total cost of ownership

The total cost of ownership refers to the total cost of owning an industrial asset throughout its full lifecycle, from design and construction through operations and decommissioning. Where TICrefers to the final cost of designing, fabricating and building a capital project or industrial asset. is project-based, the total cost of ownership, or TCO, is a long-term concept.

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