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Parts Management Parts management is a vital component of the acquisition and sustainment processes Comprehensive parts management addresses the totality of parts-related organizations, processes, materiel, and management required for a weapon system throughout its life cycle Parts management is a vital component of the acquisition and sustainment processes—from design and development through support, modification, and phase-out of weapons systems and equipment. A comprehensive parts management program addresses the totality of parts-related organizations, processes, materiel, and management required for a weapon system throughout its life cycle. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - AllTRANSCRIPT
Defense Parts Management Portal
DOD Standardization Conference Parts Management Initiatives Panel
Defense Parts Management Portal Alex Melnikow Deputy Director,
DMSMS Defense Standardization Program Office The Defense Parts
Management Portal (DPMP) is coming soon to a website near you. But
why should that be of interest to you? The Defense Parts Management
Portal is intended to be a single point of entry for finding just
about anything that is parts management related, including DMSMS.
Organizations Part and Component Sources Tools Services Information
First, let us begin with some background about Parts Management,
why we are developing a Defense Parts Management Portal, the
current status of the portal, and where we think the portal is
going. Arlington, Virginia March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All Parts
Management Parts management is a vital component of the acquisition
and sustainment processes Comprehensive parts management addresses
the totality of parts-related organizations, processes, materiel,
and management required for a weapon system throughout its life
cycle Parts management is a vital component of the acquisition and
sustainment processesfrom design and development through support,
modification, and phase-out of weapons systems and equipment. A
comprehensive parts management program addresses the totality of
parts-related organizations, processes, materiel, and management
required for a weapon system throughout its life cycle. March 5,
2008 Exec Overview - All Parts Management is not Parts
Control
Parts Control was defined by MIL-STD-965 Parts Management
encompasses far more Cancellation of MIL-STD-965 had profound
effects Positives + OEMs free from prescriptive requirements +
Greater flexibility for creativity and innovation Negatives -
Discipline of parts management largely disappeared - Parts
proliferation increased - Obsolescence issues increased In the
past, many people used the phrase parts management to describe
parts control as defined by MIL-STD-965. Today, parts management
encompasses far more. Acquisition Reform, and the cancellation of
MIL-STD-965, had profound effects on parts management, both
positive and negative. On the positive side, equipment
manufacturers were freed from the rigid and prescriptive
requirements of the standard and given far greater flexibility for
creativity and innovation. On the negative side, the discipline of
parts management largely disappeared, resulting in increasing parts
proliferation, life-cycle support costs, and obsolescence issues.
The Defense Parts Management Portal (DPMP) is intended to enhance
the positive aspects of parts management in the new acquisition
environment while also minimizing or eliminating many of the
negative aspects. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All Parts
Management Part Selection
Selecting optimum parts for a system is a crucial element of the
design phase of an acquisition program. Collectively, parts are
primary determinants of system reliability, maintainability,
supportability, and availability As well as of logistics readiness,
interoperability, logistics footprint, and total ownership costs.
Proper parts selection requires consideration of myriad factors
Technical characteristics Part reliability Cost Commonality
Performance part and supplier quality Qualification Potential
obsolescence Standardization Selecting optimum parts for a system
is a crucial element of the design phase of an acquisition program.
