Modeling and Simulation in Manufacturing and Defense Acquisition

Modeling and Simulation in Manufacturing and Defense Acquisition

Pathways to Success

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309084826
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309566148
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309169301
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2002
  • Month: July
  • Pages: 198
  • Language: English

The Committee on Modeling and Simulation Enhancements for 21st Century Manufacturing and Acquisition was formed by the NRC in response to a request from the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office (DMSO) of DOD. The committee was asked to (1) investigate next-generation evolutionary and revolutionary M&S capabilities that will support enhanced defense systems acquisition; (2) identify specific emerging design, testing, and manufacturing process technologies that can be enabled by advanced M&S capabilities; (3) relate these emerging technologies to long-term DOD requirements; (4) assess ongoing efforts to develop advanced M&S capabilities and identify gaps that must be filled to make the emerging technologies a reality; (5) identify lessons learned from industry; and (6) recommend specific government actions to expedite development and to enable maximum DOD and U.S. commercial benefit from these capabilities. To complete its task, the committee identified relevant trends and their impact on defense acquisition needs; current use and support for use of M&S within DOD; lessons learned from commercial manufacturing; three cross-cutting and especially challenging uses of M&S technologies; and the areas in which basic research is needed in M&S in order to achieve the desired goals for manufacturing and defense acquisition.

  • Modeling and Simulation in Manufacturing and Defense Systems Acquisition
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
    • INTRODUCTION
    • RECOMMENDATIONS
      • Technology and Research
      • Infrastructure for Modeling and Simulation
      • Use of Modeling and Simulation in Acquisition and Manufacturing
      • Culture and Human Issues
  • 1 Introduction
    • MODELING AND SIMULATION IN MANUFACTURING AND ACQUISITION
    • NEW CHALLENGES FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION
      • The International Security Environment
      • Strategic Vision
      • Resources
      • Institutional Initiatives
      • Military Systems
      • Commercial Technology
      • Summary
        • New Approaches for the Acquisition Process
        • New Approaches for Systems
        • New Approaches for Tools
  • 2 Modeling and Simulation in Defense Acquisition
    • SIMULATION-BASED ACQUISITION
      • Definition of Simulation-Based Acquisition
      • Use of Modeling and Simulation in Defense Acquisition
      • Examples of Modeling and Simulation in Defense Acquisition
        • U.S. Navy LPD-17 Program
        • Joint Strike Fighter Program
        • U.S. Navy SC-21 Program
        • Future Programs
      • Barriers to More Widespread Use
        • Inadequate Allocation of Resources
        • Lack of Information for Program Managers
        • Need for an Integrated Systems Engineering Process
        • Obstacles to Collaboration
        • Intellectual Property Rights
        • Information Dissemination
        • Education and Training
        • Validation and Verification
    • REVIEW OF ACQUISITION-RELATED STUDIES ON MODELING AND SIMULATION
      • Multiple Recommendations on Leadership
      • Multiple Recommendations on Processes
      • Multiple Recommendations on Technology
      • Multiple Recommendations on Motivation
      • Multiple Recommendations on Experimentation
    • CONCLUSIONS
  • 3 Lessons Learned from Commercial Manufacturing
    • MODELING AND SIMULATION IN COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING
      • The Automotive Industry
      • Barriers to Widespread Use of M&S Technologies
        • Lack of Reusability
      • Lack of Model Reliability and Robustness
        • Lack of System Integration Capabilities
        • Existing Management and Process Structures
    • INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE
    • CONCLUSIONS
  • 4 Systems-of-Systems, Distributed Simulations, and Enterprise Systems
    • SIMULATING COMPLEX SYSTEMS-OF-SYSTEMS
    • DISTRIBUTED SIMULATIONS
      • Distributed Mission Training Systems
      • Distributed Collaborative Engineering Environments
      • Limitations on Advanced Distributed Simulations
    • ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS
      • Generalized Enterprise Reference Architecture and Methodology
    • CONCLUSIONS
  • 5 Modeling and Simulation Research and Development Topics
    • MODELING METHODS
      • Scalability
      • Multiresolution Modeling
      • Agent-Based Modeling
      • Semantic Consistency
      • Dealing with Complexity and Errors
      • Fundamental Limits of Modeling and Computation
        • Ordinal Versus Cardinal Optimization
        • Efficient Search Via Learning
        • Errors in Distributed Simulations
        • Theory of Complex Systems
      • Uncertainty
    • MODEL INTEGRATION
      • Interoperability
      • Composability
      • Integrating Heterogeneous Processes
        • Real Time and Logical Time
        • Analog and Digital
      • Linking Engineering and Effectiveness Simulations
    • MODEL CORRECTNESS
      • Domain Knowledge
        • Phenomenology of Warfare
        • Physics-based Modeling
        • Human Behavior Modeling
      • Verification, Validation, and Accreditation
    • STANDARDS
      • Modeling and Simulation Standards
        • High Level Architecture
        • Modelica
        • Discrete Event System Specification
      • General Software Standards
        • Unified Modeling Language
        • Common Object Request Broker Architecture
      • Higher-Layer Standards
        • Generalized Enterprise Reference Architecture and Methodology
        • Data Exchange Standards
    • CONCLUSIONS
  • 6 Conclusions and Recommendations
    • TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
      • Desired End State
    • INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION
      • Desired End State
    • USE OF MODELING AND SIMULATION IN ACQUISITION AND MANUFACTURING
      • Desired End State
    • CULTURE AND HUMAN ISSUES
      • Desired End State
  • References
  • APPENDICES
    • A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
    • B Summary of 10 Acquisition-Related Studies on Modeling and Simulation
      • NAVAL RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT
      • NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND STUDY
      • NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE ORGANIZATION STUDY
      • AMERICAN DEFENSE PREPAREDNESS ASSOCIATION STUDY
      • DIRECTOR FOR TEST SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND EVALUATION STUDY
      • 1997 NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STUDY
      • JOINT SIMULATION-BASED ACQUISITION TASK FORCE STUDY
      • DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD TASK FORCE STUDY
      • 1999 NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STUDY
      • MILITARY OPERATIONS RESEARCH SOCIETY REPORT
    • C Authors and Titles of Briefings to the Committee
    • D Acronyms

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