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1 Introduction
Pages 11-14

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... Unlike the earlier ones, the goal of this study was to iden tify current engineering practices that have proved successful in industrial applications for system development and testing. The Panel on Industrial Methods for the Effective Test and Develop ment of Defense Systems was given the following charge: An ad hoc committee, under the auspices of the Committee on National Statistics and the Board on Army Science and Technology, will plan and conduct a workshop that will explore ways in which developmental and operational testing, modeling and simulation, and related techniques can improve the development and performance of defense systems.
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From page 12...
... Such an approach represents an assessment of technologi cal maturity in isolation, ignoring the likely environments of operational use, the impact of the employment of typical users, and other potential difficulties involving interoperability with the remaining system. A sec ond related issue is how much of the testing resources should be allocated to just the components and how much should be devoted to testing them as part of the parent system.
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From page 13...
... The traditional issues in modeling and simulation were not covered in the workshop, except for the use of model-based design tools for require ments setting and test generation. The panel recognizes that many, perhaps even most, of the leadingedge industrial practices discussed in this report may have been (or are currently being)
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From page 14...
... The following five chapters focus on the applicability of industrial practices in the DOD environ ment and offers the panel's conclusions and recommendations. Chapter 3 covers requirements setting; Chapter 4 covers system design and devel opment; Chapter 5 covers testing methods; Chapter 6 covers communication, resources, and infrastructure; and Chapter 7 covers organization structure and related issues.
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