Off-the-shelf maintenance

The military can take advantage of predictive analytics technology to minimize downtime and maintenance cost in the same way the oil and gas industry does.

By: Charlotte Adams, Contributing Editor, Military Embedded System

Military Embedded Systems, August 2014 Issue


Military procurement has exploited commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software for decades to cut costs and improve performance. However, the maintenance enterprise has progressed at a slower pace. Like an aircraft carrier, it has been difficult to redirect, but in today’s dire budgetary environment the need to do so is ever more pressing.

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