The Digital Thread as the Key Enabler

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Abstract:

You are down in the trenches trying to deliver agile war-winning capabilities every day, regardless of your Service or affiliation. Your time is valuable and you constantly find your self facing more and more requirements on your time. The engineering community is seeking ways to reduce your workload while at the same time enabling you to do your job better, faster and cheaper. There is one initiative, the key enabler, to accomplish this goal-the digital thread. But lets set the stage first.

Author(s):
Bearden, Keith
Author Organization(s):
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV FT BELVOIR VA FT BELVOIR United States
Descriptive Note:
Journal Article
Supplementary Note:
Defense AT and L , 01 Jan 0001, 01 Jan 0001, Published at the HighBeam Research in Defense AT and L, November-December 2016 Defense Acquisition University Press, 2016.
Pagination:
0004

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;

RECORD

Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.2.3_Core Enterprise Services; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.2.1_Manage Supplies and Equipment; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_6.2_Enterprise Services; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_3.1.1_Maneuver to Engage; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange
Communities of Interest:
Engineered Resilient Systems
Descriptor(s):
air force, engineering, acquisition, life cycles, additive manufacturing, prototypes, technology transfer
Field(s)/Group(s):
Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Keyword(s):
operational agility, agile acquisition, cbm P(Condition Based Maintenance plus Prognostication), Live Virtual Constructive Modeling and Simulation
Report Date:
2016 Nov 01
Creation Date:
2017 Jul 21