Using Value Engineering to Propel Cyber-Physical Systems Acquisition [video]
Authors
Schenker, Alfred R.
Guertin, Nickolas H.
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Date of Issue
2021-05-21
Date
05/21/21
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The Department of Defense's approach to building and deploying software-intensive systems is constantly under revision. In parallel, the tools and methods to model and test architecture representations of candidate products have also evolved. We investigate the adaptation of value engineering (VE) methods into the acquisition of software-intensive weapon systems where the candidate product architecture can be modeled and used to guide implementations throughout the lifecycle. Aligning model-based engineering with VE will accelerate innovation in the development process (De Graaf et al., 2019). When used with a process performance baseline, this method can establish a comparison framework for cost-benefit analyses of alternative approaches. VE is used to evaluate different approaches or processes to improve the end product cost (including future, unaccounted for cost overruns), performance, or quality. We believe that VE can be applied to the development of software-intensive weapons systems as well. To date, the cost to perform system modeling and virtual integration in early product development stages has been traded off against showing early results. The benefits of virtual integration are significant, especially in the long-term value of being able to evaluate system upgrades and changes both while in development and after the system transitions to sustainment.
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Video
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A video presentation with accompanying slides.
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SYM-AM-21-165
SYM-AM-21-225
SYM-AM-21-225
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Prepared for the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943.
Naval Postgraduate School
Naval Postgraduate School
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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