Production engineering analysis shall be an integral
part of the system engineering process. It includes producibility
analyses, production engineering inputs to system effectiveness,
trade-off studies, and life cycle cost analyses and the consideration
of the materials, tools, test equipment, ATE, facilities, personnel,
and procedures which support manufacturing in RDT&E (Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation) and production.
Product specifications for HWCIs and CSCIs shall define the requirements
relating to the characteristics, inspection and tests of a preproduction
or production item, replaceable unit, module or component. The
Product Acceptance Test Specification(s) for major items (equipments
and System/segments) shall be prepared using ATLAS (Abbreviated
Test Language or All Systems) Test Specification Language and
shall specify the functional tests (black box) required for Equipments
and Systems acceptability to the customer.
Critical or special producibility requirements shall be identified
as early as possible and shall be an input to the program risk
analysis.
Where critical or special production engineering requirements
provide a constraint on the design, these requirements shall be
included in the applicable specifications. Long lead time items,
material limitations, transitions from development to production,
special processes, and manufacturing constraints shall also be
considered and documented during the system engineering process.
High-risk manufacturing areas shall be identified and necessary
steps taken to reduce them as early as possible.
A Manufacturing Management Plan may be
established to provide an organized planned method for the putting
into production and identifying any special needs.
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