SE 6360 - System Logistics: Ensuring a System of Systems Approach

Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Summer Semester: Full Sem - Online
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem - Online
Typically Taught Spring Semester: 2nd Block Online
Course Fee: $25.00
Course Fee Purpose: Course fees for this course are designed to cover computer labs, paper usage, software, equipment maintenance and replacement, supplies and instructional resources.
Description: System of systems is a collection of task-oriented or dedicated systems that pool their resources and capabilities together to create a new, more complex system which offers more functionality and performance than simply the sum of the constituent systems. This course will introduce the subsequent sustaining maintenance & support of the system throughout its entire life cycle, including end of life/disposal. It will also include different DoD tailorable concepts to effectively manage and field product. Topics include: Reliability Growth, Initial Contractor Support (ICS), and Performance-Based Logistics (PBL)Sytems of Systems (SoS) or Federation of Systems (FoS).
Suggested Requisite(s): Calculus and Basic Statistics.