SAE Update - October 2022 - 2

COmmEnTary
Digital standards are our future
Many industries are digitally transforming at a rapid
pace - and the multitude of industries that we call
'mobility' is leading the transformation in all forms
of transportation, whether we move people or
goods. As we look at the digital transformation at
SAE International, we are investing to stay ahead of
the curve.
For our work, that starts with digital standards.
This is not a new venture for SAE. Since 2016, we've
had resources available digitally through our SAE
Mobilus platform, the definitive online library for SAE
Standards - updated in real-time - that serves as a
single point of access to timely technical content for
the modern engineer. This platform prioritizes the user
experience to make searching more efficient and
accessible.
But true digitization is more than just going from
paper to PDFs.
Digital standards enable a user to pull data and
requirements from a standard into the tools they use to
develop their products. Whether it is a requirementstracking
system, a model-based simulation tool, or
some other tool used during the product life cycle, the
data is referenceable and reusable to support multiple
use cases.
This article by raman Venkatesh, Ph.D., SaE
International Chief Operating Officer, first
appeared on the SaE Blog here. as COO,
Venkatesh is responsible for strategy and
global operations of SaEI generating close to
$100 million in revenues as well as providing
leadership to EI's international staff of 350
professionals dedicated to advancing global
mobility and design engineering. SaE staffers
Tory Irwin and Leslie mcKay helped in
development of this article.
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October 2022
We need to think critically
about the problems industry is
facing - and how digital
solutions can help solve them.
One relevant and higheconomic-cost
example is the
impact of product development
challenges due to supply chain
disruption. Many companies
have struggled with the
unavailability of parts and
components they need to create
their products. As a result, some
companies have had to redesign
their products or make unequal
substitutions. Other companies
have found they need to revisit
the design of products not yet
released to safeguard against the
disruptions seen in the supply
chain.
Because the interconnectivity
of the product development
cycle relies on many
departments - many of which
tend to be siloed - ad-hoc
work-arounds are often
implemented, resulting in the
duplication of work and potential
errors as static information is
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