A team approach to improving reliability, availability, maintainability and testability (RAM&T) requirements

Author

Vacante, Russell A.

Author_Institution

US Army Manage. Staff Coll., Fort Belvoir, VA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

25-28 Oct 1992

Firstpage

122

Lastpage

124

Abstract

The author presents a case study on the application of a `teaming´ approach to problem solving in resolving reliability, availability, maintainability, and testability (RAM&T) issues at the US Army Communications-Electronic Command (CECOM), Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. The evolutionary growth of the Reliability, Availability, Maintainability Enhancement of Communications-Electronic Systems (RAMECES) Task Force at CECOM suggests that interdisciplinary groups can work together and focus on a common task. RAMECES has proven to be an effective way to address complex RAM&T issues in a shrinking and demographically changing work environment. A RAMECES-type `teaming´ approach to addressing complex issues will enable the Army to increase productivity and meet the threat of a constantly changing global political environment

Keywords

data communication systems; maintenance engineering; military systems; reliability; testing; Fort Monmouth; New Jersey; RAMECES; US Army Communications-Electronic Command; availability; maintainability; reliability; team approach; testability; Availability; Demography; Educational institutions; Government; Hardware; Maintenance; Problem-solving; Productivity; Resource management; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering Management Conference, 1992. Managing in a Global Environment., 1992 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Eatontown, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0854-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMC.1992.225255

Filename

225255