Description
a) You are hired as a systems engineer for a manufacturing corporation. The manufacturer produces aluminum wheels for major car manufactures, such as Toyota, Mercedes, GM, Ford, Honda, etc… The customer has requested a quote for 500,000 wheels to be delivered by the end of the year. However, before the customer will give your organization this contract, the customer wants a detailed systems analysis and delivery plan.
Prepare a 4-5 page paper in Microsoft Word approved APA format (at least 250 words per page). At a minimum, include the following specifications:
1) Requirements
2) Conceptual systems design
3) Detailed systems design
4) Systems test, evaluation, and validation
5) Systems analysis and design – keeping in mind
Reliability
Maintainability
Usability
Supportability/serviceability
Producibility and disposability
Affordability – costs/benefits
6) Systems implementation plan (see SEMP, SOW, & WBS in chapter 18)
7) Complete scheduling of phases and milestones
Also address the following:
Assume that you have just been assigned to develop a systems engineering organization. What steps would you follow in developing the goals and objectives for the organization? What would you include? Provide examples.
Describe what is meant by risk. How can it be measured? What aspect of risk would be of particular interest to a systems engineering manager? Provide examples.