Life Cycle and Facility Management

Life Cycle and Facility Management is a huge topic which I don't have the expertise. However, it is a very important design consideration, and as such I will cover general principles.

To start with information systems:
Software - are by their very nature very adaptable and effectively evolve over time as improvements are added and fixes made through firmware and process updates.

Hardware which is more static needs to be able to accommodate changes in needs and new technologies, standardisation throughout the modular system allows for economies of scale and inter-changeability of parts.

Medi-Pod

The Medi-Pod can utilise existing infrastructure by utilising the standard train carriage shell which will be fitted out to specification for the Medi-Pod.

At the end of the Medi-Pod's serviceable life, it can be converted back to a standard train carriage and the specialise equipment recycled or used for simulations in training activities. This would not be frequent however as the carriage shell as a long service life and the specialised equipment and component will be maintain, updated and replaced as required to maintain optimum service capacity due the the risked involved in medical procedures

Medi-Control, Medi-Go, Medi-Data, Medi-Service, Medi-Research, Medi-Action etc..

Medi-Systems and sub-systems are mostly virtual information systems and can be argued to have not life expiry time frame as virtual information systems are immaterial, flexable, upgradeable and adaptable.