The quantities of spare parts required have a major impact on the level of repair decisions. In cases where several alternatives are technically feasible, the decision is based mostly on economic factors: the alternative with the lowest life cycle cost is preferred. To incorporate life cycle costing into spare parts analysis, results from the RAM Commander spares module can be exported to ALD’s DLCC life cycle costing software.

The optimization module supports the calculation of spare parts for various maintenance concepts. One example is stocking whole units (such as entire computers) versus stocking modules (printed circuit boards). This approach facilitates Level of Replace Analysis.