Abstract
Trends indicate increasing system complexity with the addition of new technologies in a changing environment. In recognition of such trends, the US Federal Government in general and its Department of Defense (DoD) in particular initiated an effort to review and re-evaluate its system acquisition-practices. A specific objective of this acquisition-reform movement is to design new systems which make maximum use of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) items, or Non-Developmental Items (NDI). Given the trend towards an increasing use of NDI/COTS, this panel seeks to provide insight into the necessary adaptation of systems engineering/integration approach, supportability engineering approach, life-cycle cost approach, and provisioning approach.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-183 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Proceedings of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium |
State | Published - 1997 |
Event | Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium - Philadelphia, PA, USA Duration: 13 Jan 1997 → 16 Jan 1997 |