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The need for global sourcing, manufacturing, test and assembly places extraordinary pressure on today’s aerospace and defense production operations. In order to increase efficiency at all stages of the product lifecycle, companies must integrate all aspects of production, including sourcing, manufacturing planning, manufacturing management and multi-site assembly and testing.
Companies can increase production efficiency by enhancing the visibility of innovative processes across their enterprise and increase profitability through the optimization of manufacturing resources and capital investments. These initiatives aim to accelerate every phase of the product lifecycle, ensuring that products are delivered well within the window of market opportunity.
To rapidly optimize production efficiency, aerospace and defense companies need to address the following focus areas:
Incorporate production efficiencies from across the value chain into the product design. Establish a digital collaboration environment that enables companies to convey the correct requirements to all participants in design and manufacturing engineering. Ensure that OEMs, CEMs and EMS providers more effectively collaborate on the development of manufacturing processes, and that all key decisions are made early in the process.
Support up-front virtual planning of every aspect of the product and provide built-in feedback mechanisms that automatically deliver as-built data and exceptions back to design teams. At the very beginning of the product development process, designers must be able to virtually plan processes and workflows within factories geographically dispersed across the value chain. Up-front validation prevents product delays and ensures regulatory compliance. Visibility into all aspects of the manufacturing process not only ensures error-free product launches, smooth ramp-up and compliance; it also supports continuous improvement.
Optimized machine layout – Ensure that machines, people and processes across the value chain are synchronized and effectively flow to improve overall production efficiency. This should include automatic feedback mechanisms that inform designers of options and trade-offs for current and future designs.
Monitor and control production by setting performance parameters and establishing feedback mechanisms to support continuous improvement. Ensure launch readiness through improved process analysis, automated BOM and assembly verification, as well as PCB assembly and testing. Establish key performance metrics at the plant or enterprise level, including work in progress, quality management, repair management and overall equipment efficiency.
The need for global sourcing, manufacturing, test and assembly places extraordinary pressure on today’s aerospace and defense production operations. In order to increase efficiency at all stages of the product lifecycle, companies must integrate all aspects of production, including sourcing, manufacturing planning, manufacturing management and multi-site assembly and testing. Companies can increase production efficiency by enhancing the visibility of innovative processes across their enterprise and increase profitability through the optimization of manufacturing resources and capital investments. These initiatives aim to accelerate every phase of the product lifecycle, ensuring that products are delivered well within the window of market opportunity.
