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A system maturity index for the systems engineering life cycle

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  • Brian J. Sauser
  • Jose E. Ramirez-Marquez
  • Devanandham Henry
  • Donald DiMarzio

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In the United States (USA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the USA Department of Defense (DoD) the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale is a measure of maturity of an individual technology, with a view towards operational use in a system context. A comprehensive set of concerns becomes relevant when this metric is abstracted from an individual technology to a system context. This paper proposes the development of a system-focused approach for managing system development and making effective and efficient decisions during a systems engineering life cycle. This paper presents a System Readiness Level (SRL) index that incorporates both the current TRL scale and an Integration Readiness Level (IRL) and provides a method for determining readiness of a system in the systems engineering life cycle. This paper concludes with a general discuss of the implication of the proposed SRL and how this may be applied to four case examples.

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  • Brian J. Sauser & Jose E. Ramirez-Marquez & Devanandham Henry & Donald DiMarzio, 2008. "A system maturity index for the systems engineering life cycle," International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 3(6), pages 673-691.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijisen:v:3:y:2008:i:6:p:673-691
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    1. Nazanin Azizian & Thomas Mazzuchi & Shahram Sarkani & David F. Rico, 2011. "A framework for evaluating technology readiness, system quality, and program performance of U.S. DoD acquisitions," Systems Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(4), pages 410-426, December.
    2. Ayşe Şolpan Temiz & Bilge Yiğit Özkan & Ahmet Şevket Üçer, 2016. "A Product-Based Strategic Technology Management Methodology for Developing Countries," International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 13(02), pages 1-24, April.
    3. Richard Volkert & Jerrell Stracener & Junfang Yu, 2014. "Incorporating a Measure of Uncertainty into Systems of Systems Development Performance Measures," Systems Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 17(3), pages 297-312, September.

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