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SupplyPoint

Significant reductions inCycle timesLead timesProduction costsInventory costsDelivery delaysRevision ControlsRapid response to surge demand using untapped capacity of CNC machines in the SupplyPoint networkRisk mitigation of supply chain disruptions, obsolescence, and battlefield backorders

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SupplyPoint

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    1. SupplyPoint® The Center for Supply Chain Integration and Risk Management

    2. Significant reductions in Cycle times Lead times Production costs Inventory costs Delivery delays Revision Controls Rapid response to surge demand using untapped capacity of CNC machines in the SupplyPoint® network Risk mitigation of supply chain disruptions, obsolescence, and battlefield backorders for legacy and future weapon systems.

    3. Key Challenges Confronting the Defense Industrial Base Critical shortages of spare part and component production capacity for aging weapon systems. Maintaining sufficient surge production capacity to meet unanticipated national defense needs. Modernizing techniques and manufacturing systems. Increasing the productivity of a shrinking supplier base. Adapting commercial production practices and techniques in the defense base.

    4. There are inefficiencies throughout the traditional design to production phases for machined parts, in both the commercial and DOD organic manufacturing facilities These inefficiencies are contributing to: Significant lead times High production costs High inventory costs Delivery delays

    5. The traditional design to finished product approach requires: At least 20 steps On the average, 2 to 12 months The following is an illustration of these steps……

    7. Identified Issues in Purchasing and Installation of CNC Machines Purchasing Issues Lack of communication between purchasing agents and shop floor personnel on type of machine, axis, tooling, machine options needed, etc. New machines may be purchased when existing machines are capable of producing the part but are underutilized and/or inefficient. POST writing software may not be correct for proper configuration. Installation Issues Initial setup of machine conducted by manufacturer per installer’s schedule Machine parameters especially Controller are factory pre-set, could be inaccurate, and are not checked by installers Safety barriers on machine are not checked properly Not all machine parts/options arrive on time Electrical power and compressed air installation may be delayed

    8. Identified issues from Design to Creating the Process Plan

    10. Identified issues from Process Plan to Production

    12. Impact of Inefficiencies in the Design to Production Process on Small Supplier Base 50 to 180 hours to prepare a competitive quote at an average cost of $10,000 This cost combined with the extremely low probability of award often discourages SMEs from considering defense business. Attraction further decreases exponentially in the market for very low order spare parts, often a quantity of one, with a price at or below the cost of preparing the quote. Little or no profitability for producing a low volume production run of spare parts. A paradigm shift from original manufacturers into final assemblers. 50% of U.S. suppliers is projected to go out of business in the next 5-10 years. Cannot predict which suppliers will go out of business Outdated and complex federal acquisition process with limited incentives or resources to seek alternative sources of suppliers

    13. Impact of Inefficiencies in the Design to Production Process on DOD Organic Manufacturing Lack of standards in design for manufacturability Process Packages are not compatible with CNC configurations of organic shop floor machines Too much time required to revise Process Packages to fit production shop floor CNC configurations Revision controls from design to production difficult to manage

    14. SupplyPoint® Turn-Key Rapid Production System

    17. This breakthrough is accomplished by providing…..

    18. CNC Engineering Services

    19. SupplyPoint® Turn-Key Rapid Production

    20. SupplyPoint® Turn-Key Rapid Production

    21. SupplyPoint® Turn-Key Rapid Production Technical Packages Part-specific for production on multiple CNC platforms Each package includes First Article Inspection Certificate Complete and proven out Process Plan 3D Solid Model Setup and Process Instructions Machine-specific G & M Codes with embedded advanced macro parametric scripts Machine-specific work holding fixtures, adaptable to fit many similar machine configurations Cutting Tools that produce the part Revision Control Electronically archived and continuously updated for future on-demand production

    22. The following illustration describes the improvements in the design to production phases addressed by the SupplyPoint® Turn-Key Rapid Production System…..

    26. Significant reductions in Cycle times Lead times Production costs Inventory costs Delivery delays Revision Controls Rapid response to surge demand using untapped capacity of CNC machines in the SupplyPoint® network Risk mitigation of supply chain disruptions, obsolescence, and battlefield backorders for legacy and future weapon systems.

    27. Success Stories

    28. Suspension Arms for M119 Howitzer Problem Lead time for left and right suspension arms for M119 Howitzer was 6 months. Each arm required 17 setup operations, 10 CNC machines, 65.5-hour setup time and 19-hour run time

    29. Solution Condensed 17 setup operations to 5 operations Use only three fixtures designed by TWMS Eliminated eight CNC machines Reduced set-up time from 65.5 hrs to 4.5 hrs for the 5 operations Reduce Spindle/Run Time from 19 hrs to 5 hours Lead time reduced to 2 months

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