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

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

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 (Do...

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Hauptverfasser: Sauser, Brian, Ramirez-Marquez, Jose E, Magnaye, Romulo, Tan, Weiping
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Administration and Management
CASE STUDIES
DECISION MAKING
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
INTEGRATION
INTEROPERABILITY
IRL(INTEGRATION READINESS LEVEL)
Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
METRICS
MILITARY PROCUREMENT
OPERATIONAL READINESS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
REPRINTS
SRL(SYSTEMS READINESS LEVEL)
SYSTEMS APPROACH
SYSTEMS READINESS LEVEL
TECHNOLOGY MATURITY
TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL
TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION
TRA(TECHNOLOGY READINESS ASSESSMENT)
TRANSITIONS
TRL(TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL)
WEAPON SYSTEMS
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Zusammenfassung: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 the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ. 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. Published in the International Journal of Defense Acquisition Management, v1, p39-58, 2008. Sponsored in part by Cranfield University, United Kingdom, and the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center.