MBSE in Rail Transportation – Product Families and Product Lines

Ferrogalini, Marco

doi:10.1002/inst.12015

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“…A coarse look at existing literature, however, indicates a potential gap in understanding what the benefits of MBSE are. For example, some papers argue that MBSE “has shown its benefits in academic and industrial projects and is thus widely accepted for the design of complex systems” 7 and that MBSE benefits are “well known.” 8 On the contrary, other authors claim that MBSE benefits are not well defined 9 and cite lack of perceived value as a top inhibitor for implanting MBSE 10–14 . This prompts the question of whether MBSE really provides benefits with respect to a document‐based approach.…”

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Value and benefits of model‐based systems engineering (MBSE): Evidence from the literature

Henderson

Salado

2020

Systems Engineering

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Traditional document‐based practices in systems engineering are being transitioned to model‐based ones. Adoption of model‐based systems engineering (MBSE) continues to grow in industry and government, and MBSE continues to be a major research theme in the systems engineering community. In fact, MBSE remains a central element in the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)’s vision for 2025. Examining systems engineering literature, this paper presents an assessment of the extent to which benefits and value of MBSE are supported by empirical evidence. A systematic review of research and practice papers in major systems engineering archival journals and conference proceedings was conducted. Evidence was categorized in four types, two of which inductively emerged from the results: measured, observed (without a formal measurement process), perceived (claimed without evidence), and backed by other references. Results indicate that two thirds of claimed MBSE benefits are only supported by perceived evidence, while only two papers reported measured evidence. The aggregate assessment presented in this paper indicates that claims about the value and benefits of MBSE are mainly based on expectation. We argue that evidence supporting the value and benefits of MBSE remains inconclusive.

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