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total cost of ownership [3 records]

Record 1 2021-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
  • Government Accounting
DEF

The total cost of an asset over its life cycle including initial capital costs, maintenance costs, operating costs and the asset's residual value at the end of its life.

OBS

life cycle cost; LCC; total cost of ownership; TCO: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Coût total d'un article au cours de sa durée utile, depuis sa conception jusqu'à sa mise au rebut.

OBS

coût global; LCC; coût du cycle de vie; LCC : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Government Contracts
CONT

Total cost of ownership recognizes that software should not be considered as a commodity. Factors other than the cost of the license affect the true cost of using the product. These factors include the cost of maintenance (identifying and fixing errors in the software), help desk support, degree of productivity leverage and use of technology or processes to reduce the administration burden and transition costs associated with replacing an incumbent's solution with an interchangeable solution.

Key term(s)
  • total ownership cost

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Marchés publics
CONT

Une des grandes tendances des deux dernières années est celle du TCO (Total Cost of Ownership - Coût total de possession). Beaucoup de gestionnaires de réseau ont été sensibilisés au fait que, outre les coûts d'achat en matériel et en logiciels, il fallait également comptabiliser les coûts réels d'exploitation (soutien, pertes de temps et d'argent dues aux pannes, mises à jour, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
CONT

Somme des coûts d’un bien tout au long de son cycle de vie, incluant les coûts directs et les coûts indirects.

OBS

Le coût complet d’un bien peut concerner le propriétaire comme le locataire.

Spanish

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