Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for Six Sigma Quality – Phase I

NCMS Project #: 140365

Problem:

Missed or misinterpreted engineering requirements are a leading cause of quality “escapes” (production planning errors caught in downstream operations).
Requirements tabulation is currently a manual process subject to human error.
Requirements not associated with processes that make and validate them.
Requirements not readily available to all production planning processes.
Costs OEMs tens of millions of dollars in corrective actions.

Benefit:

Cycle Time: Improves mfg process planning productivity and reduces component scrap and rework, reducing lead time for new acquisitions and ECPs by up to 5%
Reliability: Conversion of manual requirements management processes to automated ones reduces opportunity for human error and improves component quality and reliability
Availability: Increased maintenance component throughput results in shorter PDM cycle time and propulsion mission capability improvement
Cost: Process planning productivity improvement and virtual elimination of quality escapes results in $168M/yr cost avoidance – universal application could save $billions

Solution/Approach:

Automated extraction, tabulation, and configuration management of requirements in the Teamcenter™ PLM system. Linked to ECSS to ensure technology transition.
Improve OEM management of requirements to Six Sigma level.
Collaborate with F101 engine ECSS PLM Pathfinder.
Prepare for ECSS deployment.

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