Model based Design (MBD) Implementation Services

DSA provides a comprehensive set of MBD Implementation Services to enable your optimization of Time and Cost to Value while ensuring a very High-Quality environment that delivers a measurable return on Investment. We work closely with a variety of Best-in-Class Application Providers, Standards Organizations, and Thought Leaders to ensure our understanding and internalization of; emerging best practices, streamlined implementation approaches, and our ability to design and implement each of our client’s specific optimizations of MBD asset utilization.

The Model-based Definition Graphic

  • Modeling & PMI Standards Development
    • Creation of Modeling Philosophy and Dimensioning Policy
    • Definition, selection, & implementation of User Productivity Tools for Legacy Model Update
    • Document Model and Drafting Standards that encompass best practices for MBD implementation
    • Review and incorporation of company design rules
    • Linkages to company standards and reference documents (Quality, Interoperability, General Engineering, etc.)
  • Design & Build the CAD Model, Derivative and Technical Data Package (TDP) Validation Environment
    • Specify Model Data Quality Checks
    • Specify revision Data Quality Checks
    • Specify Derivative Data Quality Checks
    • Conduct Vendor Evaluations & manage vendor evaluation process end to end
    • Draw Data Validation Implementation Plan
    • Specify PLM Release Workflows, Data Model Extensions, Dispatcher Requirements, API’s to Validation technologies, etc.
    • Code, Configure, and assure Validation Environment
    • Manage User Acceptance Testing
    • Derive Training Materials & Establish Training Environment
    • Derive Deployment Plan and Manage Deployment activities
    • Establish Help Desk/Support System
    • Assist to Tune Validation Checks (False Positives & False Negatives)
  • Design & Build Publication Environment
    • Derive Model-based Definitions and/or Train your staffs to derive thee Data Definitions
    • Specify Publication Requirements (Templates, Recipes)
    • Identify & Specify High Value-adding Product Data Rationalizations to create a Single Source of extractable truth in your PLM Environment to enable Publication
    • Conduct Vendor Evaluations & manage vendor evaluation process end to end
    • Draw Publication Implementation Plan
    • Specify PDM/PLM Release Workflows, Data Model Extensions, Data Rationalizations, Dispatcher/Translator Requirements, API’s to Publication Technologies, etc.
    • Specify and Code the Publication Templates & Recipes
    • Code, Configure, and assure the overall Validation Environment and its integration to the Engineering Release processes
    • Update the Engineering Release processes in your PLM Application
    • Manage User Acceptance Testing
    • Derive Training materials & Establish Training Environment
    • Derive Deployment Plan and Manage Deployment activities
    • Establish Help Desk/Support System

Where’s Money – Partial Listing

DSA has a comprehensive evidentiary library of real ROI Calculations from multiple customer initiatives and can assist you to position MBE for the appropriate level of funding and support you will require from your Executive Sponsors.

Early Adopters Report:

  • 25% to 30% reduction model preparation time
  • 70% reduction in eQN’s to make models match drawings
  • 25% reduction in time to assure model data quality and release