Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) and Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs)

Abstract

Products made by immature manufacturing processes generally: - Cost more - Are prone to quality problems - Experience schedule delays - May not perform the same - Are less reliable in service. Today's reality is that the United States faces a diminishing manufacturing infrastructure. The Air Force needs to utilize Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) and Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs) as tools to improve efficiency in procurement of new systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA510027

Entities

People

  • Jim Morgan

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Defense Industry
  • Engineering
  • Language
  • Lessons Learned
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Military Acquisition
  • Product Development
  • Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test Equipment
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design