Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Deskbook

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Table A-3. Manufacturing Readiness Levels for the Cost and Funding Thread (continued)AcquisitionPhasePre-MSA MSA TD EMD LRIP FRPTechnical Reviews – ASR SRR/SFR PDR CDRThreadSub-Thread– TechnologyMaturityC – Cost & FundingC.2 – Cost AnalysisPRR/SVRPCA –MRL 1 MRL 2 MRL 3 MRL 4 MRL 5 MRL 6 MRL 7 MRL 8 MRL 9 MRL 10Should beassessedat TRL 1Identifyany manufacturingcostimplications.Should beassessed atTRL 2Costelementsidentified.Should beassessed atTRL 3Sensitivityanalysisconducted todefine costdrivers andproductiondevelopmentstrategy (i.e.,lab to pilot tofactory).Should beassessed at TRL4Producibility costrisks assessed.Initial cost modelssupport AoA andASR.Should beassessed atTRL 5Costs analyzedusing prototypecomponentactuals toensure targetcosts areachievable.Decisionsregardingdesign choices,make/buy,capacity,processcapability,sources, quality,KCs, yield/rate,and variabilityinfluenced bycost models.Should beassessed atTRL 6Costs analyzedusing prototypesystem/subsystemactuals to ensuretarget costs areachievable.Allocate costtargets to subsystems.Costreduction andavoidance strategiesdeveloped.Providemanufacturing costdrivers for “Should-Cost” models.Should beassessed atTRL 7Manufacturingcosts rolled upto system/subsystemleveland trackedagainst targets.Detailed tradestudies andengineeringchangerequestssupported bycost estimates.Cost reductionand avoidancestrategiesunderway.Updatemanufacturingcost drivers for“Should-Cost”models.Should beassessedat TRL 7Costsanalyzedusing pilotline actualsto ensuretarget costsare achievable.Manufacturingcostanalysissupportsproposedchanges torequirementsorconfiguration.Costreductioninitiativesongoing.Updatemanufacturingcostdrivers for“Should-Cost”models.Should beassessedat TRL 8LRIP costgoals metandlearningcurveanalyzedwith actualdata. Costreductioninitiativesongoing.Touchlabor efficiencyanalyzedto meetproductionrates andelementsof inefficiencyareidentifiedwith plansin place forreduction.Should beassessedat TRL 9FRP costgoals met.Costreductioninitiativesongoing.A-6
Table A-3. Manufacturing Readiness Levels for the Cost and Funding Thread (continued)AcquisitionPhasePre-MSA MSA TD EMD LRIP FRPTechnical Reviews – ASR SRR/SFR PDR CDRThreadSub-Thread– TechnologyMaturityC – Cost & FundingC.3 – Manufacturing Investment BudgetPRR/SVRPCA –MRL 1 MRL 2 MRL 3 MRL 4 MRL 5 MRL 6 MRL 7 MRL 8 MRL 9 MRL 10Should beassessedat TRL 1Potentialinvestmentsidentified.Should beassessed atTRL 2Program/projects havereasonablebudget estimatesforreachingMRL 3throughexperiment.Should beassessed atTRL 3Program/projects havereasonablebudget estimatesforreachingMRL 4 byMS A.Should beassessed at TRL4Manufacturingtechnology initiativesidentified toreduce costs.Program hasreasonablebudget estimatefor reachingMRL 6 by MS B.Estimate includescapital investmentfor productionrelevantequipment.All outstandingMRL 4risk areas understood,withapproved mitigationplans inplace.Should beassessed atTRL 5Program hasupdated budgetestimate forreaching MRL 6by MS B. AlloutstandingMRL 5 riskareas understood,withapprovedmitigation plansin place.Should beassessed atTRL 6Program hasreasonable budgetestimate forreaching MRL 8 byMS C. Estimateincludes capitalinvestment forproduction-representativeequipmentby CDR andpilot line equipmentby MS C. All outstandingMRL 6risk areas understood,withapproved mitigationplans in place.Should beassessed atTRL 7Program hasupdated budgetestimate forreaching MRL 8by MS C. AlloutstandingMRL 7 riskareas understood,withapproved mitigationplans inplace.Should beassessedat TRL 7Programhasreasonablebudgetestimate forreachingMRL 9 bythe FRPdecisionpoint. Estimateincludesinvestmentfor LRIPand FRP.All outstandingMRL 8 riskareasunderstood,withapprovedmitigationplans inplace.Should beassessedat TRL 8Programhasreasonablebudgetestimatefor FRP.All outstandingMRL 9 riskareasunderstood,withapprovedmitigationplans inplace.Should beassessedat TRL 9Productionbudgetssufficientfor productionatrequiredrates andscheduleto supportfundedprogram.A-7
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CONTENTS1. Introduction ...........
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APPENDICESA. Detailed MRL Definitio
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