Collectively, parts are primary determinants of system reliability,
maintainability, supportability, and availability, as well as of
logistics readiness, interoperability, logistics footprint, and
total ownership costs. Proper parts selection requires
consideration of myriad factors, including technical
characteristics, part reliability, cost, commonality, performance,
part and supplier quality, qualification, potential obsolescence,
and standardization. The DPMP will feature new and enhanced part
selection tools that will assist design and component engineers
with addressing these factors and making wise parts selection
decisions faster and at lower cost. These part selection tools will
be addressed in future articles in this journal. March 5, 2008 Exec
Overview - All Background 2004 DSPO Chartered the Parts Management
Reengineering
Working Group (PMRWG) 2005 PMRWG Issued Final Report A few years
ago, in response to a number of the negative consequence resulting
from Mil-Spec Reform and the cancellation of MIL-STD-965, OSD
requested a thorough assessment of Parts Management and directed
reengineering where necessary. DSPO chartered PMRWG, a Government
and Industry team, to examine PM and to reengineer it where
necessary make it more effective. PMRWG issued its report with 8
major recommendations, then disbanded. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview
- All Recommendations Restore parts management as an engineering
discipline
Make parts management a policy and a contractual requirement
Develop tools that provide accurate, current information for parts
management Create a Defense Parts Management Portal The following
were among the top recommendations: Restore parts management as an
engineering discipline Make parts management a policy and
contractual requirement Develop tools that provide accurate,
current information for parts management Create a Defense Parts
Management Portal. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All Implementation
2006 Parts Management Reengineering Implementation Project Team
Chartered Implement Recommendations Three Working Groups 2007
Transition to Parts Standardization Management Committee (PSMC)
Sustain & Expand In response to the PMRWG report findings and
recommendations the Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO)
took action to implement these top recommendations. DSPO chartered
PMRIPT to implement the top four recommendations. PMRIPT -three
working groups: Policy and Contracting Team (1st recommendation)
Systems EngineeringTeam (2nd recommendation) Portal Team (3rd and
4th recommendations) Teams developed strategies, processes, and
products to address each of these recommendations and achieved
exemplary results, including the recent release of MIL-STD-3018,
Parts Management. . 2007 PMRIPT passed the baton to the Parts
Standardization Management Committee to carry the implementation
efforts across the finish line. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All
Issues Parts management is difficult Parts management is
costly
Data in numerous, diverse information systems Systems cannot
communicate or exchange data Some systems are old and difficult to
use Data are duplicative, incomplete, or inaccurate Parts
management is costly Part and component selection Cataloging /
documentation Logistics support / footprint management DMSMS Today
we are focused only on the third and fourth recommendations:
Develop tools that provide accurate, current information for parts
management - Create a Defense Parts Management Portal. The report
cited many issues upon which the portal and its tools can have a
positive impact. But, implementing the portal basically comes down
to making Parts Management less difficult and less costly. March 5,
2008 Exec Overview - All Key Objectives Improve parts management
throughout DOD
Enable more efficient and effective parts management Provide
improved access to parts data and tools Improve quality of parts
data Promote and support increased standardization Improve
communication and collaboration Promote data sharing and
parts-related research Improve parts data integration - government
and industry Lower costs The following are the key objectives of
creating the DPMP: Improve parts management throughout DoD Enable
more efficient and effective parts management Provide improved
access to parts management data and tools Improve the quality of
parts data Promote and support increased standardization Improve
communication and collaboration Promote data sharing and
parts-related research Improve integration of parts data resources
between government and industry Lower costs. March 5, 2008 Exec
Overview - All DPMP Concept User Created Content
DPMP employs a different design approach from most government
portals. Resources accessed through the DPMP are user-created
content Approach has worked with considerable success in the
private sector Wikipedia YouTube Facebook The DPMP employs a
different design approach from most government portals. Most
resources accessed through the DPMP are user-created content from
both government and industry participants. This approach has worked
with considerable success in the private sector, as evidenced by
Wikipedia, YouTube, and Facebook. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All
DPMP Concept Business Rules Govern Content
DPMP open to the general public Business rules govern content DPMP
resides at GIDEP Participating organizations must obtain a GIDEP
account Organizations granted administrative rights and control
Organizations manage a dedicated interface page Content providers
may limit access DSPO is the governing authority for the DPMP.
