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Cecilia is an Associate Professor of systems engineering. Her background includes a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Chestnut Hill College and an MBA from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania. She has been recognized as a Certified Systems Engineering Professional since 2004 and earned her Ph.D. from the NTNU in 2008. Her research interests include engineering education, sociotechnical applications of systems engineering, and digital transformation.
Topology optimization (TO) has been a useful engineering tool over the last decades. The benefits of this optimization method are several, such as the material and cost savings, the design inspiration, and the robustness of the final products. In addition, there are educational benefits. TO is a combination of mathematics, design, statics, and the finite element method (FEM); thus, it can provide an integrative multi-disciplinary knowledge foundation to undergraduate students in engineering. This paper is focused on the educational contributions from TO and identifies effective teaching methods, tools, and exercises that can be used for teaching. The result of this research is the development of an educational framework about TO based on the CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement, and Operate) Syllabus for CAD engineering studies at universities. TO could be easily adapted for CAD designers in every academic year as an individual course or a module of related engineering courses. Lecturers interested in the introduction of TO to their courses, as well as engineers and students interested in TO in general, could use the findings of this paper.
Evangelos Tyflopoulos; Cecilia Haskins; Martin Steinert. Topology-Optimization-Based Learning: A Powerful Teaching and Learning Framework under the Prism of the CDIO Approach. Education Sciences 2021, 11, 348 .
AMA StyleEvangelos Tyflopoulos, Cecilia Haskins, Martin Steinert. Topology-Optimization-Based Learning: A Powerful Teaching and Learning Framework under the Prism of the CDIO Approach. Education Sciences. 2021; 11 (7):348.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEvangelos Tyflopoulos; Cecilia Haskins; Martin Steinert. 2021. "Topology-Optimization-Based Learning: A Powerful Teaching and Learning Framework under the Prism of the CDIO Approach." Education Sciences 11, no. 7: 348.
Commercial fishing is a critical economic sector for Norway, yet deficiency of scientific information, regulatory instruments, inadequate implementation, and lack of management infrastructure are among the significant causes of mismanagement of fishing gear (FG) resources. Mismanagement of FGs results in leakage of plastics through abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gears (ALDFG), which is the most threatening litter fraction for marine wildlife. In EU-EEA states, the management of ALDFG is prioritized through a dedicated circular economy (CE) action plan. Historically, systems engineering (SE) methods are successfully applied for resource management studies. This study adopts and applies the SPADE method to evaluate sustainable management for the system of FG resources in Norway. SPADE comprises five problem-solving activities covering stakeholders, problem formulation, analysis, decision-making, and continuous evaluation. Each activity is accomplished by data collected through stakeholder interviews and literature analysis to establish an initial structure of problems and associated management strategies across FG’s life cycle phases. The application of SPADE spanned across four years (2017–2020) and resulted in scientific outcomes aimed at the common goal of improving the system of FG resources in Norway within the framework of sustainable development goals and CE. SPADE’s practice to integrate stakeholders at each step and provision for continual systems evaluation proved effective in building a holistic understanding of the complex system.
Paritosh Deshpande; Cecilia Haskins. Application of Systems Engineering and Sustainable Development Goals towards Sustainable Management of Fishing Gear Resources in Norway. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4914 .
AMA StyleParitosh Deshpande, Cecilia Haskins. Application of Systems Engineering and Sustainable Development Goals towards Sustainable Management of Fishing Gear Resources in Norway. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4914.
Chicago/Turabian StyleParitosh Deshpande; Cecilia Haskins. 2021. "Application of Systems Engineering and Sustainable Development Goals towards Sustainable Management of Fishing Gear Resources in Norway." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4914.
