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What are MRLs ?

What are MRLs ?. Alfred W. Clark Dawnbreaker, Inc. Objective. Provide an overview of Manufacturing Readiness Levels [MRLs]. The importance of trying to be accurate when describing your MRL will be discussed and the availability of different self-assessment tools will be introduced.

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What are MRLs ?

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  1. What are MRLs ? Alfred W. Clark Dawnbreaker, Inc

  2. Objective Provide an overview of Manufacturing Readiness Levels [MRLs]. The importance of trying to be accurate when describing your MRL will be discussed and the availability of different self-assessment tools will be introduced.

  3. Agenda What are Manufacturing Technology Readiness Levels (MRLs) Relationship Between MRLs and TRLs TRLs & MRLs importance to SBIR Phase III Manufacturing Capability Mature Technology Capable Supplier Risk Mgmt/ Business Planning Keys to Transition Success

  4. Why consider MRL Risk Mitigation Increase Transition success by consideringManufacturing management risks Manufacturing Capability Mature Technology Risk Mgmt/ Business Planning Capable Supplier 4

  5. Manufacturing StrategiesRequired Investment, potential risk & skill levels Source: Claire Asmail, Senior Technical Advisor NIST MEP, DoD Phase II and Beyond Conference, September 12-15, 2011

  6. TRLs, MRLs and DHS Product Realization

  7. Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) and assessments of manufacturing readiness have been designed to manage manufacturing risk in acquisition while increasing the ability of the technology development projects to transition new technology to weapon system applications. MRL definitions create a measurement scale and vocabulary for assessing and discussing manufacturing maturity and risk. Using the MRL definitions, an assessment of manufacturing readiness is a structured evaluation of a technology, component, manufacturing process, weapon system or subsystem. It is performed to: Define current level of manufacturing maturity Identify maturity shortfalls and associated costs and risks Provide the basis for manufacturing maturation and risk management There are ten MRLs (numbered 1 through 10) that are correlated to the nine TRLs in use. The final level (MRL 10) measures aspects of lean practices and continuous improvement for systems in production. 7

  8. MRL 1-5: Manufacturing Planning 8

  9. MRL 6-8: LRIP 9

  10. MRL 9-10: FRP 10

  11. DHS MRL Assessment Resource DHS RL Calculator for Excel 2003 1.1.xls http://www.homelandsecurity.org/hsireports/DHS_ST_RL_Calculator_report20091020.pdf http://www.homelandsecurity.org/hsireports/DHS%20RL%20Calculator%20for%20Excel%202007%201.1.xlsm http://www.homelandsecurity.org/hsireports/DHS%20RL%20Calculator%20for%20Excel%202003%201.1.xls

  12. Additional References DHS Science & Technology Directorate Commercialization Office Resources http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1234200779149.shtm DoD TRL Calculator https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=25811 DoD MRL Deskbook http://www.dodmrl.com/MRL_Deskbook_V2.pdf DoD Risk Management Guidebook https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=108201 12

  13. SBIR’s Relationship to TRLs & MRLs BASIC RESEARCH T R A N S I T I O N INOVATION Phase III Phase I Phase II Manufacturing Readiness Levels MRL 1 MRL 2 MRL 3 MRL 4 MRL 5 MRL 6 MRL 7 MRL 8 MRL 9 MRL 10 Technology Readiness Levels TRL 1 TRL 2 TRL 3 TRL 4 TRL 5 TRL 6 TRL 7 TRL 8 TRL 9 Higher Risk Lower Maturity Lower Fitness Lower Risk Higher Maturity Higher Fitness Increasing Capability - Decreasing Technical Risk 13

  14. Resources and Dollars | | | | | | | | | | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Manufacturing Readiness Level BASIC RESEARCH T R A N S I T I O N INOVATION Phase III Phase I Phase II Resource Requirements Increase with MRL Maturity

  15. MRL Take-Aways Manufacturing readiness and technology readiness go hand-in-hand. MRLs, in conjunction with TRLs, are key measures that define risk when a technology or process is matured and transitioned to a system. MRLs can also be used to define manufacturing readiness and risk at the system or subsystem level. 15

  16. Questions ? “He who fails to plan, plans to fail” Proverbs 16

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