Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Deskbook

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Table A-2. Manufacturing Readiness Levels for the Design Thread (continued)AcquisitionPhasePre-MSA MSA TD EMD LRIP FRPTechnical Reviews – ASR SRR/SFR PDR CDRThreadSub-Thread– TechnologyMaturityB – DesignB.2 – Design MaturityPRR/SVRPCA –MRL 1 MRL 2 MRL 3 MRL 4 MRL 5 MRL 6 MRL 7 MRL 8 MRL 9 MRL 10Should beassessedat TRL 1Manufacturingresearchopportunitiesidentified.Should beassessed atTRL 2Applicationsdefined.Broadperformancegoals identifiedthat maydrive manufacturingoptions.Should beassessed atTRL 3Top levelperformancerequirementsdefined.Tradeoffs indesign optionsassessedbased onexperiments.Product lifecycle andtechnicalrequirementsevaluated.Should beassessed at TRL4SEP and T&EStrategyrecognize theneed for theestablishment/validation ofmanufacturingcapability andmanagement ofmanufacturing riskfor the product lifecycle. Draft KeyPerformanceParameters(KPPs) identifiedfor preferredsystems concept.Systemcharacteristicsand measures tosupport requiredcapabilitiesidentified. Form,fit, and functionconstraintsidentified, andmanufacturingcapabilitiesidentified forpreferred systemconcepts.Should beassessed atTRL 5Lower levelperformancerequirementssufficient toproceed topreliminarydesign. Allenabling/criticaltechnologiesand componentsidentifiedand product lifecycle considered.Evaluationof designKCs initiated.Product datarequired forprototypecomponentmanufacturingreleased.Should beassessed atTRL 6System allocatedbaseline established.Productrequirements andfeatures are wellenough defined tosupport preliminarydesign review.Product dataessential forsubsystem/systemprototyping hasbeen released.Preliminary designKCs have beenidentified andmitigation plan indevelopment.Should beassessed atTRL 7Product designand featuresare defined wellenough to supportCDR eventhough designchange trafficmay be significant.All productdataessential forcomponentmanufacturinghas beenreleased.Potential KCrisk issues havebeen identifiedand mitigationplan is in place.Should beassessedat TRL 7Detaileddesign ofproductfeaturesand interfacesiscomplete.All productdata essentialfor systemmanufacturinghasbeenreleased.Designchangetraffic doesnot significantlyimpactLRIP. KCsare attainablebasedupon pilotline demonstrations.Should beassessedat TRL 8Majorproductdesignfeaturesand configurationare stable.Systemdesign hasbeen validatedthroughoperationaltesting ofLRIPitems.PCA orequivalentcompleteas necessary.Designchangetraffic islimited. AllKCs arecontrolledin LRIP toappropriatequalitylevels.Should beassessedat TRL 9Productdesign isstable.Designchangesare fewand generallylimited tothoserequiredfor continuousimprovementor inreaction toobsolescence. AllKCs arecontrolledin FRP toappropriatequalitylevels.A-4
Table A-3. Manufacturing Readiness Levels for the Cost and Funding ThreadAcquisitionPhasePre-MSA MSA TD EMD LRIP FRPTechnical Reviews – ASR SRR/SFR PDR CDRThreadSub-Thread– TechnologyMaturityC – Cost & FundingC.1 – Production Cost Knowledge(Cost Modeling)PRR/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 2– Cost modelapproachdefined.Should beassessed atTRL 3Initial costtargets andrisks identified.Highlevel processchart modeldeveloped.Technologycost modelsdeveloped fornew processsteps andmaterialsbased onexperiments.Should beassessed at TRL4Manufacturing,material and specialrequirementcost drivers identified.Detailed processchart costmodels driven byprocess variables.Cost driver uncertaintyquantified.Should beassessed atTRL 5Prototype componentsproducedin aproductionrelevant environment,orsimulationsdrive end-toendcostmodels. Costmodel includesmaterials, labor,equipment,tooling/(STE,setup, yield/scrap/rework,WIP, and capability/capacityconstraints).Should beassessed atTRL 6Cost modelupdated withdesign requirements,materialspecifications,tolerances, integratedmasterschedule, results ofsystem/subsystemsimulations andproduction relevantprototype demonstrations.Should beassessed atTRL 7Cost modelupdated withthe results ofsystems/subsystemsproducedin aproductionrepresentativeenvironmentand with productionplantlayout anddesign andobsolescencesolutions.Should beassessedat TRL 7Costmodelsupdatedwith resultsof pilot linebuild.Should beassessedat TRL 8FRP costmodelupdatedwith resultof LRIPbuild.Should beassessedat TRL 9Costmodelvalidatedagainstactual FRPcost.A-5
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APPENDICESA. Detailed MRL Definitio
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