A significant share of food waste originates in the food services domain and HoReCa (hotels, restaurants, catering) sector. Organizational improvements leading to the decrease of food waste and costs in restaurants are needed. The literature reports on applications of lean management in service businesses, and while food services belong in this category, the literature contains few works on specific applications in this domain. Those studies are limited mainly to economic aspects. Nor was there evidence of the applicability of lean management to achieve food waste elimination. This article analyzes the applicability of lean management methods for food services in order to achieve efficient operations and eliminate food waste, based on a literature review and three case studies from Poland. Lean management was found to be useful in these cases to decrease food waste and reduce operational costs. The case studies suggest a set of activities for organizations delivering food services to streamline their processes by applying lean management practices. This study contributes to the theory and practice of sustainable restaurant management.
Bartłomiej Gładysz; Aleksander Buczacki; Cecilia Haskins. Lean Management Approach to Reduce Waste in HoReCa Food Services. Resources 2020, 9, 144 .
AMA StyleBartłomiej Gładysz, Aleksander Buczacki, Cecilia Haskins. Lean Management Approach to Reduce Waste in HoReCa Food Services. Resources. 2020; 9 (12):144.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartłomiej Gładysz; Aleksander Buczacki; Cecilia Haskins. 2020. "Lean Management Approach to Reduce Waste in HoReCa Food Services." Resources 9, no. 12: 144.
To address sustainable development goals (SDGs), national and international strategies have been increasingly interested in the bioeconomy. SDGs have been criticized for lacking stakeholder perspectives and agency, and for requiring too little of business. There is also a lack of both systematic and systemic frameworks for the strategic planning of bioeconomy transitions. Using a systems engineering approach, we seek to address this with a process framework to bridge bioeconomy transitions by addressing SDGs. In this methodology paper, we develop a systems archetype mapping framework for sustainable bioeconomy transitions, called MPAST: Mapping Problem Archetypes to Solutions for Transitions. Using this framework with sector-specific stakeholder data facilitates the establishment of the start (problem state) and end (solution state) to understand and analyze sectorial transitions to the bioeconomy. We apply the MPAST framework to the case of a Norwegian agricultural bioeconomy transition, using data from a survey of the Norwegian agricultural sector on transitioning to a bioeconomy. The results of using this framework illustrate how visual mapping methods can be combined as a process, which we then discuss in the context of SDG implementation.
Erika Palmer; Robert Burton; Cecilia Haskins. A Systems Engineering Framework for Bioeconomic Transitions in a Sustainable Development Goal Context. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6650 .
AMA StyleErika Palmer, Robert Burton, Cecilia Haskins. A Systems Engineering Framework for Bioeconomic Transitions in a Sustainable Development Goal Context. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (16):6650.
Chicago/Turabian StyleErika Palmer; Robert Burton; Cecilia Haskins. 2020. "A Systems Engineering Framework for Bioeconomic Transitions in a Sustainable Development Goal Context." Sustainability 12, no. 16: 6650.
Norway has a large coastal industry and a strong motivation for developing systems to enable sustainable management of ocean resources. Recent advances in collaborating autonomous systems, Internet‐of‐Things, microsatellites, data fusion, and sensor development have led to initiatives for a more concerted and coordinated effort through the establishment of an ocean studies research project. Applying a System‐of‐Systems perspective on the project highlights the challenges in terms of interoperability and communication interfaces, as well as revealing the use‐cases stakeholders rely on to enable informed decision‐making.
Evelyn Honoré‐Livermore; Roger Birkeland; Cecilia Haskins. Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals with a System‐of‐Systems for Monitoring Arctic Coastal Regions. INCOSE International Symposium 2020, 30, 604 -619.
AMA StyleEvelyn Honoré‐Livermore, Roger Birkeland, Cecilia Haskins. Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals with a System‐of‐Systems for Monitoring Arctic Coastal Regions. INCOSE International Symposium. 2020; 30 (1):604-619.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEvelyn Honoré‐Livermore; Roger Birkeland; Cecilia Haskins. 2020. "Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals with a System‐of‐Systems for Monitoring Arctic Coastal Regions." INCOSE International Symposium 30, no. 1: 604-619.
