"The use of M&S can provide substantial benefit measured in time, cost, productivity, and system quality and performance. The evidence is consistent and
pervasive, across both DoD and industry." (Ms. Sanders, "Study on the Effectiveness of Modeling and Simulation in the Weapon System Acquisition Process,"
USD(AT&L), August 2007.
Value of M&S
Modeling and simulation has a strong value statement, especially in today's constrained budget environment:
- ROI of $99 for every $1 spent on M&S
- Reduces time required for meetings
- Helps to streamline and optimize the test process
- Just one decision made using M&S pays for itself
- M&S for Transformation
Bottom line: M&S delivers value!
NovaTech's M&S staff has over 25 years of industry and government M&S experience applied to logistics, intelligence, IT systems, aircraft design, mission planning, and acquisition program management.
M&S in DoD: USD(AT&L) has stated the need to use M&S for acquisition. The new DoDI 5000.02 makes the following provisions:
- "The PM, in concert with the user and the T&E community, shall coordinate DT&E, OT&E, LFT&E, family-of-systems interoperability testing, information assurance testing, and modeling and simulation activities, into an efficient continuum, closely integrated with requirements definition and systems design and development."
- "Appropriate use of accredited models and simulation shall support DT&E, IOT&E, and LFT&E."
Software Engineering Institute, Dec 08: Moving up the CMMI Capability and Maturity Levels Using Simulation:
"Typically, process simulation more than pays for itself when it used to evaluate even one decision."
Our Capability
NovaTech can help you:
- Build models of your earliest designs
- Reduce costly testing via the use of M&S early and often
- Execute an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)
NovaTech M&S methods: Analytic and dynamic modeling, including discrete event simulation, continuous simulation, linear programming, genetic algorithms, or simple spreadsheet calculations
NovaTech tools: We are tool-agnostic and utilize the customer's tool of choice, including ProVision, System Architect, Extend, Arena, SAS, GAMS, Supply Chain Guru by Llamasoft, GOTS (as specified by our clients) and many more.
NovaTech is currently utilizing M&S best practices to advise our federal government clients in the following areas:
- Enterprise IT architecture
- IT Service development
- Enterprise data management
- Supply chain operations
- Risk management
