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Architectural design for integrated support of complex engineering projects

Architectural design for integrated support of complex engineering projects Defence Projects world-wide are undergoing a gradual transition from development projects to those involving integration of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Military-Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) Systems. At the same time Requests for Tender (RFT) demands innovative support solutions to reduce Life Cycle Cost (LCC) over thirty years of operation. Increasingly the Defence seeks ‘Value for Money’. While there are defined processes to support both Systems Engineering and Support Engineering, these are hierarchical by engineering discipline and do not provide the means of architecting and trading off system design and support objectives concurrently. This study analyses suitability of existing Systems Engineering and Support Engineering processes with respect to the transformation of a Defence industry enterprise from predominantly engineering development projects to service projects. This transformation is in response to changes in the Defence industry context, where Defence has transitioned from bespoke system acquisition to the integration of COTS and MOTS systems coupled with support for up to 30 years. The study builds a model of the current state process set and artefact relationship and compares these with the international standards against the goals of reduced Life Cycle Cost (LCC). This study identifies the transitional needs and proposes changes to the Enterprise Business Management System processes, tools and work product templates to achieve concurrent system and service solution engineering. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Aerospace Operations IOS Press

Architectural design for integrated support of complex engineering projects

Mo, John P.T.; Hilton, Martin D.
Journal of Aerospace Operations , Volume 5 (s1): 18 – Jun 8, 2020
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2211-002X
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10.3233/AOP-170075
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Abstract

Defence Projects world-wide are undergoing a gradual transition from development projects to those involving integration of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Military-Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) Systems. At the same time Requests for Tender (RFT) demands innovative support solutions to reduce Life Cycle Cost (LCC) over thirty years of operation. Increasingly the Defence seeks ‘Value for Money’. While there are defined processes to support both Systems Engineering and Support Engineering, these are hierarchical by engineering discipline and do not provide the means of architecting and trading off system design and support objectives concurrently. This study analyses suitability of existing Systems Engineering and Support Engineering processes with respect to the transformation of a Defence industry enterprise from predominantly engineering development projects to service projects. This transformation is in response to changes in the Defence industry context, where Defence has transitioned from bespoke system acquisition to the integration of COTS and MOTS systems coupled with support for up to 30 years. The study builds a model of the current state process set and artefact relationship and compares these with the international standards against the goals of reduced Life Cycle Cost (LCC). This study identifies the transitional needs and proposes changes to the Enterprise Business Management System processes, tools and work product templates to achieve concurrent system and service solution engineering.

Journal

Journal of Aerospace Operations – IOS Press

Published: Jun 8, 2020

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