Configuration Management MetricsConfiguration Management Metrics: Product Lifecycle and Engineering Documentation Control Process Measurement and Improvement provides a comprehensive discussion of measurements for configuration management/product lifecycle processes. Each chapter outlines one of the most important measures of merit – the need for written policy and procedures. The best of the best practices as to the optimum standards are listed with an opportunity for the reader to check off those that their company has and those they do not. The book first defines the concept of configuration management (CM) and explains its importance. It then discusses the important metrics in the major CM and related processes. These include: new item release; order entry/fulfillment; request for change; bill of material change cost; and field change. Ancillary processes which may or may not be thought of as part of these major processes are also addressed, including deviations, service parts, publications and field failure reporting. - Provides detailed guidance on developing and implementing measurement systems and reports - Demonstrates methods of graphing and charting data, with benchmarks - A practical resource for the development of Engineering Documentation Control processes - Includes basic principles of Product Lifecycle processes and their measurement |
Contents
| 1 | |
| 13 | |
Chapter 3 New item release | 49 |
Chapter 4 Order entry and fulfillment | 85 |
Chapter 5 Bill of material BOM process | 97 |
Chapter 6 Request process | 119 |
Chapter 7 Ancillary processes | 135 |
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Configuration Management Metrics: Product Lifecycle and Engineering ... Frank B. Watts No preview available - 2009 |
Common terms and phrases
action items analysis assembly Ave Work Days average benchmarking survey bill of material Change Control Board change form change process chart CM function CM manager CM phase CM process complete Configuration Management Control cost reduction data dictionary data entry database defined design change design documents design engineer deviation EDC Handbook EDC/CM engineering change engineering phase Engr estimate failure Field change Figure Fiscal Week flow diagram folks form instruction Front End Loader goal graph important included issue item master Manufacturing Resources Planning mark-ups measurement method metric months non-interchangeable changes number of changes Order Entry order fulfillment payback performance pilot probable thru-put problem process flow process flow diagram process improvement process quality product manufacturing QC Factor release process request process requestor retrofit revision specifications specs standards Table tech release track typically update Yes No Yes