Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Deskbook

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Table A-1. Manufacturing Readiness Levels for the Technology and Industrial Base Thread (continued)AcquisitionPhasePre-MSA MSA TD EMD LRIP FRPTechnical Reviews –ThreadSub-Thread– TechnologyMaturityA – Technology & Industrial BaseA.2 – ManufacturingTechnology DevelopmentASRSRR/SFRPDRCDRPRR/SVRPCA –MRL 1 MRL 2 MRL 3 MRL 4 MRL 5 MRL 6 MRL 7 MRL 8 MRL 9 MRL 10Should beassessedat TRL 1Should beassessed atTRL 2New manufacturingconcepts andpotentialsolutionsidentified.Should beassessed atTRL 3Manufacturingtechnologyconceptsidentifiedthroughexperiments/models.Should beassessed atTRL 4ManufacturingScience &AdvancedManufacturingTechnologyrequirementsidentified.Should beassessed atTRL 5Requiredmanufacturingtechnologydevelopmentefforts initiated,if applicable.Should beassessed atTRL 6Manufacturingtechnology effortscontinuing.Required manufacturingtechnologydevelopmentsolutionsdemonstrated in aproduction-relevantenvironment.Should beassessed atTRL 7Manufacturingtechnologyefforts continuing.Requiredmanufacturingtechnologydevelopmentsolutionsdemonstratedin a productionrepresentativeenvironment.Should beassessedat TRL 7Primarymanufacturingtechnologyeffortsconcludingand someimprovementeffortscontinuing.Requiredmanufacturingtechnologysolutionsvalidated ona pilot line.Should beassessedat TRL 8Manufacturingtechnologyprocessimprovementeffortsinitiated forFRP.Should beassessedat TRL 9Manufacturingtechnologycontinuousprocessimprovementsongoing.A-2
Table A-2. Manufacturing Readiness Levels for the Design ThreadAcquisitionPhasePre-MSA MSA TD EMD LRIP FRPTechnical Reviews – ASR SRR/SFR PDR CDRThreadB – DesignSub-Thread– TechnologyMaturityB.1 – Producibility ProgramPRR/SVRPCA –MRL 1 MRL 2 MRL 3 MRL 4 MRL 5 MRL 6 MRL 7 MRL 8 MRL 9 MRL 10Should beassessedat TRL 1Should beassessed atTRL 2Should beassessed atTRL 3– – Relevantmaterials/processesevaluated formanufacturabilityusingexperiments/models.Should beassessed atTRL 4Initial producibilityand manufacturabilityassessmentof preferredsystems conceptscompleted.Results consideredin selectionof preferreddesign conceptsand reflected inTDS keycomponents/technologies.Should beassessed atTRL 5Producibilityand manufacturabilityassessments ofkey technologiesandcomponentsinitiated asappropriate.Ongoing designtrades considermanufacturingprocesses andindustrial basecapabilityconstraints.Manufacturingprocessesassessed forcapability to testand verify inproduction, andinfluence onoperations &support.Should beassessed atTRL 6Producibilityassessments andproducibility tradestudies (performancevs. producibility)of key technologies/componentscompleted.Results used toshape AcquisitionStrategy, SEP,Manufacturing andProducibility plans,and planning forEMD or technologyinsertion programs.Preliminary designchoices assessedagainst manufacturingprocessesand industrial basecapability constraints.Producibilityenhancementefforts (e.g., Designfor ManufacturingAssembly, Etc.(DFX)) initiated.Should beassessed atTRL 7Detailedproducibilitytrade studiesusing knowledgeof keydesign characteristicsandrelated manufacturingprocesscapabilitycompleted.Producibilityenhancementefforts (e.g.,DFX) ongoingfor optimizedintegratedsystem. Manufacturingprocessesreassessed asneeded forcapability totest and verifypotentialinfluence onoperations &support.Should beassessedat TRL 7Producibilityimprovementsimplementedonsystem.Knownproducibilityissues havebeenresolvedand pose nosignificantrisk forLRIP.Should beassessedat TRL 8PriorproducibilityimprovementsanalyzedforeffectivenessduringLRIP.Producibilityissues/risks discoveredinLRIP havebeen mitigatedandpose nosignificantrisk forFRP.Should beassessedat TRL 9DesignproducibilityimprovementsdemonstratedinFRP. Processproducibilityimprovementsongoing.Allmodifications,upgrades,DMSMS,and otherchangesassessedforproducibility.A-3
Page 1 and 2:
Manufacturing ReadinessLevel (MRL)
Page 3 and 4:
CONTENTS1. Introduction ...........
Page 5:
APPENDICESA. Detailed MRL Definitio
Page 8 and 9:
This page is intentionally left bla
Page 10 and 11:
contract, modern technology, produc
Page 12 and 13:
considerations is needed to ensure
Page 14 and 15: • Are materials and tooling avail
Page 16 and 17: circumstances a program is facing,
Page 18 and 19: 2. Manufacturing Readiness Levels2.
Page 20 and 21: This level of readiness acts as an
Page 22 and 23: At this level, the system, componen
Page 24 and 25: the maximum extent practical, the p
Page 26 and 27: • Manufacturing Management: Requi
Page 28 and 29: 3. MRLs and the Acquisition Managem
Page 30 and 31: matures so that manufacturing matur
Page 32 and 33: Other important outputs of the asse
Page 34 and 35: If any risk areas are found to fall
Page 36 and 37: During EMD, assessments of manufact
Page 38 and 39: for Milestone C will decide if the
Page 40 and 41: 4. The Process for Conducting Asses
Page 42 and 43: one would not expect the same manuf
Page 44 and 45: should be assessed on-site and othe
Page 46 and 47: It is also important for the progra
Page 48 and 49: 4. Contractor overview and discussi
Page 50 and 51: Finally, the assessment team should
Page 52 and 53: The report may also provide informa
Page 54 and 55: • Understanding of the potential
Page 56 and 57: o Prevent the adoption of a technol
Page 58 and 59: program element will be achieved by
Page 60 and 61: perform or support these assessment
Page 62 and 63: This page is intentionally left bla
Page 66 and 67: Table A-2. Manufacturing Readiness
Page 74 and 75: Table A-6 Manufacturing Readiness L
Page 78 and 79: This page is intentionally left bla
Page 80 and 81: IMSITRJDMTPKCLRIPMDAMMPMRLMSMSANASA
show all

Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Deskbook

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?