SYSE.13:11 - SoTA and Source Use
During configuration Work, distinguish product kinds, actual units, variants, versions, description editions, releases, status and effectivity. Configuration Work can continue concurrently with other engineering Work; select the needed identities and relations for the configuration question.
| Source line | Retained contribution | Limit and guard |
|---|---|---|
| Frank B. Watts, Configuration Management for Senior Managers (2015), historical practitioner lineage | Recurring manufacturing distinctions among part identity, revision, interchangeability, bill of material, technical release, effectivity, implementation, status, and field change. | The paper-form, phase, central-department, sanction, and universal-policy recommendations are not current DPF authority. |
| Brovar, Sadeghzadeh, and Fortin 2024 | One engine-front-mount case shows that engineering and manufacturing descriptions need explicit configuration links rather than a shared label. | One directional matrix case; reverse use and universal digital-thread architecture are not established. |
| Wu et al. 2025 | One landing-gear case connects heterogeneous model semantics, conflict handling, traceability, and model versioning. | The study concerns MBSE model versions in one case; it does not establish physical-unit effectivity, release, supply coordination, or broad dominance. |
| Lehner et al. 2025 | A systematic mapping study makes the heterogeneity of model-driven digital-twin uses and domain dependence visible. | Publication volume and tool capability do not establish one twin ontology, one configuration Method, industrial prevalence, or effectiveness. |
| Bantwal and Fatahi Valilai 2026 | A proposed engineering-change framework and brake-caliper demonstration connect parts, representations, supply constraints, CAD/CAE, ERP/PLM, and validation. | One proposed framework and demonstration support the need for connected configuration claims, not a universal item granularity or adopted SoTA workflow. |
Refresh a source-dependent claim when a new edition changes an item-boundary distinction, mapping capability, effectivity rule, evidence limit, or transfer conclusion used here. Standards status, academic visibility, vendor promotion, or a product named digital thread supplies no prevalence or effectiveness claim. When no affordable empirical prevalence evidence exists, state an expert estimate as such.