Do operation and maintenance pay?

Do operation and maintenance pay?

Life-cycle costing can help planners estimate not only how much handpumps cost to install, but how much they cost to maintain. This article shows how it is done, and demonstrates that spending more on regular maintenance often works out cheaper in the long run.

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Veröffentlicht in:Waterlines 2006-07, Vol.25 (1), p.10-12
1. Verfasser: Baumann, Erich
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Capital costs
Communities
Depreciation costs
Investment plans
Life cycle costs
Local government
Maintenance
Maintenance costs
Production costs
Therapeutic communities
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Zusammenfassung:Life-cycle costing can help planners estimate not only how much handpumps cost to install, but how much they cost to maintain. This article shows how it is done, and demonstrates that spending more on regular maintenance often works out cheaper in the long run.
ISSN:0262-8104
1756-3488
DOI:10.3362/0262-8104.2006.033