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EXPERIENCE WITH THE APPLICATION OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TOOLS
Author(s) -
Cox John E.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1993.tb01584.x
Subject(s) - software deployment , computer science , process (computing) , system of systems engineering , systems engineering , automation , engineering design process , software engineering , systems design , engineering management , engineering , mechanical engineering , operating system
Systems engineering is one of the last engineering disciplines to be automated. Now that system design automation (SDA) tools are finally becoming available, they are expected to be a “silver bullet” that offer a miraculous solution to the complex process of building large systems. However, experience. has shown that the addition of computer‐based tools to the systems engineering activity in fact adds an additional layer of concern to an already complex situation. Getting measurable benefits from the application of automated systems engineering tools has proven to require close management attention due to many factors. This paper addresses the above and other issues, citing lessons learned in the deployment of RDD‐100(r) System Designer on several large programs and discussing the strategies that may be employed to maximize success in automating systems engineering processes.