Abstract
This study was conducted in order to validate a set of interoperability cost metrics that were designed and developed to assess the impacts of inadequate interoperability with regard to the exchange of CAD data in product development organizations in the aerospace and automotive industries. A set of surveys, designed to target the specific cost factors of the various components of inadequate interoperability, were developed and sent to individuals in the aerospace and automotive sectors. The survey responses shed light on the magnitude of the costs that product development organizations in the aerospace and automotive industries incur in pursuit of interoperability and as a result of inadequate interoperability with regard to data exchange. The study concludes with an analysis of the inadequate interoperability costs incurred in the aerospace and automotive industries. This research is not intended to identify the solution to inadequate interoperability, but instead to provide the tools to assess and quantify the impacts in order to build awareness of the problem and, ultimately, support for a standardized solution.
Keywords
Interoperability, Cost, Metrics, PLM, CAD, Aerospace, Automotive
Date of this Version
4-30-2012
Department
Computer Graphics Technology
Department Head
Dr. Marvin Sarapin
Month of Graduation
May
Year of Graduation
2012
Degree
Master of Science
Head of Graduate Program
Dr. Bedrich Benes
Advisor 1 or Chair of Committee
Dr. Nathan Hartman
Committee Member 1
Dr. Edie Schmidt
Committee Member 2
Dr. John Springer