Proactive Response to Potential Material Shortages Arising from Environmental Restrictions Using Automatic Discovery and Extraction of Information from Technical Documents

Abstract

We report on the methods and results of the Strategic Materials Assessment and Research Tool (SMART). This project was undertaken to help provide a proactive response to potential material shortages in a dynamic regulatory environment. Existing technologies were extended, and new ones developed, with the goal of discovering, extracting, and disseminating information regarding materials and regulatory compliance for items in the supply chain. The tools were used to extract the relevant information from a wide variety of sources, and an interface was developed for the dissemination of the information. Prime and secondary contractors were involved in evaluating the results of the project for two weapons systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 2012
Accession Number
ADA599550

Entities

People

  • David F. Winchell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Beta Testing
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Elements
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Identification
  • Logistics
  • Materials
  • Strategic Materials
  • Supply Chain
  • Weapon Systems
  • Websites

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design