A Systems Approach to Expanding the Technology Readiness Level within Defense Acquisition

Abstract

This paper proposes the use of a new Systems Readiness Level (SRL) scale for managing system development and for making effective and efficient decisions during the defense acquisition process. This scale incorporates both the current Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the concept of an Integration Readiness Level (IRL) developed by Stevens Institute of Technology. The paper describes the foundations for the SRL and how it is formulated; it also demonstrates the SRL's application within the defense acquisition process using a sample case with notional readiness values.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 2009
Accession Number
ADA530242

Entities

People

  • Brian Sauser
  • Jose E Ramirez-Marquez
  • Romulo Magnaye
  • Weiping Tan

Organizations

  • Stevens Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Acquisition
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Supply Chain
  • Systems Approach
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Software Engineering.