Towards the development of cost metrics for inadequate interoperability
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.
Degree
M.S.
Advisors
Hartman, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Information Technology|Commerce-Business|Information science
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