Title :
Power supply procurement, defining the value of your supplier, total cost of ownership
Author_Institution :
Zytec Corp., Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Abstract :
Purchasers must be able to evaluate the total cost of procurement when choosing a custom switching power supply. This paper goes beyond the initial purchase price and explores the complex forces that can affect the total cost. Nineteen different parameters are identified, discussed, and quantified
Keywords :
economics; switched mode power supplies; custom switching power supply; power supply procurement; purchase price; total cost of ownership; Costs; Instruments; Life estimation; Lifetime estimation; Marketing and sales; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Procurement; Switches; Warranties;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1996. APEC '96. Conference Proceedings 1996., Eleventh Annual
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3044-7
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1996.500420
