DARPA DICE Manufacturing Optimization

Abstract

This is the Quarterly Technical Report for the DARPA DICE manufacturing Optimization. The purpose of the Manufacturing Optimization (MO) system is to enable each manufacturing specialist to participate in the product/process development activity concurrently. the system will consist of a set of tools to model the manufacturing processes and centralize the various process tradeoffs. The subject of this report is the technical work accomplished during the first quarter of the contract. This report describes the evaluation of the DICE tools (ROSE, CMS, PCB, CM, and RM) being considered for incorporation ito the MO system and the MO Operational Concept. Raytheon proposed to use ROSE to store and manage the process models and analysis data for the MO system. As part of the evaluation process of ROSE, we developed a set of test cases to demonstrate the applicability of the ROSE DBMS to adequately model the manufacturing process models and analysis data. Based on the results of our sample test case, we believe that the ROSE DBMS is able to handle the various types of manufacturing process model and analysis data required in the MO environment. We recommended the continued use of the ROSE DBMS as the repository for all the process data files for the manufacturing processes and operations, as well as, the various analysis results for the MO system. Raytheon proposed to use the CMS to provide a mechanism for constraining the product design to process capabilities. Since the pilot site version of the CMS software was unavailable for testing, Raytheon planned a trip to CERC for a demonstration of the CMS and a meeting with the developers. Based on the CERC visit, it was determined that the future versions of CMS will support the product/process constraint mechanism proposed in MO.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251363

Entities

People

  • Linda J. Lapointe
  • Robert V. Bryant

Organizations

  • Raytheon Missiles & Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Beta Testing
  • Concurrent Engineering
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Estimators
  • Manufacturing
  • Product Development
  • Production
  • Software Development
  • Specifications
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Software Engineering.