A framework for assessing the costs and benefits of digital engineering : a systems approach / N. Peter Whitehead, Thomas Light, Adrian Luna, Jim Mignano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitehead, N. Peter, author.

Light, Thomas (Economist), author.

Luna, Adrian, author.

Mignano, Jim Robert, 1981- author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Rand Corporation.

United States. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-A2418-1.

Research report ; RR-A2418-1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Management--Evaluation.

United States.

Engineering--Mathematical models--Data processing.

Engineering.

Engineering design--Mathematical models.

Engineering design.

Weapons systems--Production control--United States.

Weapons systems.

Physical Description:

ix, 112 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2024]

Summary:

RAND researchers worked to understand the costs and benefits of digital engineering in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and develop a decision support framework for digital engineering activities in weapon system programs. To prepare, the authors reviewed the literature and interviewed stakeholders to understand the current state of digital engineering practice and prior efforts to assess the costs and benefits of digital engineering and model-based systems engineering. They then developed decision support frameworks incorporating (1) established DoD cost-benefit analysis approaches and (2) established systems engineering decision methodologies. Along the way, the authors noted critical issues with rigor and risks in the practice of DoD digital engineering and added that aspect to the study.

Contents:

CHAPTER 1. Introduction

CHAPTER 2. Overview of Digital Engineering and Its Use in the Department of Defense

CHAPTER 3. Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework

CHAPTER 4. Systems Engineering Evaluative Framework

CHAPTER 5.Rigor and Risks

CHAPTER 6. Conclusions and Recommendations

APPENDIX A. A Brief History of Digital Engineering

APPENDIX B. Analysis of Digital Maturity

APPENDIX C. Systems Engineering Goal Development

APPENDIX D. Digital Engineering Activities Identified in the Literature

Notes:

"RAND NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIVISION"

"Prepared for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering (USD(R&E))"

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

197741298X

9781977412980

OCLC:

1429415554