An Implementer's View of the Interoperability of Logistics and Product Data Standards

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An Implementer's View of the Interoperability of Logistics and Product

Data StandardsACDM Conference 2010

March 21-24, Williamsburg, Va.Parker Owen


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Why Interoperable Product Data Standards

• Accurate/Current:‾ “Right Data at the Right Time used to derive the Right

Information”• Re-usable:

‾ Leverage the investment in supportability analysis in Production & Deployment and Operations & Support

• Long Term Use:‾ The Data may (must) live as long as the program


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A Sampling of Legacy, Current and Evolving Standards

• Support Analysis and Related Standards– Mil-Std -1552 / D220, Mil-Std-1388-2A, Mil-Std -1388-2B,

Mil-Prf-49506, Def-Stan 0060, ASD 1000D, ASD 2000M, ASD 3000L, GEIA-Std-0007, ISO10303 AP 239

• Configuration Management and Product Data Standards– Mil-Std-973, Mil-Std-2549, EIA-836, ISO10303 AP 203,

232, pdm schema


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What Standards are the “Best”• What standard (or set of standards) is:

– the “best;”– most commonly used;– most mature;– provides the “most business value”

• Many of the standards have been in production use for a long time, e.g., MIL-STD-1388-2B

• Many standards have been in development / evolving for a long time– … common joke: ISO standards evolve at glacial

speed


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Defacto and Industry Standard

Technologies / Enablers I L S

C M / PDM

MIL-STD-973 / 2549,EIA-836, STEP AP 203, 232, pdm schema

MIL-STD-1388-2BMIL-PRF-49506, GEIA-STD-0007, DefStan 00-60, STEP AP 239 (PLCS), ASD 1000D / 2000M / 3000L

Aerospace & Defense Product Life Cycle

Data Standards / Technology Enablers

Java

.NETXML

Defense and Aerospace

Non-Defense (“best commercial practice”)


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What is a Software Vendor to do?• … while trying to,

– provide the best business value to the target customer base,– ensure existing programs can continue to satisfy contract

deliverables– ensure existing programs can mature with new requirements – enable new programs to satisfy new requirements

– stay in business• Implement applicable pieces of applicable

standards– Even if for some reason you want to “eat an elephant,” you can

only do so one bite at a time.– Many of the standards provide data exchange sets (smaller

domains of the entire scope of the standard) to enable the exchange (and implementation) of a subset of the data definition.

– Examples, STEP pdm schema, AP 239: Dex 001: Product Breakdown for Support


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Life Cycle Supportability Data Flow

Engineering Data:

Drawing, Model, Metrics…

DESIGNENGINEERING

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DesignData/Structure

R & M Data Feedback

Product/ Support Data Specs and Parameters

Delive

red Product

Data Defi

nition

PBL Metrics: Management & Planning

MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

Initi

al P

rodu

ct/

Supp

ort D

efin

ition

MANUFACTURING/PRODUCTION

165837 ‘165443 ‘

DeliveredData/Structure

ERP Data

IN-SERVICE/ SUPPORT

Serialized Part Data: Maintenance

‘165837 ‘

165443 ‘

In-ServiceData/Structure

Two-Way collaboration, reconciliation, coordination

Spares Ordering, Inventory Mgmt, Obsolescence Planning, …

Asset Management

Product/ Process/

Cost Improvements

Supportability Analysis


One-Way Data Flow

Data Mgmt System Source DataSpecific Requirements

Management Analysis, Influence, Direction

R&M, Task Analysis,

Provisioning, LCC,…

TrainingData

Tech Pub/ IETM

Data

IETMs, Condition-Based

Maintenance, etc.

Shared Use Of Data

IPB / IPC/ IPL

Data and Graphics

Field Data Feedback


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ISS Projects in Different Product Life Cycle Domains

Engineering Data:


DESIGNENGINEERING

90021


R & M Data Feedback


Delive

red Product

Data Defi

nition


MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

Initi

al P

rodu

ct/

Supp

ort D

efin

ition


165837 ‘165443 ‘


ERP Data

IN-SERVICE/ SUPPORT


‘165837 ‘

165443 ‘




Asset Management

Product/ Process/

Cost Improvements



One-Way Data Flow

Data Mgmt System

Specific Requirements


R&M, LSA, Provisioning,

LCC,…

TrainingData

Tech Pub/ IETM

Data


Maintenance, etc.