Most professionals are familiar with the works of Geert Hofstede who developed a framework for cross‐cultural communications in 1980 based on a worldwide survey of employee values between 1967 and 1973, or, Richard D. Lewis and his book, When Cultures Collide, first issued in 1996 and now in its third edition featuring the Lewis model of cross‐cultural communication. Both are based on years of research into the personal attributes one might expect to find in the various countries and offer suggestions on how persons of different backgrounds might use those differences to build relationships and work together. The first person to coin the term culture was Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, an English anthropologist in the 18th century. In his words, culture is “that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society (Taylor 1871, 1).” This article investigates the connections between diversity in systems engineering teams, and quality, innovation, and competitive advantage. I look at the many faces of diversity from a cultural viewpoint and harvest some useful wisdom from the literature and my own experiences as an American living and working in Norway. I conclude that the path to successful appreciation of others comes from maintaining an open mind, alongside careful reflection of the viewpoints of colleagues and friends, and an open attitude toward the value of continuous learning and exploration of the “ologies.”
Cecilia Haskins. Working Across Cultural Boundaries: The Many Faces of Diversity. INSIGHT 2019, 22, 10 -13.
AMA StyleCecilia Haskins. Working Across Cultural Boundaries: The Many Faces of Diversity. INSIGHT. 2019; 22 (3):10-13.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCecilia Haskins. 2019. "Working Across Cultural Boundaries: The Many Faces of Diversity." INSIGHT 22, no. 3: 10-13.
Gaute Fotland; Cecilia Haskins; Terje Rølvåg. Trade study to select best alternative for cable and pulley simulation for cranes on offshore vessels. Systems Engineering 2019, 23, 177 -188.
AMA StyleGaute Fotland, Cecilia Haskins, Terje Rølvåg. Trade study to select best alternative for cable and pulley simulation for cranes on offshore vessels. Systems Engineering. 2019; 23 (2):177-188.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGaute Fotland; Cecilia Haskins; Terje Rølvåg. 2019. "Trade study to select best alternative for cable and pulley simulation for cranes on offshore vessels." Systems Engineering 23, no. 2: 177-188.
This article is a contribution to the INCOSE initiative for model‐based engineering transformation. Its material has been presented at the ALSEE tour event in Oslo in September 2016. The ideas developed here come from the practical and theoretical experience of the authors in both industrial and academic frameworks. We organize the discussion around 6 theses that aim at establishing robust conceptual foundations for the model‐based engineering transformation. We focus on model‐based systems engineering, model‐based safety assessment, and the relationship between these 2 disciplines. We report on active research initiatives that implement these 6 theses via the S2ML+X paradigm. We conclude with suggestions about future research and teaching activities.
Antoine B. Rauzy; Cecilia Haskins. Foundations for model-based systems engineering and model-based safety assessment. Systems Engineering 2018, 22, 146 -155.
AMA StyleAntoine B. Rauzy, Cecilia Haskins. Foundations for model-based systems engineering and model-based safety assessment. Systems Engineering. 2018; 22 (2):146-155.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntoine B. Rauzy; Cecilia Haskins. 2018. "Foundations for model-based systems engineering and model-based safety assessment." Systems Engineering 22, no. 2: 146-155.
Human reliability analysis (HRA) has become an increasingly important element in many industries for the purpose of risk management and major accident prevention; for example, recently to perform and maintain probabilistic risk assessments of offshore drilling activities, where human reliability plays a vital role. HRA experience studies, however, continue to warn about potential serious quality assurance issues associated with HRA methods, such as too much variability in comparable analysis results between analysts. A literature review highlights that this lack of HRA consistency can be traced in part to the HRA procedure and a lack of explicit application of task analysis relevant to a wide set of activity task requirements. As such, the need for early identification of and consistent focus on important human performance factors among analysts may suffer, and consequently, so does the ability to achieve continuous enhancements of the safety level related to offshore drilling activities. In this article, we propose a method that clarifies a drilling HRA procedure. More precisely, this article presents a novel method for the explicit integration of a generic task analysis framework into the probabilistic basis of a drilling HRA method. The method is developed and demonstrated under specific considerations of multidisciplinary task and well safety analysis, using well accident data, an HRA causal model, and principles of barrier management in offshore regulations to secure an acceptable risk level in the activities from its application.