Although portal destinations will consist largely of user-created
content, clear business rules will govern what content is allowed
and what is not. The DPMP resides on a server operated and
maintained by the Government and Industry Data Exchange Program
(GIDEP). Participating organizations wishing to use the portal to
offer information and resources to the parts management community
must first obtain a GIDEP account. The authorized organizations
will then be granted administrative rights and control over a
dedicated interface or bridge page that will thereafter be managed
and maintained by the organization. The DPMP will provide open
access to the general public. However, government or industry
content providers may elect to limit access to certain content by
requiring a user name and password from authorized users. March 5,
2008 Exec Overview - All DPMP Concept Portal is a Navigation
Tool
Single point of entry Web accessible Information related to parts
management Easy navigation to organizations with parts
management-related roles or responsibilities parts and components
sources tools, services information resources documents, policies,
and templates The portal is intended to be a single point of entry
for accessing just about any information that is related to parts
management and is web accessible. The portal enables easy
navigation to organizations with parts management-related roles or
responsibilities, as well as to parts and components sources,
tools, services, information resources, documents, policies, and
templates. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All DPMP Concept Lean
Design
Keep the technical content on server small Complex resources or
tools reside on content provider servers GIDEP server portion
largely navigation External resources reached through bridge page
The DPMP is designed to keep the technical content residing on the
DPMP server as small as possible. Technically complex resources or
tools that require extensive development or support will reside on
servers owned and maintained by organizations other than GIDEP. The
GIDEP portion of the portal will consist largely of navigation
resources and connectivity to external resources through a user
managed interface or bridge page. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All
DPMP Concept Provide a Market Framework
The DPMP provides functional framework logical navigation pathways
Tools interface capabilities Connects users with content providers
Users access resources via logical navigation structure DPMP is
marketplace for the parts management community Content determined
by what providers offer potential customers Impact determined by
degree resources offered are accessible, accurate, and useful The
DPMP will provide users with a functional framework, logical
navigation pathways, tools, and interface capabilities that will
connect users with content providers. Users will find and access
the parts-related resources they seek via the portals logical
navigation structure. Content providers will make available
information, tools, or other parts-related resources to portal
users and potential customers. In this manner, the DPMP becomes an
exchange forum or marketplace for the parts management community.
The size and range of portal destinations and content will be
largely determined by the content that providers are willing to
offer potential customers. The impact of the portal on the parts
management community will largely be determined by the degree to
which users find the resources offered by content providers to be
accessible, accurate, and useful in addressing their parts-related
needs. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All This is the current
notional portal Home page. Subject to change.
A menu of unique functionality is displayed on every portal page on
the left side of the screen. These same functions are also shown in
the center and right side of the home page. Here, however, each
function provide a menu one level down. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview
- All DPMP Concept General Features
Search the DPMP About DPMP Whats New Calendar Site Map Feedback
Navigation Tracking The DPMP opens with a simple home page (see
Figure 1) that includes the following function buttons arrayed
across the top of the screen: Search the DPMPan internal search
utility About DPMP information about the portal sufficient to
address most inquiries Whats New?information about recent changes
to the portal Calendara utility for posting or announcing
DPMP-related events or milestones Site Mapa utility to help users
visualize the portal structure, enabling them to navigate through
the portal more rapidly. Feedbacka utility that will enable users
to inform the DPMP team about what they do and do not like and
about what is working and what is not. The portal also provides
navigation trackingan onscreen trail of bread crumbs that will
enable users to always know where they are and where they have
been. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All DPMP Concept Navigation
Options
Community Connection Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration Life-Cycle
Parts Management Tools and Services Part and Component Sources Part
Information Repositories Education and Training Information
Resources The DPMP main menu contains several navigation options.
These constitute the starting points for the key navigation paths
found in the portal. These navigation starting points are as
follows: Community Connection-serves as Yellow Pages of
organizations within the defense parts management community.
Destination organizations must hold a GIDEP account to control and
administer a bridge page. Knowledge Sharing and Collaborationserves
as a marketplace for organizations that offer knowledge sharing and
collaboration tools and services to the community and for customers
seeking such resources. Life-Cycle Parts Managementenables
navigation to information and resources related to professional
disciplines (for example, systems engineering and configuration
management) with roles and responsibilities in parts management. It
also contains information about the activities and tasks performed
by the various disciplines throughout all phases of a weapon system
life cycle. Tools and Servicesserves as a marketplace for customers
seeking tools or services to connect with organizations offering
tools or services. Part and Component Sourcesserves as a
marketplace through which users can quickly identify and access
trusted sources of parts and components. Part Information
Repositoriesenables access to repositories, including libraries and
databases. Education and Trainingenables access to a wide array of
parts-related courses, seminars, and conferences. Information
Resourcescontains sources of information available throughout the
community. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All Community
Connections
Bring government and industry together in a shared portal. Each
participating organization is a navigation destination. Menu
structured by organizational type Government Industry: OEMs and
systems integrators Industry: Sub Tier suppliers Part and component
manufacturers Part suppliers and distributors Defense support
contractors Associations International organizations This
navigation structure will help users quickly drill down to a
desired destination in three or four menu choices (or mouse clicks)
T Three of the more complex navigation paths are addressed below to
illustrate how the DPMP menu structure will permit users to
navigate logically to a desired destination. Community Connection
One objective of Community Connection is to bring all government
and industry organizations that constitute the defense parts
management community together through a common portal. Each
participating organization is a navigation destination at the end
of a navigation pathway. The menu structure organizes community
members by organizational type and then by subcategory. For
example, the second-tier menu choices under Community Connection
are as follows: Government Industry: original equipment
manufacturers and systems integrators Industry: subcontractors and
subtler suppliers Part and component manufacturers Part suppliers
and distributors Defense support contractors Associations
International organizations. This navigation structure will help
users quickly drill down to a desired destination in three or four
menu choices (or mouse clicks). March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All
Navigation Architecture
Company Bridge Page Destinations Within Company This illustrates
Community Connections navigation. From the home page you will
navigate through a series of menus (generally 3 or 4 at the most).
