1. Information
 
 
Objectives
- Provide an information base or "cost model"
 - Select areas for detailed study
 
Questions
- What is it?
 - What does it do?
 - What does it cost?
 - What is its value? (Do we really need it?)
 - What would do the same job?
 - At what alternative cost?
 
Techniques
- Functional Analysis
 - Cost-worth concept
 - Graphical analysis
 - Cost and energy modeling