The Design-to-Analysis Process at Sandia National Laboratories Observations and Recommendations

BURNS,SHAWN P. ; HARRISON,RANDY J. ; DOBRANICH,DEAN

Sandia National Laboratories

关键词: Program Management;    99 General And Miscellaneous//Mathematics, Computing, And Information Science;    Recommendations;    Efficiency;    Ownership;   

DOI  :  10.2172/786638
RP-ID  :  SAND2001-2505
RP-ID  :  AC04-94AL85000
RP-ID  :  786638

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The efficiency of the design-to-analysis process for translating solid-model-based design data to computational analysis model data plays a central role in the application of computational analysis to engineering design and certification. A review of the literature from within Sandia as well as from industry shows that the design-to-analysis process involves a number of complex organizational and technological issues. This study focuses on the design-to-analysis process from a business process standpoint and is intended to generate discussion regarding this important issue. Observations obtained from Sandia staff member and management interviews suggest that the current Sandia design-to-analysis process is not mature and that this cross-organizational issue requires committed high-level ownership. A key recommendation of the study is that additional resources should be provided to the computer aided design organizations to support design-to-analysis. A robust community of practice is also needed to continuously improve the design-to-analysis process and to provide a corporate perspective.