Configuration Management in the Aircraft Industry ProSTEP ivip Symposium 2009 H. Pitthan www.diehl-aerospace.com
Configuration Management in the Aircraft Industry Company Initial Situation PLM Project Configuration Management Change Processes 2
Company Overview - Diehl Aerospace Hamburg Rostock Frankfurt Nürnberg Überlingen 51% 49% Aerospace Division Staff: 1200 Sales: 205 M Alte Nußdorfer Straße 23 D-88662 Überlingen (Headquarters) An der Sandelmühle 13 D-60439 Frankfurt am Main Donaustraße 120 D-90451 Nürnberg 3
Airbus A380 4
Overview military portfolio EUROFIGHTER TORNADO Multifunction Head-down Display ECR Computer Symbol Generator Flight Control Computer Digital Engine Control Unit 2020 Stick Sensor and Interface Control Assembly Command Stability Augmentation System Fuel Computer Enhanced Lighting Controller Landing Gear Computer Instruments Control and Display System Integrated Modular Avionics AFDX End System Doors Control and Monitoring System Video Switching Unit Electronic Warfare Indicator Turbine Blade Temperature Indicator A400M Legend: DAs System responsibility 5
Allocation of Discipline parts 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Software Hardware Mechanik 6 Cockpit und Displaysysteme Flugsteuerung Triebwerksregelung Kabinensysteme Durchschnitt
Starting Point: Analysis Forschungszentrum Informatik (Karlsruhe), Vector Consulting and Siemens IT Services were commissioned to perform a study on: the potential of PLM-Solutions available on the market their possible impact on harmonizing processes and tools across sites achievable benefits based on the current state of affairs Resulting PLM focus areas and recommendations: 2007 1. Configuration Management 4. Engineering Processes Design 7. EDM Tool Integration 2. Change Management 5. Engineering Process Implementation 8. Manufacturing and Service Integration 3. CAD Tool Harmonization 6. Document Flow 9. Partner Collaboration Selected system: SAP PLM 7
Launch of the PLM Introduction Mission: By introducing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) at Diehl Aerospace all relevant product information as well as information pertaining to their generation and use will be kept in a central data repository throughout the entire product lifecycle. This will ensure that the correct information is made available where it is needed exactly when it is needed. Goals: Improve the efficiency within the company, specifically of the NPI process. Strengthen process assurance and subsequently minimize costly deviations. Reduce tool & process support cost and provide greater flexibility in resource allocation to projects across sites. Facilitate an effective partner management. 2008 8
PLM Introduction in Phases 1.1.2008 1.4.2009 2.HJ2009 2010 Central DB (incl. DMS) Configuration Management (Baselining) Change Management CAD Integration Workflow Digital Signature Integration of Doors, Clearcase, Clearquest Data Exchange with Development Partners Integration of Legacy Data Process Portal Integration of Production and Service Data P 1 P 2 P 3 P 4 9
Data Concept Lifecycle Support PR PDR CDR PPRR FFR PRR Pre.Dev. Concept Definition Implementation Qualification Production Service Quotations Contracts Comos Mails Require -ments ecad mcad Software Mfg. Norms Records Standards Service Bulletin, CMM, SAP PLM DRL Reports Metrics IBPM, Customer Portal Changes (CR, DCR, CL, EDES) Supplier Portal Legacy Documents EMS Data 10
Iterative Development ECR Engineering Change Request ECN Engineering Change Notice ECI / MCI Engineering / Manufacturing Change Implementation CCR, CPR Event Problem (PR) CE Change List Change Request PR VCR Engineering and Manufacturing Change implemetation M1 Instant M2 ECR released M3 ECN released M4 ECI/MCI released Baseline 01 Baseline 02 11
Configuration Management Baseline Initial situation and goal Initial situation All relevant data of a baseline are collected manually from the respective authoring system and are documented in the Configuration Index Document (CID). Material from SAP partslist Documents from SAP EASY DM Drawings and models from SAP DVS Standards and additional data from Project Servers Test means documentation from SAP, Project servers und partially from Excel lists Require -ments Goal The goal of the PLM Project is to collect and manage all relevant data centrally in a database Changes (CR, DCR, CL, EDES) PLM Software DRL mcad 12
Configuration Management (CM) Baseline (BL) Team definition Meta data of the baseline Tool list and drawing list Part-, Document-and Means-Cockpit 13
CM BL Part Cockpit 1. Product Breakdown Structure (PBS) 2. Creation or alloction of SAP material 3. Creation or allocation of Dokumenten Info Sätzen (DIS) 4. Detail screen for changes, documents, attachments, 14
CM BL Document Cockpit Handling status Creation or allocation of DIS Document checklist based on templates Boeing 747 Std Airbus Gress CAM 10 others Notification of version green: last and released version yellow: new version available red: new and released version avail. 15
CM BL Tool List and Means Cockpit Tool list based on templates Configuration of test means 16
CM BL Drawing List List of all linked documents allocated to the top material (Filtered according defined document types) 17
CM BL Configuration Index Document (CID) CID Document is automatically generated (Tools: create documents) 18
CM BL CID Release Team definition based on role definitions acc. CMMI Query of user name und password to document the decision Release cockpit 19
CM BL CID Release workflow Workflow members are generated according team definition Workflow and actions are predefined (Templates) Usage of SAP Business Workplace functions and notification per Notes mail 20
CM BL CID release shown in the document Release acc. project record implemented in the document 21
Configuration Management Change processes Initial situation and goal Initial situation The change processes are handled different at each location. The processes are normally paper based. Long duration cycles. Serial process. Goals To create, to monitor an to realize the changes centralized and paperless in SAP. Reduce the cycle time to 50% Improve the inventories significant parallel process. e-mail e-mail e-mail e-mail PLM BOM Engineering Change Request CAD Drawing Layout 22
CM Change Control Processes Subcontractor CCR extern CCB Internal Problem CPR extern Serial phase CLx LotusNotes PR ClearQuest Event (Q2-, FI-, FC-Meldung) CE Component Event (VCR) CL SAP Creation and description Costing Decision CCB Workflow Customer release Development phase Implementation CR SAP 23
Change Request (CR) in 4 ECM Change processes role based views Meta data ECM Cockpit information's of the change 24
Validation of changes Validation of each position Inventory of material Detail Screens for Attachments, parts list, production orders, e.g. Production orders per material 25
CR Template generated automatically CR Template generated and filled automatically and filed at linked objects Meta data of Change Request 26
Checklists and templates Cost summary based on templates 27
CR Workflow Defined period Costing Calculation CCB decision Customer release Change implementation 28
Questions, please? Thank you! 29