CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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Definition

Define the term and understand its broad scope.

The CM Need

Discuss problems solving and problem prevention

CM functions

Discuss the dynamic responsibilities of the CM Department

Describe the organization of the CM Department

DESIGN SPECIFICATION AND CONTROL

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Documentation

Explain production drawings, their composition, use and control

Discuss product specification and support documents that embody the new product documentation

Interpret product control numbers that accompany the product along its life cycle

REQUIREMENTS PLANNING

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Bills of Material

Describe the contents of a bill of material

Define BOM structure/disposition and discuss its importance

Discuss how multiple BOM reports are linked and how they are the very heart of the manufacturing process

Information Systems/data base selection

Describe criteria for data base selection, including compatibility and company philosophy

Describe the role of materials requirement planning (MRP) in the production of finished goods

Describe the role of  Just-IN-Time (JIT) in the production of finished goods

Describe CAD as a BOM data base

Contrast MRP, JIT, and CAD  and the one BOM data base concept

CONTROLLING CM PROCESSES

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Design Teams

Plan a Design Team and determine initial commitment

State the Design Teams duties and responsibilities

Relate the Design Team with Engineering, Marketing, Manufacturing, and Field Services

Changes and cost concerns

Discuss releases, change proposals, changes, and responsibilities of individuals and groups

Describe some of the change documents and who is responsible when

Discuss time constraints on parts and pubs

Briefly overview IS0 9000, its importance and relationship to CM

Discuss the costs of change and its importance, its effects on the company and on those responsible and those not

LIFE CYCLE PHASES/RELEASES

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Conception Phase

Describe the conception phase of the cradle-to-grave life cycle of a product

Discuss documentation normally accompanying the conception phase and its relationship to the life cycle

Development Phase

Describe the development phase of the cradle-to-grave life cycle.

Discuss the documentation normally accompanying the development phase and its relationship to the life cycle.

Release Phase

Describe the release phase of the cradle-to-grave life cycle of a product.

Production Phase

Define a pilot program and its importance in the life cycle of a product

Discuss the documentation normally accompanying the release phase and its relationship to the life cycle

Describe the production phase of the cradle-to grave life cycle of a product

Dissolution Phase

Explain pilot-to-production transition

Discuss documentation normally accompanying the production phase and its relationship to the life cycle

Describe the dissolution phase of the cradle-to-grave life cycle of a product

Discuss the documentation normally accompanying the dissolution phase and its relationship to the life cycle

REVISIONS AND CONTROL

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Revisions

State some of the reasons for revisions and needs for changes to the product and documentation

Discuss the costs associated with revisions

Discuss the revision process, documentation, the flow, deviations and priorities

Describe the “sense of urgency” and prioritizing

Describe how queuing causes “daisy chaining”

Contrast ADCNs, ECOs, ECPs and ECNs and their importance in engineering documentation control

Explain the term “traceability”

Develop the “change form” instruction

Effectivities

Define  the relationship of effectivities and time/products

Discuss effectively documentation and its role in disposition and communicating between CM and other departments

CONTROLLING THE CM SYSTEM AND AUDITS

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System Review

Discuss the similarity between controlling and planning

Explain how timelines, accuracy, and quickness of changes impacts: integrity, rework and scrap cost, down time, over/under inventory, reliability, profitability

Discuss system change flow to include engineering, manufacturing and implementation

CM Process Standards

Discuss the need for CM process standards with some process standardization candidates

The Audit

Discuss some of the issues to be addressed when planning the audit