SMS_ThinkTank™ LLC is the global resource and leader in systems modeling and simulation, bringing the worlds of systems engineering and computer aided engineering together. Our focus is to help clients to improve their engineering maturity through enabling sustainable innovation.

The principals of SMS_ThinkTank™ (Ed Ladzinski and Frank Popielas) are leaders in this area who helped create this new thinking back in 2012 together with NAFEMS and INCOSE. Together, they formed the Systems Modeling and Simulation Working Group (SMSWG).

The complexity of systems across all industries is exploding with innovation, embedded systems and interactive environments accounting for an ever-increasing share of the total product cost, while at the same time ensuring a cost effective and reliable product is introduced to the market. For many OEMs and suppliers to remain competitive, a systems engineering culture and best practices, considering the new lessons learned from Systems Modeling and Simulation, should be adopted to address the increasing complexity in features requested by the customers. An additional major drive for the market is change towards an “experience-driven” economy / society where the consumer demands much more flexibility and choices introducing a time where “one size fits all” is gone.

Monday, December 11, 2023

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