Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Deskbook

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considerations is needed to ensure that the manufacturing capability will be assessedadequately, and that reliable, cost-effective, and sufficient industrial capabilities will existto support the program’s overall cost, schedule, and performance goals for the totalresearch and development program.The AS is a comprehensive, integrated plan that identifies the acquisitionapproach and describes the business, technical, and support strategies that will befollowed to manage program risks and meet program objectives. Therefore, the resultsof the assessments and demonstrations of the technology and manufacturing processesin a relevant environment and the identification of manufacturing risks that are reflectedas success criteria for the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) are important inputs to theIndustrial Base Capabilities Considerations that are a required part of the AS atMilestone B. Similarly, the results of the demonstrations of manufacturing processes ina pilot line environment that are reflected as success criteria for the ProductionReadiness Review (PRR) are important inputs to the Industrial Base CapabilitiesConsiderations that are a required part of the AS at Milestone C.The development of the AS should include results of industrial base capability(public and private) analysis to design, develop, produce, support, and, if appropriate,restart an acquisition program. This includes assessing manufacturing readiness andeffective integration of industrial capability considerations into the acquisition processand acquisition programs. For applicable products, the AS should also address theapproach to making production rate and quantity changes in response to contingencyneeds. Consider the following manufacturing threads in developing the strategy:• Technology and industrial base capabilities• Design• Cost and funding• Materials• Process capability and control• Quality management• Manufacturing personnel• Facilities• Manufacturing management1.2.2 MANUFACTURING-RELATED SUCCESS CRITERIA ESTABLISHED FORSYSTEMS ENGINEERING REVIEWSThis DoDI 5000.02 policy is specifically reinforced in the DAG Chapter 4(Systems Engineering) with the establishment of manufacturing-related success criteria1-4
for the systems engineering technical reviews that occur prior to the acquisitionmilestones. In addition, the DAG also contains success criteria developed for thetechnical review that marks the transition between Integrated System Design 18 andSystem Capability and Manufacturing Process Demonstration. All of these successcriteria are presented as questions that should be answered affirmatively.Success criteria for the ASR 19 prior to Milestone A are as follows:• Have the preliminary manufacturing processes and risks been identified forprototypes?• Have required investments for technology development, to mature design andmanufacturing related technologies, been identified and funded?• Have initial producibility assessments of design concepts been completed?At the PDR prior to Milestone B the following questions apply:• Have the majority of manufacturing processes been defined andcharacterized?• Are initial manufacturing approaches documented?• Have producibility assessments of key technologies been completed?• Has a production cost model been constructed?• Can the industrial base support production of development articles?• Have long-lead and key supply chain elements been identified?Exit questions for the CDR prior to System Capability and Manufacturing ProcessDemonstration include:• Have the critical manufacturing processes that affect the key characteristicsbeen identified and their capability to meet design tolerances determined?• Have process control plans been developed for critical manufacturingprocesses?• Have manufacturing processes been demonstrated in a productionrepresentative environment?• Are detailed trade studies and system producibility assessments underway?1819The first sub-phase of EMD.Only the PDR and the CDR are required by policy.1-5
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