Geir-Ove Strand; Cecilia Haskins. On Linking of Task Analysis in the HRA Procedure: The Case of HRA in Offshore Drilling Activities. Safety 2018, 4, 39 .
AMA StyleGeir-Ove Strand, Cecilia Haskins. On Linking of Task Analysis in the HRA Procedure: The Case of HRA in Offshore Drilling Activities. Safety. 2018; 4 (3):39.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeir-Ove Strand; Cecilia Haskins. 2018. "On Linking of Task Analysis in the HRA Procedure: The Case of HRA in Offshore Drilling Activities." Safety 4, no. 3: 39.
Framing reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) aspects are critical for an engineering design, as RAM is concerned with the sustained capability of a system throughout its useful life. RAM analysts are responsible to consider both functional and dysfunctional behavior of a given system beyond the perspective of system designer. However, the system concept baseline developed by RAM toolset is often a partial view, which is either too abstract when preparing RAM analysis or too overloaded when integrating RAM analysis with design process. Such practice may not give systemic insights of the design concept, considering specific subsea design challenges such as limited accessibility and requirement for automate control. For this reason, it is of great importance to ensure an effective and sufficient communication between the domain of design and domain of RAM. Integrating with a well‐known engineering discipline, such as systems engineering (SE), may help analysts to create the collaborative design environment necessary to control the design risks for a system with high complexity. This article proposes a new framework that links SE with RAM engineering by connecting relevant concepts and models used. A novel subsea design concept is offered as a case study to demonstrate the key changes in subsea design activities for addressing RAM with the proposed framework.
Juntao Zhang; Cecilia Haskins; Yiliu Liu; Mary Ann Lundteigen. A systems engineering-based approach for framing reliability, availability, and maintainability: A case study for subsea design. Systems Engineering 2018, 21, 576 -592.
AMA StyleJuntao Zhang, Cecilia Haskins, Yiliu Liu, Mary Ann Lundteigen. A systems engineering-based approach for framing reliability, availability, and maintainability: A case study for subsea design. Systems Engineering. 2018; 21 (6):576-592.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJuntao Zhang; Cecilia Haskins; Yiliu Liu; Mary Ann Lundteigen. 2018. "A systems engineering-based approach for framing reliability, availability, and maintainability: A case study for subsea design." Systems Engineering 21, no. 6: 576-592.
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) is used to evaluate the maturity of the Critical Technology Elements (CTE) in a project or program and indicates an assumed level of the remaining technical risks for each independent technology. This paper presents results of a literature review exploring the diversity of definitions applied to TRL. Survey results explore whether and how TRLs are used. Based on these results the authors assess to what degree TRL evaluations are suitable for organizations without separately trained and skilled readiness assessment personnel.
Kjersti Bakke; Cecilia Haskins. Use of TRL in the systems engineering toolbox. INCOSE International Symposium 2018, 28, 587 -601.
AMA StyleKjersti Bakke, Cecilia Haskins. Use of TRL in the systems engineering toolbox. INCOSE International Symposium. 2018; 28 (1):587-601.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKjersti Bakke; Cecilia Haskins. 2018. "Use of TRL in the systems engineering toolbox." INCOSE International Symposium 28, no. 1: 587-601.
