An Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG)-sponsored project team undertook the challenge of advancing industry’s awareness and understanding of the current practical value potential of digital twin-digital thread (Dtw-Dth) investment. They did this by benchmarking use cases using commercially available Dtw-Dth solutions, including software and services. Domain experts from AD PAG member companies partnered with four industry organizations and engaged with seven leading solution providers to execute the benchmarks. An initial set of use cases was proposed by domain expert members of the AD PAG Digital Twin-Digital Thread project team. All four partnering organizations contributed use cases from their internal Dtw-Dth project libraries. The use case selection and refinement process with each of the solution providers followed a structured, collaborative approach to ensure the most relevant and well-defined scenarios were chosen for demonstration. In the end, 28 use cases were selected for demonstration. This document is a reference resource offered to the PLM community that captures all 80 use cases created and assembled in the course of the benchmark project. That includes the initial set of use cases drafted by the AD PAG Dtw-Dth project team plus the use cases contributed by the partnering organizations and the use cases negotiated with the participating solution providers. Download the Digital Twin-Digital Thread Use Case Catalog.

A&D PLM Action Group Model-Based Systems Engineering Research Report of Findings: General Availability Edition CIMdata, on behalf of the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG), conducted a collaborative research effort with multiple PLM solution providers to understand industry needs and opportunities related to model-based systems engineering (MBSE). The participants’ shared objective was to align perspectives on the topic and to have a meaningful impact on the providers’ solution strategies and the AD PAG members’ implementation roadmaps. CIMdata was responsible for project management and creation of project artifacts. The project used two methods to gather information: subject matter expert (a.k.a. domain expert) interviews and an online survey. The primary information source for analysis and reporting was the set of responses to the web-based survey. These responses represent a broad community and, as answers to a set of closed-ended questions, lend themselves to statistical analysis. The responses to each question are summarized in charts or graphs. The range of survey responses to each question is compared with the interview responses to that question, and any significant differences are noted. At the end of the report, summary observations are offered. Download the A&D PLM Action Group Model-Based Systems Engineering Research Report of Findings: General Availability Edition.