Each click will take you one step closer to your desired
destination. When you reach a menu listing specific companies,
selecting a company will take you to bridge page that is unique to
the company. A bridge page is designed to specifically address
parts management. Each company can customize their bridge page to
address the spectrum of parts management within the company. March
5, 2008 Exec Overview - All to be consistent with Portal look, feel
and navigation
Notional Bridge Page Company Name DPMP Company Logo Products: Nuts
Bolts Fasteners Points of Contact: Jane Doe ~ John Oem ~ OEM/parts
user group ~ address Profile: What we do Parts Issues we face Links
back to Portal: to be consistent with Portal look, feel and
navigation Places: U.S. East Coast U.S. West Coast International
Policy on Parts: Parts Mission Policy specifics Policy POC
Programs: Parts Management Intra-Organizational Parts Management
efforts There is a template for the bridge page and two
alternatives for customizing the page. The company can designate an
administrator who can populate and control the page. The company
can provide the information it wants on its page and can obtain
assistance in populating and managing the page. The type of
information and destinations available through the page may
include: Profile of the company Products produced by the company
Points of Contact within the company Places various locations where
the company does business Policies and Procedures relating to parts
management Programs Projects Projects related to Parts Management:
Initiative on Parts Management Cross-Industry Project on Parts
Management Weapon System Parts Management Design Considerations
Papers and Pool of Records: White Paper Library Other PM references
March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All DPMP Bridge Page Each destination
organization owns its bridge page
Bridge page contains information about the organization Connects
users to points of contact, catalogs, tools, or other resources
Provides connectivity between buyers and suppliers Organization
determines what it will make available Organization determines how
the offering will be presented Each bridge page opens in a separate
window Ensures users can easily return to the DPMP Each destination
organization owns a bridge page within the portal. Figure 2
illustrates the relationship. A bridge page contains information
about the organization and connects users to its points of contact,
catalogs, tools, or other resources. A bridge page is a web-based
resource that participating organizations will use to link members
of the parts management community to the organizations products,
services, capabilities, and resources. The DPMP provides
connectivity between buyers and suppliers. Each organization will
determine what information and resources it will make available on
its bridge page. It will also determine specifically how the
offering will be presented to users. Each bridge page opens in a
separate window. This design helps ensure that navigation paths and
connections can be maintained and that users can easily return to
the DPMP after exploring an organizations offerings. March 5, 2008
Exec Overview - All Life-Cycle Parts Management
Disciplines (such as) Systems engineering Configuration management
Reliability engineering Quality management Standardization
Cataloging For each discipline (useful resources) Key organizations
Policies, procedures, and standards; Training Tools Best practices
Activities and tasks Life-Cycle Parts Management This navigation
pathallows users to explore the roles, responsibilities, and
resources of various parts management-related disciplines,
including the following: Systems engineering Configuration
management Reliability engineering Quality management
Standardization Cataloging. For each listed discipline, the DPMP
will identify useful discipline-related information or resources
across categories such as key organizations; policies, procedures,
and standards; training; tools; best practices; and activities and
tasks. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All Tools and Services Example
Tools No Cost or Fee for Service
Weapon System Impact Tool Generic Compound Analysis Tool PinPoint
ASSIST DMSMS and Obsolescence Tools GIDEP E-Mall Federal Logistics
Information System (FLIS) No Cost or Fee for Service No cost to
user and for a fee or license Accommodates revenue models of
participating organizations Tools and Services This navigation path
allows users to navigate to a variety of part-related tools and
service providers. A number of tools exist within the community in
both government and industry. Unfortunately, many tools of these
tools are unknown to, or underutilized by, the parts community.
