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Executive Summary
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From page 1...
... The product life cycles are shorter, so production quantities are smaller and the per-unit costs are higher, all at a time when tremendous pressures exist to decrease costs, increase quality, ancl deliver more rapidly. In aciclition, the munitions industry has undergone significant consolidation, marked by many plant closings and mergers.
From page 2...
... benchmark the TIME program against pertinent state-of-the-art best practices for enterprise architecture and functions such as enterprise management, supply chain management, communications, production design and development, process and machine controls, and shop floor controls; (4) evaluate the extent to which these activities address the manufacturing recommendations and challenges identified in two recent NRC reports, visionary Manufacturing Challenges for 2020 (NRC 1998)
From page 3...
... , and computer-aided engineering (CAE) , including modeling and simulation; Paucity of up-to-date skills and knowledge on the part of the workforce; Lack of a modern supply chain management concept for the munitions enterprise; Absence of life-cycle cost considerations; and Failure to explicitly adciress environmental concerns.
From page 4...
... Given the relatively neglected state of its organic munitions manufacturing enterprise, the Army would benefit substantially from the rapid implementation of stand-alone, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) CAD/CAM systems, appropriate databases, and adequate communications networks.
From page 5...
... The committee perceives that DoD and the Army command have neither assumed ownership of the TIME program, nor demonstrated bucigeting commitment to it. The TIME concept does not appear to have been well communicated within the Army, ancl the committee is concerned that the Army has not accepted TIME as part of its munitions enterprise.
From page 6...
... An essential element of the ~ong-term strategic planning effort should be an evaluation of reasonable alternatives for the manufacture of conventional munitions. For example, with the shifting emphasis to precision-guided munitions (PGMs)
From page 7...
... The committee agrees with DoD's strategy for achieving greater efficiency in munitions procurement by privatizing a substantial portion of the MIB. Accordingly, the committee recommends that the Army transfer production requirements to the private sector wherever possible, limiting the resources needed to upgrade or replace production equipment and systems in GOGO/GOCO facilities that have become obsolete.
From page 8...
... The Army should contract with commercial process control experts to implement modern COTS control technologies on energetics process equipment in GOGO and GOCO munitions manufacturing facilities. The Army should immediately begin to implement COTS CAD/CAM/CAE systems in the munitions industry.
From page 9...
... Executive Summary 9 management of munitions. The committee should conduct an annual review of the TIME program, assess progress, and provide guidance on future directions.


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