Due to increasingly strict environmental regulation of marine transportation, vessel operators and other stakeholders are required to evaluate feasible compliance measures in the face of multiple criteria and with attention to uncertainties and risks. Several methods and models within operations research have been applied to explore such decision contexts, but little is reported on the problem structure itself and the key values, concerns, and uncertainties that apply to them. The objective of the paper is to present a problem structure for acquisition of marine emission reduction technologies in the Norwegian ferry fleet drawing on methods from decision science and systems engineering. To attain this objective, we utilize the SPADE methodology, which details five problem‐solving activities covering stakeholders, problem formulation, alternatives, decisions, and continuous evaluation. Each activity is informed by data collected through stakeholder interviews and literature analysis to establish an initial representation of acquisition decision issues. To keep a consistent and traceable problem structure, we provide a stakeholder diagram, value network, systemigram, and decision hierarchy centered around stakeholders and their values. These models may serve to inform decision‐makers in the development and appraisal of emission reduction technologies and strategies. The paper demonstrates the application of systems engineering as a problem‐structuring framework for complex, multidimensional marine technology acquisition decisions.
Dina Margrethe Aspen; Cecilia Haskins; Annik Magerholm Fet. Application of systems engineering to structuring acquisition decisions for marine emission reduction technologies. Systems Engineering 2018, 21, 388 -397.
AMA StyleDina Margrethe Aspen, Cecilia Haskins, Annik Magerholm Fet. Application of systems engineering to structuring acquisition decisions for marine emission reduction technologies. Systems Engineering. 2018; 21 (4):388-397.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDina Margrethe Aspen; Cecilia Haskins; Annik Magerholm Fet. 2018. "Application of systems engineering to structuring acquisition decisions for marine emission reduction technologies." Systems Engineering 21, no. 4: 388-397.
In Scandinavia, a popular brand of pastilles uses the slogan “Läkerol makes people talk!” This phrase is the first that came to mind when considering a title for this report on the use of systems engineering approaches to organize and implement a master’s program thesis. A valorized systems engineering process, SPADE, is used to design the research approach, and two systems thinking/engineering methods, the systemigram and swimlane diagrams, are used to conduct and document the research. The significance of this project was the way in which these relatively simple visualizations were able to engage the case company managers in the elicitation process and to facilitate an environment of interdepartmental cooperation. As the point of contact put it, “This was the first time they created a truly end-to-end view of their company purchasing, manufacturing and warehousing processes.”
Cecilia Haskins; Kristin S. Ruud. Systems Engineering: Making People Talk! Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research 2017, 1081 -1093.
AMA StyleCecilia Haskins, Kristin S. Ruud. Systems Engineering: Making People Talk! Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research. 2017; ():1081-1093.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCecilia Haskins; Kristin S. Ruud. 2017. "Systems Engineering: Making People Talk!" Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research , no. : 1081-1093.
Mobility, multilocality, and transnational migration are current social developments among the population of the European Union. European society is becoming increasingly characterized by intercultural and cross-border interactions between citizens. This development is observable already within the activities of European companies. Cross-border project work between productions sites as well as transnational cooperation is essential for ensuring the competitiveness of the continent. These social developments in society and companies lead to new requirements for working in the European Union. Teaching and learning in higher education needs to adapt to these developments. Young engineers graduating from universities must be capable of working in international teams. In their future career, they will have to be able to work with colleagues, suppliers, and customers from different cultural backgrounds and in different countries, master the challenges of virtual cooperation in specific engineering tasks and within international value chains. As a result, new and innovative teaching and learning concepts in higher education must provide the competencies for transnational teamwork in the curriculum of tomorrow’s engineers in order to ensure a competitive advantage in their future careers.
Cecilia Haskins; Tim Stock; Bartłomiej Gładysz; Marcello Urgo. Development of a Project-Oriented and Transnational Master Course for Training the Engineering Competencies. Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research 2017, 1095 -1106.
