ABSTRACT
Wenowwilldiscussthelastmajorelementofagoodconfigurationmanagementorengineeringdocumentationcontrolsystem,as showninFigure3.1,namely,configurationstatusaccounting.This termisdefinedasfollows:
Configurationstatusaccountingistheprocessofknowingthe documentationstatusofeachproductbyserialnumberpriortoshipmentandknowingtheproductstatuswhenitislocatedinthefield.