from Scythe : Proceedings and Bulletin of the International Data Farming Community, Issue 6 Workshop 18Total Life Cycle Management (TLCM) is the process which
enables program managers to make life-cycle decisions
across all phases of the acquisitions process. Life-cycle
sustainment, operational performance issues and
requirements are system dependant. Relevant issues arise
from early in the process during the Material Solutions
Analysis Phase, all the way through Operations and
Support. Adaptive and modular modeling and simulation
tools have been developed to address these complex issues
throughout the life-cycle the Marine Corps weapons
systems
