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
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