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EIA-CALS 2015 Edition, July 1, 2015
Harmonizing CALS Product Data Description Standards
Description / Abstract:
INTRODUCTION
This report documents the findings of an industry study panel convened by the Electronic Industries Association (E/A) under the auspices of the Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (CALS) Industry Steering Committee to determine the best utilization of product data description standards for electronic configuration items in the near term. Appendix A contains a brief outline of the CALS Program. The study group's objective was to determine the most advantageous mix of existing standards for application in specifying digital delivery of product data items in support of weapon system development and support contracts. The evaluation was accomplished by means of a product data requirements matrix in which types of data required by the government throughout the development process wore mapped against the applicability of the various standards. A delphi approach, in which users of all of the standards participated, was used to determine applicability. It is anticipated that the results of this study will be used to guide the generation of application requirements specifications, similar in intent to MIL-D-28000, as well as influence the direction of further development of the standards. In addition, this committee was also charged with recommending: implementing language for MIL-STD-1840A; a strategy for resolving overlaps in standards developing organizations; and suggestions for future work.
The study group membership consisted of representatives from electrical and electronic manufacturing companies. Those representatives were conversant with each of the standards under review, thereby providing an experienced input into the evaluation. The study group met every other month for three days each meeting to arrive at the conclusions and recommendations contained herein.
The purpose of this study was to establish a strategy and detailed implementation of industry specifications that would enable generation of automated descriptions of the electrical/electronic product at all levels of abstraction and design hierarchy. The term "automated descriptions" is meant to imply: formulation of the descriptions of the product solely from computer-aided design/engineering data bases at the source, electronic transmission; and the potential for fully automated processing (analysis or development synthesis) based on the description at the destination without manual intervention, i.e., "machine processable". Since CALS goals and policy call for digital data exchange in the near term, specifications used for
This report documents the findings of an industry study panel convened by the Electronic Industries Association (E/A) under the auspices of the Computer-aided Acquisition and Logistics Support (CALS) Industry Steering Committee to determine the best utilization of product data description standards for electronic configuration items in the near term. Appendix A contains a brief outline of the CALS Program. The study group's objective was to determine the most advantageous mix of existing standards for application in specifying digital delivery of product data items in support of weapon system development and support contracts. The evaluation was accomplished by means of a product data requirements matrix in which types of data required by the government throughout the development process wore mapped against the applicability of the various standards. A delphi approach, in which users of all of the standards participated, was used to determine applicability. It is anticipated that the results of this study will be used to guide the generation of application requirements specifications, similar in intent to MIL-D-28000, as well as influence the direction of further development of the standards. In addition, this committee was also charged with recommending: implementing language for MIL-STD-1840A; a strategy for resolving overlaps in standards developing organizations; and suggestions for future work.
The study group membership consisted of representatives from electrical and electronic manufacturing companies. Those representatives were conversant with each of the standards under review, thereby providing an experienced input into the evaluation. The study group met every other month for three days each meeting to arrive at the conclusions and recommendations contained herein.
The purpose of this study was to establish a strategy and detailed implementation of industry specifications that would enable generation of automated descriptions of the electrical/electronic product at all levels of abstraction and design hierarchy. The term "automated descriptions" is meant to imply: formulation of the descriptions of the product solely from computer-aided design/engineering data bases at the source, electronic transmission; and the potential for fully automated processing (analysis or development synthesis) based on the description at the destination without manual intervention, i.e., "machine processable". Since CALS goals and policy call for digital data exchange in the near term, specifications used for
EIA-CALS 2015 Edition, July 1, 2015
Harmonizing CALS Product Data Description Standards