This menu item will direct customers to such tools as the
following: Weapon System Impact Tool Generic Compound Analysis Tool
PinPoint and other part selection tools Acquisition Streamlining
and Standardization Information System Diminishing Manufacturing
Sources and Material Shortages and obsolescence tools GIDEP E-Mall
Federal Logistics Information System. The DPMP will identify as
many useful tools as possible with utility for parts management.
Many tools will be free to users, while others may require a fee or
license. To the degree possible, the portal design will accommodate
the revenue models of those organizations willing to make their
tools accessible through the portal. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview -
All Tools Organized into Categories Based on What the Tool
Does
Part Selection Cost Analysis Performance Measurement Reliability
Analysis Obsolescence Analysis General Search Tools Tools listed in
the DPMP will be organized into categories based on what the tools
are designed to do: Part selection Analysis Performance measurement
General searches. Selecting optimum parts for a system is a crucial
element of the design phase of an acquisition program.
Collectively, parts are primary determinants of system reliability,
maintainability, supportability, and availability, as well as of
logistics readiness, interoperability, logistics footprint, and
total ownership costs. Proper parts selection requires
consideration of myriad factors, including technical
characteristics, part reliability, cost, commonality, performance,
part and supplier quality, qualification, potential obsolescence,
and standardization. The DPMP will feature new and enhanced part
selection tools that will assist design and component engineers
with addressing these factors and making wise parts selection
decisions faster and at lower cost. These part selection tools will
be addressed in future articles in this journal. March 5, 2008 Exec
Overview - All Part and Component Sources
Find sources of parts and components based on FSG/FSC Source list
drawn from existing relational database Each listed source name has
hotlink to company bridge page or website March 5, 2008 Exec
Overview - All Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration
Communities of Practice Team Collaboration Space Best Practice
Exchange Data Exchange Resources GIDEP DMSMS Data Sharing On-line
Meeting Resources Go-To Meeting March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All
Approach Rapid development & launch Employ spiral
development
Evolve through customer-driven requirements Integrate DMSMS Use
NATO / DLIS data exchange standard Use COTS technologies
Conventional wisdom says, Never launch a portal before it is fully
developed and tested. Doing otherwise is a sure way to disappoint
or alienate the early users. The Portal Team members believe that
this portal will never be complete. The team sees the portal as a
constantly growing and evolving resource. The teams decision
therefore, was to launch the portal quickly as soon as it contained
a useful level of functionality. Now capabilities will be added
using a Spiral Development approach. New requirements and
improvements will be identified by the portal users from across the
parts management community. The existing DMSMS portal was our
starting place, making DMSMS an integral part of the new portal.
The team also chose ISO and ISO-8000 as its data exchange standards
for parts information. Finally, the team is using off-the-shelf
technologies to the maximum degree in order to minimize development
costs and avoid the pitfalls of custom programming. March 5, 2008
Exec Overview - All A Work in Progress Portal will be shaped by its
user community
Organizations not listed may ask to be listed Organizations may ask
their supply chain organizations to become involved Navigation
pathways and logic will evolve as users suggest improvements
Content providers must provide accessible, accurate, and useful
information The DPMP is now, and always will be, a work in
progress. By design, the portal will grow and be shaped by its user
community. When launched, the DPMP will contain a limited number of
destination organizations, tools, and other resources. It will grow
through increasing the number of content providers, expanding
resources available, and, of course, addressing user feedback.
Organizations not currently listed may ask to be listed to become
more involved in the community or possibly to keep up with the
competition. Major organizations may ask their supply chain
organizations to become involved. Tool and service providers may
want to participate to increase their business visibility,
acceptance, and utilization. Navigation pathways and logic will
evolve as users suggest improvements. DPMP is a user-driven system
because the content providers are invested in providing accessible,
accurate, and useful information and resources to their customers.
The DPMP facilitates a new approach to business and collaboration
between government and industry. If the successes of commercial
websites built on the principles of a user-driven system are any
indicator, the future of the DPMP should be very bright. If you are
part of the parts management community and your organization is not
represented or participating in the DPMP, it should be. This
article is an open invitation for you to join and participate in
this adventure. To learn more, visit the DPMP ator contact the DSPO
point of contact at March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All Questions?
