UNION Output

UNION Output is a companion model to UNION WLC. Drawing on the records created in UNION WLC, this model uses Monte Carlo simulation techniques to generate customer defined results for both Investment Appraisal and Budgetary purposes.

Significant User Critical Features of the model include the ability to identify budget holders, risks and DLOD owners as well as isolate equipment procurement, support and operating costs.

UNION Output provides a method that is:

• Flexible - Ideally suited to support Category A to Category D procurement programmes.
• Comprehensive - Full financial analysis of planned spend across all budget holders, organisations and life cycle phases.
• Authoritative - provides a proven process which has been verified and validated by MoD's cost assurance authority.

UNION Output Key Analytical Features:

• Exploitation - Road-mapping and dependencies
• Cost Drivers - Including platform, equipment and life cycle
• Finance - Affordability and value for money
• Planning - Expenditure timing and trends
• Risk - Ownership, magnitude and timing