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6.1.4 Implementing SE and ODM in Railway Projects: Innovating a Conservative Line of Business
Author(s) -
Ploeg Menno
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2002.tb02456.x
Subject(s) - aerospace , engineering management , line (geometry) , engineering , manufacturing engineering , business , construction engineering , mathematics , aerospace engineering , geometry
SE (Systems Engineering) is a well‐known and frequently used methodology in the Aerospace and Defense industry. The problems associated with the Civil Engineering industry are comparable to that of Aerospace and Defense industry when it comes to the characteristics of processes, products, and efficiency. However, the Civil Engineering industry does not resemble other industries on how to deal with the problems. One of the reasons is that it is a very conservative line of business. Ever since Railinfrabeheer, which is one of the major companies in the Netherlands, started implementing SE and Object Data Management (ODM) methods. This article describes the characteristics and problems in the Civil Engineering industry, and also expounds on the models, methods, and tools Railinfrabeheer uses. These methods, derived from SE and ODM, are used in the successful development of railway systems. Finally it points out the necessary conditions for succesfull implementation and mentions several benefits experienced by the use of these methods and models.