Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS) The Information Backbone to transform the Logistics Enterprise

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

3. 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 Setting the Business ContextBusiness Drivers

4. 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 Setting the Business ContextImagine the opportunities if …

5. How to keep the information needed to operate and maintain a product aligned with the changing product over its life cycle? Product in Focus Product Definition Information Transportation Consumables Maintenance Schedules Software Tools Spares Test Equipment Training Support Facilities Storage Requirements Setting the Business ContextThe Key Business Problem 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 10303 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. Change Directives Standard Commercial Transactions Feed and Extract Scope of STEP Today Product Structure Shared Data Query Product Representations Maintain/Dispose Product Performance Use Support Performance Respond Support Environment Derived Disposable Data Failure Analysis Maintenance Analysis Task Resource Data Support and Operational Feedback Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS)The Vision Life Cycle Data

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

12. PLCS Domain Design for Supportability In Service Support and Operational Feedback Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS)Extended Enterprise – Importance of PLCS When set against a timeline – the picture looks more like this! Tier 2 Suppliers 5 – 10 years Typically 25 – 50 years Operational Life Tier 1 Suppliers Extended Enterprise Integration Customers Partners Enterprise Dept C A D M In-Service D Product Life Cycle

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

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

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. PLCS - Life Cycle PDM Capability (2) • 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

17. AP 239 Capabilities 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

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 22745 • 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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