Computer Support for Conducting Supportability Trade-Offs in a Team Setting

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a research project that had the objective of demonstrating how the conceptual approach of the Boothroyd and Dewhurst Design for Assembly (DFA) process could be applied to developing products which are more easily supported in the field. In this project, a specific methodology was developed which allows a product development team to make system-level trade-offs between redundant part selection and scheduled maintenance visits in order to achieve both low life cycle cost (LCC) and high operational readiness of the resulting system. This methodology was demonstrated for a subsystem of a ground-based radar and evaluated by participants in the demonstration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA222002

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  • David Dierolf
  • Karen J. Richter
  • William E. Cralley

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  • Institute for Defense Analyses

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