TCO analysis originated with the Gartner Group several years ago and has since been developed in a number of different methodologies and software tools.

• 这种整体使用成本概念的作用在日常消费中随处可见，例如选购汽车时，除了本身价格外，其配件价格、耗油量、保养费等使用成本更是重要的选择标准；