment (PSE) requiring support . iii. The initial specification of the supportability, cost and readiness metrics that will be used to assess the design of the support solution and the performance of the support system when it becomes operational.	UK_Defence.support_concept
Support Cost Breakdown	This information object represents the cost for supporting a PSE through life. The cost model is made up of a breakdown of support cost item types and against each cost item type, predicted and actual costs are recorded.	UK_Defence.support_cost_breakdown
Support Solution Definition	This information object represents the results of analysing the support need for the related platform, system and equipment, in terms of the planned tasks that are required to support it through life.	UK_Defence.support_solution_definition

The key templates that this DEX comprises and the interrelations between those templates are illustrated below:

support_cost_breakdown ISO 10303-239 Representation