Reuse of embedded software in small and medium enterprises

Abstract

Software reuse is a commonly adopted approach to improve productivity and quality of software development. However, the study of embedded software reuse, especially for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), is rare. This paper presents an empirical study on the effect of embedded software reuse of a SME. The study focused on the relationship between reuse rate against productivity, cost, quality, and time of embedded software projects over a period of three years. The result supports higher modular reuse of embedded software of a SME can improve productivity, cost and quality but not the time to market. This result provides direct evidence to management of SMEs on the benefit of improving reuse rate.