Total Cost of Ownership Analysis for Water Quality Analyzers: A Procurement Framework
Key Takeaways Purchase price accounts for only 18–25% of the total cost of ownership for water quality analyzers over a 10-year lifecycle Calibration and maintenance contracts represent 35–45% of TCO, making sensor reliability and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) the most critical procurement specifications Procurement decisions based on upfront cost alone yield $2.40 in hidden…