March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All Backup Slides Part
Selection
March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All Find a Part This is the current
notional portal Home page.Subject to change. A menu of unique
functionality is displayed on every portal page on the left side of
the screen. These same functions are also shown in the center and
right side of the home page. Here, however, each function provide a
menu one level down. March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All Part
Selection Capability - Purpose
Promote Use of Gov/Industry Preferred Parts Enable Standard Queries
(eOTD-Q) using Parametric Data (everyone can receive & respond)
Enable Rapid Informed Part Selection Increase Standardization and
Commonality Reduce Logistics Footprint Lower Future DMSMS Events
Lower Cost and Increase Availability Part selection - most
important decision point in the PM life cycle. Good choices have
important positive impacts downstream. Poor choice result in
downstream problems and costs for the life of the program. Enabling
rapid, informed, and wise part selection will reap: Increased
Standardization and Commonality Reduced Logistics Footprint Fewer
DMSMS Events Lower Life Cycle Cost Increased Availability March 5,
2008 Exec Overview - All Part Selection Capability
Other Part Data Suppliers Revenue Model ISO-22745 ISO-8000 This
diagram provides a simplified view of the part selection
capability. ISO and ISO-8000 March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All
Parametric Search Pin Point is one of the tools available through
the Portal that will support parametric search and comparison. Pin
Point is being developed by XSB, Inc. Pin Point will: Enable
Effective Parametric Queries, and Promote Use of Gov/Industry
Preferred Parts March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All Backup
SlidesDMSMS March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All AIA - OSD Tiger Team
Working to develop a Plan of Action
Conceive pilot projects Identify policy compliance problems Propose
policy recommendations Devise a method to track progress Lockheed
Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter have
all made verbal commitments to support this approach Expand Portal
Team to include greater participation by Industry and Services And,
here is what we want the Tiger Team to do. I have confirmation from
Rich Tedesco at Lockheed and Dave Roberts and Raytheon that they
are willing and eager to support this effort. March 5, 2008 Exec
Overview - All DMSMS Data Sharing Project
Bills Of Material GIDEP Case Resolution Data GIDEP (SDW / ODR)
Production Discontinuance Notices Preferred Parts Lists Issues
related to all of these are being worked via the AIA - OSD Tiger
Team March 5, 2008 Exec Overview - All DOD DMSMS Organization
OSD Leadership DUSD / L&MR ADUSD (L&MR) / SCI Director,
DSPO Membership Voting Members Air Force Army Navy Marine Corps DLA
OSD - DSPO Advisory Members (7) Associate Members (14) Industry
Liaison (9) Academia (2) Committee Structure Outreach Common Use
Tools Conference FMS Interoperability Training March 5, 2008 Exec
Overview - All System-Level DMSMS Management Working Group
DMSMS tools, databases and research are exclusively focused on
managing the obsolescence of individual electronics parts, and in
some cases groups of electronic parts Increasing portion of the
DMSMS management problem is at higher-levels of assembly, i.e., the
LRU-level and higher For many organizations, the components that
need DMSMS management are not individual electronic parts, but COTS
items such as laptop computers, routers, switches, and a host of
other hardware items composed of electronic, non-electronic, and
software content These organizations design, procure and support
systems that never directly involve procuring or managing
individual electronic parts (e.g., chips) While these organizations
are using some of the same mitigation approaches to manage their
DMSMS problems as the part-level obsolescence community, they also
have unique DMSMS problems March 5, 2008 Proposed Exec Overview -
All System-Level DMSMS Management Working Group
Issues to be addressed include, but are not limited to the
following: COTS LRU obsolescence forecasting and mitigation
Correlation, or lack thereof, between individual electronic part
obsolescence and COTS LRU obsolescence Software obsolescence
forecasting and mitigation DMSMS co-sustainment of hardware and
software Roadmap and policy driven DMSMS management constraints
Constraint and schedule driven refresh planning March 5, 2008
Proposed Exec Overview - All System-Level DMSMS Management Working
Group
Formation of a system-level DMSMS working group, and possible Aging
Aircraft and DMSMS Conference sessions Would facilitate the
inclusion of organizations who are managing system-level
obsolescence problems today, and have little connection to
individual electronic part-level forecasting and part-level
specific management solutions March 5, 2008 Proposed Exec Overview
- All