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A Business Case for Flexible Test Systems  -  pdf file - 10 pages

A high performance flexible test system can meet a wide variety of business needs for a major global manufacturer. By standardizing on the use of an integrated multifunction system with distributed capabilities benefits accrue due to: economies related to scale; the on-going development and retention of knowledge; promotion of best practices; and the ability to rapidly and flexibly respond to changing requirements on a global basis. A strategically developed system can address needs that vary across products and environments, including the ability to support research, development, and production as well as varying laws, regulations and practices in different countries.

Legacy IO and Driver Development    -  pdf file 11 pages 

CyberMetrix Flexible Test Systems Architecture is largely insensitive to the use of specific IO. Several methods are used in the architecture to abstract and isolate the unique characteristics of a specific set of IO. This allows the architecture to be equally well applied as a software upgrade to existing systems as it applies to new installations. This characteristic also ensures that systems that implement the architecture are capable of supporting new IO installations without impact on non-IO related portions of the system - allowing test procedures, reports, user interfaces, etc. to remain unaffected as a result of such a change. This characteristic also allows systems implementing the architecture to provide the user with the same form and function, even though there may be underlying differences in physical IO devices. This paper provides a description of how IO independence is achieved.

Flexible Set & System Development Through Integration - pdf file 19 pages

CyberMetrix Flexible Test Systems Architecture is a highly modular, generic test system. It is very "feature rich" with features isolated into separate processes. Each feature can be "configured" to support the needs of the system through data. The richness of features and the architectural approach allows for test systems to be quickly developed through a process of configuration and integration rather than primarily through software development. This paper provides an overview of the available features, and the development process of how they are integrated into a system.

Test Planning, Resource Management and Tracking System - a Word Document 4 pages

Major global manufacturers use product development test facilities, processes, and operations to develop and qualify new products. The operational effectiveness and efficiency of these facilities can greatly influence the success of the product development process. Accomplishing effective testing is a critical need, and a resource bottleneck, in most organizations. A disciplined process of planning, managing, and tracking test resource use can assist an organization in meeting its product development and release objectives, including increased product development throughput, reduced costs, and improved quality of product development. CyberMetrix' TestOps solution provides product development organizations with tools to support planning, managing, and tracking test operations.

Understanding Product Test Effectiveness and Efficiency (Test Capabilities and Needs Audit & Management System) - a Word Document 4 pages

Major global manufacturers use product development test facilities, processes, and operations to develop and qualify new products. Portions of these facilities, processes, and operations are often partly the result of ad hoc response to needs over time – sometimes resulting in systems that provide business results at less than optimal levels. The organization can either fail to recognize the opportunity to use a capability, or fail to make improvements that can result in more effective and efficient operations. A disciplined audit of capabilities and needs can provide baseline data to support a strategic approach to ensuring that assets are used and improved both effectively and efficiently. An information management system and processes that provides the ability to continuously maintain and report capabilities and needs can assist an organization’s ability to rapidly respond to new business conditions. The CyberMetrix Test Inventory package provides both the process and tools required to gather and manage this information.

TIP: Test Improvement Process (Focusing on Both Effectiveness and Efficiency Improvement) - a Word Document 4 pages

Major global manufacturers use product development test facilities, processes, and operations to develop and qualify new products. The effectiveness and efficiency of these facilities can greatly influence the success of the product development process. Accomplishing effective testing is a critical need, and a resource bottleneck, in most organizations. A disciplined process of identifying and analyzing improvement opportunities can assist an organization in improving both effectiveness and efficiency. The resulting gains can be used to increase product development throughput, reduce costs, and improve the quality of product development. CyberMetrix’ TIP solution can assist organizations in identifying and applying process improvements that can leverage existing capabilities and address present and future needs.

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