Systems Engineering Practice Report on Bulk Fodder Storage System

This report analyzes the systems engineering aspects of a bulk fodder storage system, addressing several key questions from the assignment brief. The report starts by identifying assumptions crucial for the system's design, covering aspects like the need for the system, potential risks, resource requirements, and budget considerations. It then explores the concept of Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) and its advantages and disadvantages, offering recommendations for its improvement within the context of a bulk fodder storage system. The report further delves into the role of systems engineering management, discussing the System Engineering Management Plan (SEMP), challenges in system design, and technical risk management. It also examines trade-off analysis processes, outlining the steps involved and the criteria used to identify preferred solutions. Finally, the report discusses configuration items within the system, providing examples and eligibility criteria, and concludes with a discussion on the reasons for system retirement or disposal within the context of the system's lifecycle management.

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PRACTICE

TABLE OF CONTENT
Question no 1...............................................................................................................................3
Question. 2...................................................................................................................................4
Question. 3...................................................................................................................................5
Question 4....................................................................................................................................6
Question 5....................................................................................................................................6
Question 6....................................................................................................................................7
REREFENCES................................................................................................................................9

Question no 1
There are different assumptions are need to be made for the Bulk Fodder Storage system.
These assumptions can help the authorities to take right decision in the process of designing
fodder storage system. This assumptions could be related to the various aspects of the fodder
storage system. Some of the major assumptions that are need to be made in the system designing
process are- main assumption is regarding the need of the system (Rebovich Jr & White, eds.,
2016). This process can help the system development process to improve the effectiveness of
system. By knowing typical knowledge of the features that are required in the system can help
the authorities to add various elements in the system (Amorim& et al., 2019). Other factors or
assumptions that are need to be made in the system design process are related to the risk of
implementation of system in the targeted area. For example different risks can affect the storage
system and again lead to the bush fire in storage area. This is most important for the organization
to maintain the storage system free from the issues and risks that can affect the stability of whole
system.
There are some other considerations are also need to be made in the system development
process that are related to the structure and other external factors and internal factor that can
affect the system. Different resources are required to develop a system for particular purpose.
This is important for the organization to think of all the resources that will be required for
developing bulk fodder storage system. Other assumptions are related to budget of the project,
scope of the system in future. For this operation different areas need to be assessed in order to
reduce the complexity in the development of the complete system in the targeted areas.
Some other considerations also can help the organization to develop the system along with
knowing all the requirement of the system and how the various scenarios resent in the system
development process will be analysed and performed in the system development process (Legner
& et al., 2017). This is also important for the organization and authorities to select right system
to get better result with system development scenario (Greene Papalambros, 2016). This is also
important to form some rules and regulation to reduce the impact of external factor by making
alternative or contingency plan for the system. Apart form the theoretical perspectives this is
important to consider functionality over the physical solution. This is how effective bulk Fodder
Storage system can be developed on the targeted areas.

Question. 2.
There are different assumptions are made for the development of the bulk fodder storage
development system. These assumptions are made to make the system development process
more effective for the goals and targets of the authority. Impact of each assumption will be
different for the system that will be developed in the future. The first assumption that is made in
the research is related to the requirement of the system that is about to be developed. There are
different purpose of the bulk fodder storage system. To address these all targets and requirement
of the system this important to know regarding all the requirement of the system (Stjepandić,
Wognum & Verhagen, 2019). Through this process effective system can be developed by the
authorities. Integrated logistic support is a system that is developed by the authorities for the
integration and iterative process for the development of the material and a support strategy that
can help for the optimization of functionality support. There are different elements of the system
which are – Optimised level of operation availability. Increased mean time between failures,
decreased mean time for repair, reduced burden on equipment manager and support staff. This is
how it can help the system to improve their productivity in operation and various functions. The
above mentioned element are components of the integrated
Advantage of Integrated Logistic Support
There are different advantages of Integrated Logistic Support which are- consolidation of various
platform on single location (Camburn & et al., 2017). This is effective process for the data
collection and analysis process. By using this system automation also can be facilitated in the
system that is effective for the efficiency of system.
Disadvantages of Integrated Logistic Support
Some of the main disadvantages of the Integrated Logistic Support are- This system is
costly and difficult to consolidate with other systems of the organization. The cost of the system
is also high.
Recommendations fir Integrated Logistic Support
There are different consideration can be made to improve the Integrated Logistic Support
system for the Bulk Fodder Storage System. There are some implementation can be made in the
process to get better result with the system (Durak, D'Ambrogio & Gerlach, 2020). Automation

and information system can be implemented in the system to get better result with Overall
system in the process. Some technologies like Artificial intelligence can be used in the
organization to get higher benefits in the target market implementation of artificial intelligence
also help in increasing efficiency of Bulk Fodder storage system.
This is how various systems like Integrated Logistic Support can be used in the system to
improve the performance of the bulk fodder storage system to get better support in the operations
that are designed for the effective management and full filling the activities that are required for
management of fodder animal welfare.
Question. 3.
System engineering Management plan is considered as documentation of aspects that are used by
the organization to address over all systems system engineering approaches for the implication of
various applications like standards, capability models, configuration management and tools for
their organization. The technical reward audits are used by the organization to maintain
monitoring on the employee satisfaction in order to get efficient outcome in the end. By this
process organization make their employee feel valued by the organization.
There are different challenges are faced by authorities in the designing and development
of a system for certain purpose. These challenges are related to various aspects in organization
which are- lack of executive support (Verhagen, Stjepandić & Wognum, 2019). This is major
challenge for organization because without this process of effective execution can not be
achieved. This is not easy to design a system which is consists of all the features that are
associated with purpose and targets of system designing process. Lack of communication is
major issue in the system designing process. is the participants of the process are not effectively
involving in the system designing process then it is difficult for the organization to maintain the
effective designing process of Bulk folder storage system. Management of effective plan is also a
big trouble for company. This is not possible to maintain effective designing of system without
proper management of the process (Sandkuhl & et al., 2018). Along with these factors this is also
important to use proper process and protocols for proper designing of the system designing. The
implication of the outcomes are dependent on the outline of the process. As per the requirement
various considerations are made in the designing and management process that can help the team
to improve the effectiveness of the system to achieve the target efficiently (Roth & et al., 2017).

