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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.9.4163

On an Approach to Measuring the System Performance by Utilizing the Combined System Readiness Level and Achieved Technical Performance in Weapon Systems Development  

Kwon, Il-Ho (Information Planning Division, DAPA)
Lee, Jae-Chon (Dept. of Systems Engineering, Ajou University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.9, 2013 , pp. 4163-4170 More about this Journal
Abstract
The recent studies indicated that the major sources of the failure in carrying out the programs of weapon systems development would be the unsatisfaction of the required key performance and also the use of premature technology. As such, to manage the risk during the weapon systems development, the use of the technical performance measurement (TPM) and the technology maturity assessment (TMA) turned out to be necessary. However, the TPM studied so far seems to cover the assessment of performance at the component level only, and thus is insufficient in considering the system integration effect. On the other hand, the system readiness level (SRL) method has been presented by reflecting the effect on system integration, but the system performance and maturity has not been considered. To overcome this, a measurement method is proposed in the paper by utilizing the combined system readiness level and achieved technical performance at the system level. This system performance measure can be useful in managing the risk in the weapon systems development.
Keywords
SRL; TPM;
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