Customer

General Dynamics, Land Systems Division, Woodbridge, VA

Problem

General Dynamics’ custom configuration management tool provided a data repository for capturing vehicle variant mechanical and other data through vehicle development. The tool, while useful, provided a number of shortcomings that greatly hindered Systems Engineering from seeing the data in a useful manner consistent with their team responsibilities.

DRG Team Solution

The DRG team was initially tasked with creating a Microsoft Access solution that would utilize a series of complex business rules in the development of a vehicle indentured parts tree that could be accessed at any part, level or assembly. This solution incorporated a number of other features outside the original specification in order to facilitate GD personnel. We delivered on time and within budget to more than 100 desktops in GD’s Woodbridge facility. Later, we were contracted to provide additional support on this project by taking the Access tool and converting it into a web solution. The access client server interface was converted to an ASP.NET/Oracle web solution in less than 2 months.

Specifications

Initial paradigm: Client, MS Access
Solution paradigm: Web application, ASP.NET / Oracle

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Recursive tree breakdown of vehicle parts for new AAAV specifications


All change logs from Oracle data modifications