EXPERT SYSTEM FOR TAILORING R/M/QA CLAUSES

AN EXPERT SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR TAILORING RELIABILITY, MAINTAINABILITY, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE (R/M/QA) SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL NAVY ACQUISITION DOCUMENTS. THE TAILORING TOOL WILL ENABLE A PROGRAM MANAGER OR ACQUISITION ENGINEER WHO IS NOT NECESSARILY AN R/M/QA SPECIALIST TO SELECT REQUIREMENTS CLAUSES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE AND COST-EFFECTIVE, USING AN IBM COMPATIBLE PERSONAL COMPUTER. HYPERTEXT CAPABILITY INTEGRATED WITH THE EXPERT SYSTEM WILL ALLOW THE USER TO RAPIDLY ACCESS PERTINENT SECTIONS OF STANDARDS, ACQUISITION GUIDES, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. THE SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED BY AN ORGANIZATION SPECIALIZING IN R/M/QA AS WELL AS BEING A DEVELOPER OF EXPERT SYSTEM APPLICATIONS. IT WILL BE VALIDATED BY A DISTINGUISHED INDEPENDENT DOMAIN EXPERT WITH MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. AUTOMATED TECHNIQUES WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR CONVERTING R/M/QA TAILORING KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTED IN AN EASILY VALIDATED AND MAINTAINED SPREADSHEET FORMAT DIRECTLY INTO KNOWLEDGE BASE RULES.