• DocumentCode
    1738635
  • Title

    The cost of COTS

  • Author

    Hall, Jim ; Naff, Ray

  • Author_Institution
    Orbital Sci./Fairchild Defense, Germantown, MD, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Abstract
    Fairchild Defense, a division of Orbital Sciences Corporation, has been a pioneer in the use of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) hardware, software, and tools in military equipment. Fairchild has developed a cost and schedule effective approach to the use of COTS elements. This paper discusses Fairchild´s experience with the use of COTS in military equipment and the special considerations imposed because of the military environment
  • Keywords
    costing; military equipment; scheduling; COTS; Fairchild Defense; Orbital Sciences Corporation; commercial-off-the-shelf items; cost effective approach; military environment; military equipment; schedule effective approach; Computer architecture; Costs; Defense industry; Hardware; Job shop scheduling; Military equipment; Procurement; Software tools; Temperature distribution; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2000. Proceedings. DASC. The 19th
  • Conference_Location
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6395-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DASC.2000.886947
  • Filename
    886947