There are many articles related to model based enterprise from a variety of sources, the purpose of this section is to be a single source point of information about MBE. We have created this library to provide model based enterprise articles for your information and education. The articles have been arranged by date and link to PDF files, this section will continue to post new articles in chronological order.

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July 2014

Grant Enables PLM Software Use by Penn State and Seimens’ partnership
Published in Supply Demand Chain Magazine: Students will have access to the same software used by companies to develop and manufacture products. Siemens' software, Product Lifecycle Management, or PLM, has been used to design NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover, Dyson vacuum cleaners, and Callaway golf clubs. read more

June 2014

Acquisition Strategy: Technology is the Key
Published in Contract Management Magazine: Technology, especially MBE technology, will play an important role in government program management’s development of an acquisition strategy. read more

October 2013

Using MIL-STD 31000A to Support a Better Buy
Launched in 2010, the “Better Buying Power” (BBP) initiatives encompass a set of fundamental acquisition principles to achieve greater efficiencies through affordability, cost control, elimination of unproductive processes and bureaucracy, and promotion of competition. read more

September 2013

DOD as a Model Based Enterprise
The Defense Standardization Program Journal addresses MBE within the Department of Defense read more... read more

January 2013

3D technology holds promise of huge savings in military purchasing.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a 3-D picture worth?
Engineers at Picatinny Arsenal and Aberdeen Proving Ground are working on a project to find out. They plan to reap a daisy chain of dollar savings by developing technologies that will be at the center of a revolution in how the Army meets its constantly changing needs for equipment. read more

September 2012

Model-Based Enterprise: An Innovative Technology-Enabled Contract Management Approach.
The paper was submitted as part of the W. Gregor Macfarlan Excellence in Contract Management Research and Writing Program sponsored by the National Contract Management Association. To qualify, professional-level research was required to be accomplished by organizations, firms, or individuals who specialize in business research and consulting or professionals who work in the field of contract management with the intent of advancing the body of knowledge of the practice of contract management. read more

January 2010

BAE Systems highlights protégé at Defense Manufacturing Conference Booth.
BAE Systems U.S. Combat Systems has entered into a DoD Mentor-Protégé Agreement with a small Native-American woman owned product developer to provide them guidance in deploying advanced model based technology. (click for PDF)

December 2009

BAE Systems - U.S. Combat Systems (USCS) Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Teams with the Small

Business Office…
BAE Systems USCS Advanced Manufacturing Engineering has partnered internally with the Small Business Office within the Supply Chain Department to ensure the methods we have developed to deliver 3D model / Technical Data Packages (TDP) can be used by any supplier regardless of CAD system. (click for PDF)

November 2009

BAE Systems - U.S. Combat Systems (USCS) Extends Our Mentoring Role…
This program is the model for the transition of small disadvantaged businesses into qualified organizations that contribute significantly to our National Defense. The goal is to foster and form long-term relationships that benefit the Department of Defense. (click for PDF)