Aerospace Industry Guidelines for Implementing Interoperability Standards for Engineering Data

Published 2009-03-05

The purpose of this document is to provide strategic and tactical guidance for the adoption by industry of a common standard-based information backbone. This will enable interoperability for product definition data across the aerospace industry and throughout the product life cycle.

It is for use by acquirers and suppliers at all tiers in support of engineering data interoperability. The general principles and processes outlined in these guidelines are applicable to any engineering data interoperability solution.

The use of a common backbone creates advantages for all stakeholders throughout the supply chain, from design and production to consumption and operation. Adopting standards-based data exchanges to create interoperability of engineering data reduces the cost, risk, complexity and increases the speed of working with suppliers and partners at any level.

Publication Date: February 2009