Corporate Library

SEER for Hardware, Electronics & Systems

Webinars

The New SEER-H and ICs Pro

SEER-H is a leading hardware lifecycle cost estimation tool. This webinar introduces and demonstrates the latest improvements to SEER for Hardware, Electronics & Systems. Whether you are an experienced SEER-H user or new to hardware estimation, this presentation will provide insight into the latest in estimation technology. New and improved cost modeling features include: New knowledge bases, Electro-optical Sensor model updates, Integrated Circuits Pro, and improved weight calculations and technology characterization. New and improved usability features include: Flexible work element structure and a new knowledge base repository

Capturing System of Systems Costs

This webinar discusses how a parametric lifecycle cost model, SEER-H™ with Total System Vision and SEER-SEM™ software estimation model are used to facilitate the cost impact assessment of Systems Engineering labor and materials for a major System of Systems project containing both hardware and software components. The webinar discusses the underlying methodology and demonstrates the flexibility of the cost model for developing system-level costs at the system-of-systems level. Learn about the model, its premise, and how engineers applied it to obtain system-level engineering labor and material estimates on a constellation of 18 earth-orbiting optical satellites. This example includes the launch vehicles and services, mission control and worldwide tracking antenna sites as well as operational and support costs.

Introduction to Hardware Estimation Using SEER-H and SEER-DFM

Mechanical, electro-mechanical, structural and electronics programs present are challenging to estimate. SEER-H can help you make better decisions quickly and with more confidence by simulating your project based on extensive and extensible knowledge bases, and sophisticated parametric modeling capabilities. SEER-H provides fast, reliable estimates on everything from individual components to a variety of complete product assemblies. But the best design doesn't mean much if it can't be efficiently and reliably manufactured. SEER-DFM is an estimation and analysis tool that lets you identify, evaluate and manage the complex array of cost, labor, assembly, process, part design, material, and production variables that affect manufacturing operations. This webinar will not only demonstrate capabilities of SEER-H and SEER-DFM, but how the two integrate with one another to provide the most complete and accurate estimates possible.

SEER Total System Vision: An Integrated Process for Estimating Hardware, Electronics, Software, Systems, and Manufacturing Lifecycle Costs

SEER-H is a cost estimation and decision support tool designed for complex projects that include ground, air, space and sea vehicles, electronic devices, industrial equipment, consumer electronics and appliances. Mechanical, electro-mechanical, structural and electronics programs present are challenging to estimate. SEER-H can help you make better decisions quickly and with more confidence by simulating your project based on extensive and extensible knowledge bases, and sophisticated parametric modeling capabilities. SEER-H provides fast, reliable estimates on everything from individual components to a variety of complete product assemblies, including subsystem, system, and system-of-system costs, including systems engineering, program management, and integration. This webinar demonstrates SEER-H system-level costing, along with its capabilities to estimate development, production, operations and support, and disposal costs.

SEER Integration to MS Project: Automated Layout of Hardware Development and Production Plans

This webinar covers the SEER Integration to Microsoft Projcect. With this integration it is now possible to export SEER-H hardware cost and schedule estimates directly into MS Project. The SEER-MS Project integration provides a powerful solution for planning hardware development projects. With relatively limited input, users can construct a complete project plan which enables them to anticipate almost every aspect of the development lifecycle. Hardware and production plans can be laid out faster and more efficiently than than with traditional methodologies. The SEER-H Client also allows customized templates to be defined that reflect an organization's specific manufacturing process.

Modeling Composites in SEER-H and SEER-DFM

SEER-H can provide comprehensive lifecycle cost estimates for composite processes and systems even when information is limited to weight volume and material mix. SEER-H has built-in Knowledge Bases that cover composite materials and manufacturing processes. SEER-DFM operates at the manufacturing process level, modeling composites using three different approaches, all of which have different levels of input and output granularity. The standard SEER-DFM model comes with two modeling options: Composites Model and Detailed Composites Model. A plug-in is available for SEER-DFM that provides more advanced composites and aerostructures modeling capabilities. This webinar demonstrates the various ways in which composites estimation can be accomplished utilizing SEER-H and SEER-DFM.

SEER-Spyglass for Electro-optical Sensors

SEER-Spyglass™ is a plug-in module for SEER-H (SEER for Hardware, Electronics and Systems) that provides specific features and simulation models to estimate the full lifecycle cost of space-based electro-optical sensor (EOS) devices. SEER-Spyglass enables the user to evaluate more than 30 EO sensor technologies relative to key technical and performance parameters. Six categories of EO devices or processes have been added to SEER-H containing over 30 distinct technology areas within them. categories include: Optical telescope assemblies, focal plane arrays, coolers, mechanisms, calibrators, and integration & test. For each distinct technology area, there are 3-5 Key Technical & Performance Parameters (KTPPs). This webinar demonstrates how SEER-Spyglass enables you to integrate your EO sensor estimates into your overall estimating environment.

 

Presentations

Benchmarking SEER-H To the AH-64A Apache Rotorcraft

This presentation was given by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems' Ken Gordon and Ralph Tate. The presentation covers the methodology, data sources, benchmark results and lessons learned in estimating the hardware for the Apache helicopter program.

 

Whitepapers

Evaluating Design Trade-offs and Their Effect on Cost, Schedule and O&S

This real-world case study evaluates each of four proposed designs for a particular high-cost, high-risk, high-interest hardware component based on development and production cost implications, as well as development schedule and O&S considerations. The four designs were all technically viable, but risk-adjusted procurement costs, O&S costs, and schedule were important to the viability of the project. This white paper discusses the entire process of data collection, as well as the use of an automated tool (SEER) to perform the cost and schedule estimates, risk assessment, and the final evaluation of these designs using the risk-adjusted cost and schedule estimates.

 

Case Studies