Overview

Project Number: S2976

Project Title: MBE Maturity Index Update

Period of Performance: AUG23 – APR25

Objective

Based on the broad acceptance and adoption of the Model Based Enterprise (MBE) Maturity Index in the manufacturing industry, Navy ManTech has recognized this tool as the preferred method for quantifying the specific needs and benefits of MBE projects, making it a key consideration for future Navy ManTech efforts. Navy ManTech leadership anticipates this project will enable key Navy shipbuilders to evaluate and identify recommended updates to the existing MBE Maturity Index that will ensure effective and efficient use of the tool in future Navy ManTech projects and related activities.

The MBE Maturity Index has been developed and refined over the past several years, equipping organizations to identify requirements, constraints, gaps, and priorities, and to ultimately formulate initiatives and strategies that advance their MBE Maturity efforts and achieve their desired goals. While the MBE Maturity Index has evolved, it still contains significant gaps that the need to be addressed to increase applicability across the entire manufacturing industry. This Naval Shipbuilding and Advanced Manufacturing (NSAM) Center project will evaluate the current MBE Maturity Index and Assessment by identifying gaps in the existing MBE Maturity Index, establishing recommendation to optimize the MBE Maturity Index for broader use, and supplement the MBE Maturity Index documentation with a guidebook aligned to the contents of an updated version. By taking this action, the project will establish and demonstrate applicability of the MBE Maturity Index to Navy ManTech shipyards, related Department of Defense (DoD) manufacturing programs, and broader industry applications.

As a result of this project, the improved MBE Maturity Index will aid Navy ManTech and partner organizations in strategy development and advancement of excellence in the Digital Enterprise domain.

Benefits/Payoff

The project will benefit the ONR ManTech community by identifying tools, updating and tailoring best practices and adapting them for ManTech projects. With an updated MBE Maturity Index in place, Navy ManTech will be better equipped to evaluate the capabilities of its original equipment manufacturers to take on a complex model-based enterprise project. The updated MBE Maturity Index is intended to better enable utilization across a wide range of manufacturing entities and enable improved strategy development and advancement of excellence in the digital enterprise domain. Expected efficiency will be gained by ONR along with potential wider adoption in the DoD community and its industrial base.

Implementation

The MBE Maturity Index Update is expected to be implemented at Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works during the 4Q FY2025.

*Prepared under ONR Contract N00014-24-D-7001 as part of the Navy ManTech Program.

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