Industrial Base

Question 1

Producibility

Answer 1

Relative ease in manufacturing an item or system

Question 2

SEP and producibility

Answer 2

Producibility addressed in the SEP
Identified early
included in the risk management plan

Question 3

PRR and purpose

Answer 3

Production Readiness Review - assess risk for production

Question 4

System Functional Review

Answer 4

Establishes system functional baseline

evaluates system design

Question 5

Preliminary Design Review

Answer 5

Establishes system allocated baseline

evaluates preliminary H/W & S/W component design

Question 6

Functional Config Audit

Answer 6

Evaluates functional design

evaluates critical interfaces

Question 7

Critical Design Review

Answer 7

Evaluates detailed design

Determines readiness for H/W & S/W

Question 8

Physical Config Audit

Answer 8

Confirms that design meets product baseline for all config items

Question 9

(10) Production Risk Drivers

Answer 9

1. design instability
2. unstable production rates
3. over-emphasis on schedule
4. inadequate configuration
5. inattention to environmental impacts
6. insufficient process verification
7. non-defined materials
8. process, material, vendor changes
9. unavailable special tools
10. special test equipment

Question 10

DoD emphasis on production quality

Answer 10

attempts to reduce variability in final product

Question 11

Most prevalent industry standard quality system in DoD

Answer 11

Six Sigma, Advanced Quality System

Question 12

JIT

Answer 12

Just In Time - driven by actual demand.

Question 13

(5) Areas where JIT eliminates waste

Answer 13

1. Equipment
2. Material
3. Parts
4. Space
5. Workers Time