The Role of Distributed Simulation in Defense Acquisition

Abstract

This paper examines the role that distributed simulation could play in incorporating the latest design, engineering, manufacturing and support technologies, and management practices in DoD's acquisition system. These improved technologies and practices have allowed some of the most progressive commercial firms to reduce development time and costs by up to 50 percent. Three advances have made this possible: (a) the diffusion of new management approaches such as integrated product and process development (IPPD) and Total Quality Management (TQM); (b) rapid improvements in design and manufacturing technologies; and (c) the increased power of distributed communications networks linking dispersed elements of design teams. We discuss how commercial firms and defense programs have used distributed simulation technologies in conjunction with these three advances to provide a basis for coupling simulation investments with acquisition process improvements. Specific investment areas are identified which would aid the DoD and its suppliers to adopt these advances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA277802

Entities

People

  • David R. Graham
  • Edward P. Kerlin
  • Marvin H. Hammond Jr.

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Simulations
  • Commerce
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Engineers
  • Information Systems
  • Manufacturing
  • Organizational Structure
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Total Quality Management
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Software Engineering