Shared Use Of Data

IPB / IPC/ IPL

Data and Graphics

Field Data Feedback

II: Engineering Design Intent Data Usage

I: Support Analysis Data Usage

III: Asset Tracking Information

Source Data


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Life Cycle Supportability Data FlowEngineering

Data: Drawing, Model,

Metrics…

DESIGNENGINEERING

90021


R & M Data Feedback


Delive

red Product

Data Defi

nition


MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

Initi

al P

rodu

ct/

Supp

ort D

efin

ition


165837 ‘165443 ‘


ERP Data

IN-SERVICE/ SUPPORT


‘165837 ‘

165443 ‘




Asset Management

Product/ Process/

Cost Improvements


One-Way Data Flow

Data Mgmt System



TrainingData

Tech Pub/ IETM

Data


Maintenance, etc.

Shared Use Of Data

IPB / IPC/ IPL

Data and Graphics

Interface Between Design, Support, and Technical Documentation

• Integrate Released Design intent with Supportability Analysis (i.e., BOM, CM, …)

• Integrate both with Tech pubs authoring and accurate Provisioning Documentation



LCC,…

Source Data


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Engineering Data:


DESIGNENGINEERING

90021


R & M Data Feedback


Delive

red Product

Data Defi

nition


MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

Initi

al P

rodu

ct/

Supp

ort D

efin

ition


165837 ‘165443 ‘


ERP Data

IN-SERVICE/ SUPPORT


‘165837 ‘

165443 ‘




Asset Management

Product/ Process/

Cost Improvements


One-Way Data Flow

Data Mgmt System



TrainingData

Tech Pub/ IETM

Data


Maintenance, etc.

Shared Use Of Data

IPB / IPC/ IPL

Data and Graphics



LCC,…

Interface Between Design and Production

• Integrate As-Authorized/Committed with As-Designed, As-Planned, As-Built.

• Provide a common (standard) infrastructure to report and review “Configuration Verification” in the various life cycle states.

Source Data


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Engineering Data:


DESIGNENGINEERING

90021


R & M Data Feedback


Delive

red Product

Data Defi

nition


MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

Initi

al P

rodu

ct/

Supp

ort D

efin

ition


165837 ‘165443 ‘


ERP Data

IN-SERVICE/ SUPPORT


‘165837 ‘

165443 ‘




Asset Management

Product/ Process/

Cost Improvements


One-Way Data Flow

Data Mgmt System



TrainingData

Tech Pub/ IETM

Data


Maintenance, etc.

Shared Use Of Data

IPB / IPC/ IPL

Data and Graphics



LCC,…

Source Data

Interface Between Built / Maintained with Design

• Integrate As-Delivered with As-Maintained• Provide a common (standard) infrastructure

collect, distill and report actual R&M performance characteristics in a usable format.


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Use of Standards In Life Cycle Supportability

Engineering Data:


DESIGNENGINEERING

90021


R & M Data Feedback

Product Structure Data, Specs and Parameters

Delive

red Product

Data Defi

nition Initial

Product/ Support Definition


165837 ‘165443 ‘


ERP Data

IN-SERVICE/ SUPPORT


‘165837 ‘

165443 ‘


One-Two -Way Data FlowTwo-Way collaboration, reconciliation, coordination

Asset Management

Product/ Process/

Cost Improvements

LSAR


Supportability Data Feedback

IETMs, Condition-Based Maintenance, etc.

Tech Pub/ IETM

Data

TrainingData

IPB / IPC/ IPL

Data and Graphics


STEP AP 203 214 / 232 / pdm schema STEP AP 232, 214, pdm schema

1388-2B, 00-60, S1000D,(S3000L)

(STEP AP 239)(STEP AP 239)

S2000M

(STE

P A

P 23

9,

EIA

836)

(STEP AP

239)

(EIA 83

6)

*** Many (most?) production exchanges are point to point, proprietary implementations


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Interoperable Product Data Standards

• Interoperability will:‾ Enable more accurate and timely derived information‾ Make data more re-usable‾ Improve the quality of the data in the “databases of

authority”‾ Make data more survivable

• Interoperability can evolve‾ Implement to the level of interoperability, and in the

domain(s), as determined by the derived business value

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An Implementer's View of the Interoperability of Logistics and Product Data Standards