Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) The Information Backbone to transform the Logistics Enterprise PLCS – Applying AIDC Howard Mason Corporate IT Office BAE Systems Chair, ISO TC184 SC4 Industrial Data Co-chair, OASIS PLCS TC Chair, eBusiness MoU Management Group

2 The PLCS Initiative The Business Context  The key problem Overview of PLCS  Vision  Approach  Capabilities Role of unique identifiers Opportunities for AIDC

3 Setting the Business Context Business Drivers Reduced Cost of Ownership  Users of products are seeking improved availability, reliability, maintainability and lower cost of ownership Sustainable Business Growth  Companies are seeking to make money through the life cycle support of their products to improve profits, improve quality and be more competitive Protect investment in product data  Users of information systems want to ensure long term usability for product information as IT and processes change

4 Setting the Business Context Imagine the opportunities if …  Configuration management information was always accurate, up to date and immediately accessible  Maintenance information was precisely tailored to the work to be done  Spares and inventory costs were minimized through vendor involvement in an integrated supply chain  In-service feedback was accurate, meaningful and readily available to product designers and support managers  Change was easy to manage

5 Setting the Business Context The Key Business Problem How to keep the information needed to operate and maintain a product aligned with the changing product over its life cycle? Tools Test Equipment Support Facilities Consumables Software Transportation Spares Storage Requirements Training Product Definition Information Maintenance Schedules Product in Focus Product in Focus Feedback

6 Finnish Defence Forces Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) The stakeholders

7 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) The Initiative A joint industry and government initiative to accelerate development of new standards for product support information An international project to produce an approved ISO standard within 4 years; ran from November 1999 – September 2003 PLCS ensures support information is aligned to the evolving product definition over the entire life cycle PLCS extends ISO STEP - the STandard for Exchange of Product model data

8 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) Available capabilities - ISO STEP STEP is an established international standard for the exchange, integration and sharing of product data  Geometry  Product structure  Manufacturing interfaces  Drawings  Finite Element Analysis  Printed Circuit Assemblies  Wiring looms  Mechanical Design  Construction industry Supports wide range of IT – ASCII, databases, XML, XMI,….. Process modelling independent of information in EXPRESS

9 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) STEP in service Product Data Management exchange for Eurofighter Supplier interface for Lockheed Martin Configuration Management and Digital Pre-Assembly exchange at Boeing - RR, GE and P&W Interface between A380 and its engines IBM's global e-procurement design data exchange Solid model exchange for Electric Boat US and UK Navy RAMP programmes Japanese SCADEC programme for the construction industry Ford CAD/PDM data integration NASA Engineering information

10 Scope of STEP Today Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) The Vision Shared Data Product Representations Product Performance Product Structure Support Performance Change Directives Support Environment Failure Analysis Maintenance Analysis Task Resource Data Life Cycle Data Maintain/Dispose Quer y Derived Disposable Data Use Respond Support and Operational Feedback Standard Commercial Transactions Feed and Extract

11 Extended Enterprise of OEM’s, Customer, Partners and Suppliers Enterprise Integration through dedicated networks Domain specific information systems (e.g. CAD, MRPII, Planning) Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) Extended Enterprise enabled by Internet technology Dept Enterprise Customers Partners Tier 1 Suppliers Tier 2 Suppliers Extended Enterprise Integration Product Life Cycle Internet-based architecture and federated data models make possible implementations involving thousands of users across many sites Concept AssessmentDemonstrationManufactureIn-ServiceDisposal Operational Feedback PLCS Domain Define and implement the support solution, maintain the product configuration Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

12 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) Extended Enterprise – Importance of PLCS Dept Enterprise Customers Partners Tier 1 Suppliers Tier 2 Suppliers Extended Enterprise Integration Product Life Cycle When set against a timeline – the picture looks more like this! C ADMIn-ServiceD PLCS Domain Design for Supportability Design for Supportability In Service Support and Operational Feedback In Service Support and Operational Feedback Typically 25 – 50 years Operational Life5 – 10 years

