Definition: Central elements in a collaborative environment that authoritatively maintain the system design and behavioral information for alternative designs as needed for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) analyses by all authorized users. In particular, the DPD should possess strong inter-networking capabilities to maintain coordinated system design (structural) and performance views of the system under development. It should incrementally reflect changed performance parameters in response to design changes and address the resulting performance impacts on system operations.

Citation: DAU : DAU Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms

See Also:

Model-Based Enterprise, Model-Based Systems Engineering