ABSTRACT

Wenowwilldiscussthelastmajorelementofagoodconfigurationmanagementorengineeringdocumentationcontrolsystem,as showninFigure3.1,namely,configurationstatusaccounting.This termisdefinedasfollows:

Configurationstatusaccountingistheprocessofknowingthe documentationstatusofeachproductbyserialnumberpriortoshipmentandknowingtheproductstatuswhenitislocatedinthefield.