13 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) Typically complex systems environment – point to point integration 7. FMECA 6. LSAR 2. Maintainers Viewing Tool 3. Stock Mgmt 8. CAD 4. Maintenance Management 10 IETM 11 Parts Supplier Database 12 Depot Maint Mgmt 13. Distribution, Transportation 14 Defects & Failure Reporting 9. Product Data Functional Requirements LSA Data 5. Requirements Management LSA Data Support Data CM Data Support Data Part Data CM Data Defects and Failures Maintenance Mgt Data Design Data Support Data Distribution Data Tech Pubs Data 1. Support Data CM Data Operational Objectives FMECA Results

14 1. Support Data 7. FMECA 6. LSAR 5. Requirements Management 2. Maintainers Viewing Tool 3. Stock Mgmt 8. CAD 4. Maintenance Management 9. Product Data 10 IETM 11 Parts Supplier Database 12 Depot Maint Mgmt 13. Distribution, Transportation 14 Defects & Failure Reporting Functional Req. FMECA Results Part data Maintenance Mgmt Data Distribution Data Defects & Failures Tech Pub Data Design data Parts Data PLCS compliant information exchanges Design Data LSA Data Maintenance Mgmt Data Support data Maintenance Mgt Data In future, support system integration will be easier to implement Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) PLCS will enable cost effective information exchanges

15 PLCS - Life Cycle PDM Capability (1) STEP PDM Schema already supports automated exchange of  Part id and properties  Associated documents and files (incl. CAx)  Product structure  Product (and document) approval status This is already in production use by  US Aerospace and Defence prime contractors (via AP203)  German/Swedish/French Automotive sector (via AP214 cc6)  Eurofighter Typhoon PDM partners.. A powerful and proven capability for Configuration Management of a complex product design

16 AP239 has added:  Classification, supported by reference data libraries  Product_as_individual (planned and realized) - UID  Product breakdowns (system, physical, functional, zonal and hybrid)  Text based requirements (from AP233)  Extended property capability  Interfaces  Attachment_slot  Message, Envelope (similar to ENGDAT)  Information Rights … A powerful capability for Life Cycle Configuration Management of Assured Product and Support Information PLCS - Life Cycle PDM Capability (2)

17 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) Capabilities enabled by PLCS Product Description Capability to define product requirements and configuration, including relationships between parts and assemblies in multiple product structures (as-designed, as-built, as-maintained) Work Management Capability to request, define, justify, approve, schedule and capture feedback on work (activities) and related resources. Property, State and Behaviour Capability that describes and captures feedback on product properties, operating states, behaviour and usage Support Solution and Environment Capability to define the necessary support for a given set of products in a specified environment and to define support opportunity, facilities, personnel and organizations AP 239 Capabilities AP 239 Capabilities

18 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) Role of UID PLCS requires unique identification of  Individual items  Locations  People DoD IUID built on existing item identifications  Organisation  Serial number  Original part number Virtual UID  Can derive data from existing marks  Other MoDs will use this approach

19 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) Opportunities for RFID RFID provides unique identification  Pallets  Packages  Parts Simple cheap tags High capacity tags allow application data to be added  Selective download of different sets of data  Minimises bandwidth on air interface

20 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) Example RFID Application Standards Support for the components of the UID - Manufacturer code, serial number and part number Item of supply (NSN) Characteristics of item of supply eg ISO External reference class definitions and properties Material properties Tagging of location, for matching reconciliation with candidate components Maintenance records - which may be updated locally Functional definitions Tracking applications Manufacturing management Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) Dynamic data updating for sensors

21 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) RFID Application Standards Key business questions: Is the content of the tag the master or a copy? Should the data be kept on the tag, or on a database indexed by simple ID?

22 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) Developing RFID Application Standards JTC1 SC31 on Automated Data Capture develops the base standards TC184 SC4 on Industrial Data will seek to develop application standards based on STEP, PLCS and its other standards Seamless integration of information across the supply chain

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