AMA StyleCecilia Haskins, Tim Stock, Bartłomiej Gładysz, Marcello Urgo. Development of a Project-Oriented and Transnational Master Course for Training the Engineering Competencies. Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research. 2017; ():1095-1106.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCecilia Haskins; Tim Stock; Bartłomiej Gładysz; Marcello Urgo. 2017. "Development of a Project-Oriented and Transnational Master Course for Training the Engineering Competencies." Disciplinary Convergence in Systems Engineering Research , no. : 1095-1106.
This paper reports on a trade study of feasible concept alternatives for control and low voltage power distribution architecture for subsea process stations. Subsea gas compression is a new process station technology that is responding to the market need for extending the lifetime of existing subsea gas fields. These subsea process stations are deployed in deeper water, farther offshore and in harsher environments. The demand for a more efficient, less complex, and cheaper solution is pushing the technology development and screening for alternative concepts. The SPADE methodology has guided a trade study of concept opportunity exploration for alternative distribution architectures. The Pugh matrix demonstrated its ability to provide a simple overview of the multiple factors in a decisionmaking situation, with extensions for risk and opportunity assessment.
Halvor Mehlum Eide; Cecilia Haskins. Trade Study of Alternative Controls and Power Distribution Architecture in Subsea Processing. INCOSE International Symposium 2016, 26, 2148 -2163.
AMA StyleHalvor Mehlum Eide, Cecilia Haskins. Trade Study of Alternative Controls and Power Distribution Architecture in Subsea Processing. INCOSE International Symposium. 2016; 26 (1):2148-2163.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHalvor Mehlum Eide; Cecilia Haskins. 2016. "Trade Study of Alternative Controls and Power Distribution Architecture in Subsea Processing." INCOSE International Symposium 26, no. 1: 2148-2163.
There is a need for constant improvement in today's projects/technology to stay competitive in the Oil and Gas market. This motivates actors in this domain to constantly anticipate the need for new products through innovation and development efforts that result in advanced subsea products. One such product is the Subsea Gas Compression module (SGC), the first installation of its kind. Aker Solutions has worked on standardizing Subsea Production Systems (SPS) and developed a quality system to fit these projects. When initiating new product development, Aker Solutions needs to adapt their quality system to define work processes suitable for an innovative project, which may demand other focus areas than for a traditional Major Subsea Project. At the time SGC project execution reached System Integration Testing (SIT) several errors were discovered. Some of these were attributed to late life design changes, multidisciplinary complexity and poor application of the Project Execution Model (PEM). This paper explores the SGC project from a retrospective viewpoint, investigating errors discovered during SIT by performing Root Cause Analysis, and recommends, based on the results, that the company updates the PEM with targeted activities for new product development to improve performance and reduce rework during later stages of development.
Alexander Svendsen; Cecilia Haskins. Applying A3 problem resolution to new system design to improve performance and reduce rework. INCOSE International Symposium 2016, 26, 1161 -1175.
AMA StyleAlexander Svendsen, Cecilia Haskins. Applying A3 problem resolution to new system design to improve performance and reduce rework. INCOSE International Symposium. 2016; 26 (1):1161-1175.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlexander Svendsen; Cecilia Haskins. 2016. "Applying A3 problem resolution to new system design to improve performance and reduce rework." INCOSE International Symposium 26, no. 1: 1161-1175.
This study contains a preliminary review of recent maintenance optimization applications, collected from different industries. The idea is to meet and discuss promising approaches, implementation aspects and critical elements, in order to provide guidance for further research. Starting from a set of applications, analyzed under a systems engineering approach, the study proposes a conceptual map to represent the ontology of condition-based maintenance programs and suggests some guidelines for developing an implementation plan.
Mario Marcondes Machado; Cecilia Haskins. Maintenance Optimization Approaches for Condition Based Maintenance: a review and analysis. INCOSE International Symposium 2016, 26, 445 -460.
