The Obsolescence Management Based on a "Pro-Active" Approach in Conjunction with a "Pre-Planned" Technology Insertion Route
Abstract
Parts obsolescence was affecting all Alenia products/programs so that we had to identify a robust strategy to prevent uncontrolled effects. The design of products family has taken the obsolescence management issue as key basic requirement. The basic ideas on the back of our pro-active approach for obsolescence issues are: All products (in terms of equipment subsystem or systems) design shall offer a flexible open architecture which permits to change a specific functional block maintaining unchanged the overall architecture. The "Open architecture" used shall facilitate any design changes into the defined functional blocks (caused by obsolescence issues) because of the high level of interface standardization. A product configuration for a pre-determined period of time shall be maintained by performing components buy for all expected production batches including logistic support, allowance and spares. There will be a defined periodic product enhancement which permit a pre-planned obsolescence removal activities and relevant design changes. There will be an high level of backward compatibility between the updated system configuration and the previous one. Technologies which support the Product enhancement will be consolidated and introduced at a point where the level of risk is considered acceptable (or obsolescence became a major issue).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADP010968
Entities
People
- Daniele Del Brusco
- Marco Buratti