Published on 12-May-2011
Validated on 06 Nov 2012
"We would like to foster the environment where multiple parties can collaborate, by driving and deepening knowledge-sharing on a standardized and streamlined platform with IBM’s proven and affluent expertise and technologies." - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Customer:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Industry:
Government
Deployment country:
Japan
Solution:
Collaborative Innovation, Geographically Distributed Development , Cloud & Service Management, Smarter Planet
Overview
Since space development and utilization, as well as aviation research and development, are key elements in achieving the nation’s policy objectives, contributing to these objectives is an important focus for JAXA. JAXA proposed its long-term vision, “JAXA2025,” to realize its organizational mission. Under the corporate message “Reaching for the skies, exploring space,” JAXA is pursuing great possibilities in various aerospace fields and is striving to succeed with various research and development missions in order to contribute to the peace and happiness of humankind.
Business need:
Rocket development requires some of the most advanced, complex and meticulous engineering knowledge and capabilities in the world. It is often difficult to capture and maintain this expertise in a systematic manner, for use in future projects. JAXA saw the opportunity to gain technological advantage by enabling its engineers and developers to share the most complex design information and exchange critical data with each other, to design, develop, and test rockets more quickly, and at a lower cost than its competitors.
Solution:
JAXA can now leverage maximum knowledge from both current and future projects to accelerate rocket development. A new Product Development Integration Framework (PDIF) solution allows secure sharing and management of very complex engineering data, enabling engineers and developers to efficiently share and build upon their knowledge as they develop and build new rockets. More importantly, the solution allows the injection of historical trial and error into current development effort, giving development teams critical insight to leverage upon in new development.
Benefits:
-Provides the organization with a vital capability to contribute to Japan’s technological advantage by allowing it to design, develop, and test rockets more efficiently
-Engineers and developers can leverage long-accumulated knowledge and expertise about trials and errors of previous rocket designs, development and tests
-Ensures that past expertise and knowledge is used for future efforts, and not lost if the engineer leaves the agency
Case Study
Since space development and utilization, as well as aviation research and development, are key elements in achieving the nation’s policy objectives, contributing to these objectives is an important focus for JAXA. JAXA proposed its long-term vision, “JAXA2025,” to realize its organizational mission. Under the corporate message “Reaching for the skies, exploring space,” JAXA is pursuing great possibilities in various aerospace fields and is striving to succeed with various research and development missions in order to contribute to the peace and happiness of humankind.
The Opportunity
Rocket development requires some of the most advanced, complex and meticulous engineering knowledge and capabilities in the world. It is often difficult to capture and maintain this expertise in a systematic manner, for use in future projects. JAXA saw the opportunity to gain technological advantage by enabling its engineers and developers to share the most complex design information and exchange critical data with each other, to design, develop, and test rockets more quickly, and at a lower cost than its competitors.
What Makes It Smarter
JAXA can now leverage maximum knowledge from both current and future projects to accelerate rocket development. A new Product Development Integration Framework (PDIF) solution allows secure sharing and management of very complex engineering data, enabling engineers and developers to efficiently share and build upon their knowledge as they develop and build new rockets. More importantly, the solution allows the injection of historical trial and error into current development effort, giving development teams critical insight to leverage upon in new development. With this capability, JAXA can efficiently drive current development projects fully inheriting Japan’s solid propellant rocket experiences in the past.
Real Business Results
- Provides the organization with a vital capability to contribute to Japan’s technological advantage by allowing it to design, develop, and test rockets more efficiently
- Engineers and developers can leverage long-accumulated knowledge and expertise about trials and errors of previous rocket designs, development and tests
- Ensures that past expertise and knowledge is used for future efforts, and not lost if the engineer leaves the agency
For more information
Please contact your IBM sales representative or IBM Business Partner. Visit us at: ibm.com/aerospace
To learn more about Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency visit: www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html
Products and services used
IBM products and services that were used in this case study.
Software:
WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus for z/OS
Service:
GBS App Innovation Svcs: Enterprise Architecture and Technology
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