This is also important for the team to consider all the technical risks that can help the team to
effectively manage all the risks that are involved in the system which will be designed for the
effective fodder system. technical risk management is considered as the process in which various
technical risks in the system are considered to make process free from the risk and danger of
loss. This is how the risk management process is implicated in the process to effectively run the
proposed system in future.
Configuration process is considered as process in which is established in the process for
establishing along with maintaining of product, performance, functioning and physical attribute
with the requirements, operations and design information of the life cycle. Some specific
standard processes are used in the process to get better result with the system developed by the
government. SEMP can improve the applicability of main system that is planned by the
government.
Question 4.
Trade off analysis process is considered as process of determining effect of reducing one
or more factor and simultaneously increasing one or more other factors in the decision making
and designing process of a system in organization. This is how an effective system can be
developed by the government. there are different trade off analysis are made in the situational
decision making includes the losing or diminishing quality, property and quantity of setting
design in return for gains all other factors that are important for the system in process (Clarkson
& et al., 2018). The different steps of trade off criteria are understand context, define
alternatives, define criteria, set the criteria weights and set the scores. This is how the trade off
analysis process is consists of different steps. Trade studies are the studies that are used to
identify preferred solutions. There are various criteria like cost, performance, schedule, weight,
system configuration, use of commercial off the shell and complexity of system are analysed in
the process in order to get better result for the system that will be designed for Bulk Fodder
storage system.
Question 5
Configuration items are aggregation of Software and hardware, software or both that are
mainly designated configuration management of the system, it is treated as a single entity in
configuration management process. All the systems are made up of configuration items that
helps in fulfilling allocated group of requirements in a much better manner. Each CI is managed

and considered as a separate item for design, development, documentation, construction, review,
audit, and test (Rebovich Jr & White, eds., 2016). Candidate configuration items can be anything
like database, user interface, documentation, sub system, models and many more. Some of the
configuration items of Bulk Fodder Storage System system are: large storage database so that all
the data and files can be stored within it. Disk drive is another configuration item that has been
identified as candidate. It is an IT infrastructure type of CI. Integration issue associated with
database can occur that can affect final CI choice. Storage is another kind of CI under IT
infrastructure. It is one of the most important type of CI. Other than this there are various kinds
of service CI such as business service, roles and person. There are many other kinds of CI that
have been identified as candidates such as: WAN, network device, operating system and many
more. All the above identifiable CI have some eligibility criteria’s that can affect final CI choice
such as: under independent change control, used by support team, used by impact modelling,
maintainable, identifiable (Greene Papalambros, 2016). These criteria can affect final CI choice
because these criteria can create system integration issues. Out of all of the above criteria’s
identifiable and maintainable are two most important criteria’s that are required to be true for all
the candidate CI’s so that in future in case of retirement of system or resources they can be
replaced. All the candidate configuration items are selected on the basis of these criteria’s as well
as on the basis of integration issues that can occur in the system because of these items.
Question 6
There are various kinds of reasons because of which business owner would retire or dispose the
system. It is one of the main parts of system life cycle management because it is uneconomical to
maintain, unrepairable and obsolete (Stjepandić, Wognum & Verhagen, 2019). Many times,
instead of disposing off whole system only few parts or resources associated with the system are
disposed. Main reason because of which retirement aspects of the system are identified and
planned initially is so that when system is not feasible to be used it should be retired. When
system continuously requires regular update and technical requirements increases on the
continuous basis system should be retired. When Bulk Fodder Storage System will start requiring
continuous monitoring and surveillance and technical requirement of the system will increase at
that time that system will be considered as retired system. When system continuously requires
maintenance, this increases operational cost of the system because of which it becomes difficult
for the government to maintain the system as it increases (Bradley & et al., 2017). This not only

works as a hindrance in management of the system but is also reduces the overall operability of
the system in an efficient manner as a result, results of the system and their effectivity reduces. If
replacement of few resources such as hardware facilities, people etc. can be done then at that
time introduction of new system is done of the retirement system (Rebovich Jr & White, eds.,
2016). Another retirement aspect of the system is when the information technology support
provided by the system becomes older because of introduction of new and advance technology
there is a requirement of retiring the system. At this time IT system resources can be disposed off
and instead of those resources, new IT system resources can be introduced and installed within
the system so that it can provide required information technology support as well as it will also
help in enhancing overall security of the system in a much better manner. However, as a result
new BFSS system requirement would arise from IT system resources such as new technical staff
members will be required who will understand the new IT resources installed, training will be
required to be provided to the new staff members. Other than this all the security system
requirements will also be required to be updated so that utilities, supplies, emergency services
security is not compromised.

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