PART I
Which of the following is something you should NOT do during negotiations?
- Established action items or issue inquiries if the contractor doesn't answer.
The concept of _____________ is used to address the interplay between system performance,
availability (reliability, maintainability, and supportability), process efficiency, and system life
cycle cost.
- Affordable System Operational Effectiveness (ASOE).
Tracking Technical Performance Measures on high-risk components should provide:
- Early warning signs of potential performance problems.
A decision matrix can be used to quantifiably compare alternatives when conducting the
tradeoff process to create a supportable design that is also producible, testable, and
____________________________.
- Affordable.
Maintainability is how quickly, easily and cost effectively a system can be returned to
operational status after maintenance is performed. It is measured by ________.
- Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
Ultimately, the use of open systems design is expected to result in lower life cycle costs.
- True.
Three critical factors in achieving maximum Operational Availability (Ao) are:
- Reliability, maintainability, and supportability.
, The System Engineering Process primarily is used by acquisition management to manage
technical risk, but it can also help to reduce program cost and schedule risk.
- False.
___________ shows how different parts of a system fit together from various perspectives as a
system is designed and developed.
- Virtual Prototypes.
Simulation Based Acquisition involves the integration of ______________across functional
disciplines throughout the acquisition process.
- Modeling and Simulation.
When using a decision matrix, after you identify all options, what is the next step?
- Establish the criteria that will be used to rate the options.
Capabilities related to the support and operation of a system should be considered early and
continuously in the design and development of a system.
- True
The Affordable System Operational Effectiveness (ASOE) concept places emphasis on the
system's ability to execute its mission. Its reliability and maintainability, and ______.
- Cost effective responsiveness of the supply chain.
Human Systems Integration (HSI), a supportability issue that every program should consider,
addresses such factors as accessibility, visibility, testability, and ____________________.
- Standardization
If three alternatives are equal in terms of initial cost and meeting performance requirements,
the systems engineers should select the one that will result in the lowest life cycle costs.
- True