Literature Research Data for Cost Structure Models

Existing cost models and their defined cost elements were analyzed within the framework of a structured literature review. The objective was to identify commonalities and to derive requirements for a generically applicable cost model that accounts for cost of complexity. To ensure a comprehensive perspective, the analysis is based on three central thematic areas: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Cost Estimation Models (CEM) and Lifecycle Costing (LCC). For each of these thematic areas, two representative search strings were developed. A total of 18 publications were identified as thematically relevant. Scopus was used as a database to search for these strings.