Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Deskbook

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Table A-6 Manufacturing Readiness Levels for the Quality Management ThreadAcquisitionPhasePre-MSA MSA TD EMD LRIP FRPTechnical Reviews – ASR SRR/SFR PDR CDRThreadSub-Thread– TechnologyMaturityF – Quality ManagementF.1 – Quality Management, Including Supplier QualityPRR/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 3Should beassessed at TRL4– – – Quality strategyidentified as partof the TDS andincluded in SEP.Should beassessed atTRL 5Quality strategyupdated toreflect KCidentificationactivities.Should beassessed atTRL 6Initial quality planand qualitymanagementsystem is in place.Quality risks andmetrics have beenidentified andimprovement plansinitiated. KeyCharacteristicmanagementapproacheddefined.Should beassessed atTRL 7Quality datafrom theproductionrepresentativeenvironmentcollected andanalyzed andresults used toshapeimprovementplans.Should beassessedat TRL 7Qualitytargetsassessedagainst pilotline resultsfeedcontinuousqualityimprovements.Supplierproductshave completedqualificationtesting andfirst-articleinspection.Acceptancetesting ofsupplierproducts isadequate tobegin LRIP.KeyCharacteristicsmanaged.Should beassessedat TRL 8Quality targetsverifiedonLRIP line.Continuousqualityimprovementongoing.Acceptancetesting ofsupplierproducts isadequateto beginFRP. KeyCharacteristicsmanagedin LRIP.Should beassessedat TRL 9Qualitytargetsverified onFRP line.Continuousqualityimprovementongoing.A-12
Table A-7. Manufacturing Readiness Levels for the Manufacturing Personnel ThreadAcquisitionPhasePre-MSA MSA TD EMD LRIP FRPTechnical Reviews – ASR SRR/SFR PDR CDRThreadSub-Thread– TechnologyMaturityG – Mfg Workforce (Engineering & Production)G.1 – Mfg Workforce (Engineering & Production)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 2Should beassessed atTRL 3– – New manufacturingskillsidentified.Should beassessed at TRL4Manufacturingskill sets identifiedand productionworkforce requirements(technicaland operational)evaluated as partof AoA.Availability ofprocess developmentworkforcefor theTechnologyDevelopmentPhasedetermined.Should beassessed atTRL 5Skill setsidentified andplans developedto meetprototype andproductionneeds. Specialskills certificationand trainingrequirementsestablished.Should beassessed atTRL 6Manufacturingworkforce skillsavailable forproduction in arelevant environment.Identifyresources (quantitiesand skill sets)and develop initialplans to achieverequirements forpilot line andproduction.Should beassessed atTRL 7Manufacturingworkforceresourcerequirementsidentified forpilot line. Plansdeveloped toachieve pilotline requirements.Plansupdated toachieve LRIPworkforcerequirements.Pilot line workforcetrained inproductionrepresentativeenvironment.Should beassessedat TRL 7ManufacturingworkforceresourcerequirementsidentifiedforLRIP. Plansdevelopedto achieveLRIPrequirements.Plansupdated toachieveFRPworkforcerequirements.LRIPpersonneltrained onpilot linewherepossible.Should beassessedat TRL 8LRIPpersonnelrequirementsmet.Implementplan toachieveFRPworkforcerequirements.Should beassessedat TRL 9FRPpersonnelrequirementsmet.Productionworkforceskill setsmaintainedinresponseto attritionofworkforce.A-13
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CONTENTS1. Introduction ...........
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APPENDICESA. Detailed MRL Definitio
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