AMA StyleMario Marcondes Machado, Cecilia Haskins. Maintenance Optimization Approaches for Condition Based Maintenance: a review and analysis. INCOSE International Symposium. 2016; 26 (1):445-460.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMario Marcondes Machado; Cecilia Haskins. 2016. "Maintenance Optimization Approaches for Condition Based Maintenance: a review and analysis." INCOSE International Symposium 26, no. 1: 445-460.
Translating the customer's perception of quality and performance into technical terms and requirements for a product is important for guiding design, verification, and process development. Capturing the unspoken priorities and communicating them through the organization can efficiently guide the product or service development towards solutions that meet the customers’ needs. The methods used at Kongsberg Defence Systems today do not sufficiently capture and communicate the voice of the customer and their fundamental needs. The research uncovered that key decision makers in the organization had significant variance in their understanding of customer priorities, and a partial misalignment with the priorities provided by customer representatives. The implementation of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) for the Joint Strike Missile provided an effective communication tool for customer needs, and illuminated the relative importance of system attributes and how they relate to the customer's priorities. This paper argues that the Quality Function Deployment is a valuable tool communicating mission objectives, to enable innovation, and to guide verification and validation efforts at a later stage. For complex products, however, QFD shows weaknesses that must be addressed to support efficient decision making.
Arne Benjamin Goderstad; Cecilia Haskins. Understanding mission objectives and priorities with QFD. INCOSE International Symposium 2016, 26, 283 -299.
AMA StyleArne Benjamin Goderstad, Cecilia Haskins. Understanding mission objectives and priorities with QFD. INCOSE International Symposium. 2016; 26 (1):283-299.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArne Benjamin Goderstad; Cecilia Haskins. 2016. "Understanding mission objectives and priorities with QFD." INCOSE International Symposium 26, no. 1: 283-299.
Cecilia Haskins. Getting Back To Basics. INSIGHT 2014, 17, 55 -56.
AMA StyleCecilia Haskins. Getting Back To Basics. INSIGHT. 2014; 17 (4):55-56.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCecilia Haskins. 2014. "Getting Back To Basics." INSIGHT 17, no. 4: 55-56.
Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices have been gathering momentum for over 20 years and are seen as the future of systems engineering. MBSE formalises the practice of systems engineering through the use of models and its aim is to overcome the limitations inherent in describing complex systems and their development and sustainment using documents. However, certain project practices, in particular the tendering and contracting processes, are still strongly tied to the use of documents. This paper identifies the challenges that need to be addressed to use MBSE across the contractual interface in a competitive tendering environment. The focus is on the transition of models created by the customer (acquirer) during the capability definition phase to the supplier both during the tendering process and through the systems architectural design and development phases. The paper unfolds with a literature survey and then progresses to surface key insights and challenges for the adoption of model-centric acquisition, looking into the past, present and future from the Australian and Norwegian defence perspectives. This is supplemented through case studies involving the utilisation of RDD-100 for model-centric acquisition of Frigates by the Royal Norwegian Navy and through ongoing research by the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation, and the Defence and Systems Innovation Centre. The paper concludes with a summary of the achievements to date and the challenges to be addressed in order to enable and foster the widespread adoption of model-centric tendering and equipment acquisition.
Quoc Do; Stephen Cook; Terje Fossnes; Cecilia Haskins. 9.3.2 The Use of Models across the Contractual Boundary: Past, Present and Future. INCOSE International Symposium 2014, 24, 973 -989.
AMA StyleQuoc Do, Stephen Cook, Terje Fossnes, Cecilia Haskins. 9.3.2 The Use of Models across the Contractual Boundary: Past, Present and Future. INCOSE International Symposium. 2014; 24 (1):973-989.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQuoc Do; Stephen Cook; Terje Fossnes; Cecilia Haskins. 2014. "9.3.2 The Use of Models across the Contractual Boundary: Past, Present and Future." INCOSE International Symposium 24, no. 1: 973-989.