AVCOM

Total Product Life Cycle Support

MTI provides a unique set of tools and services for management of DMS issues and Total Product Life Cycle Support. MTI provides experience, expertise and the tools necessary to establish and maintain a successful DMS management program. MTI has the engineers, logisticians, program managers and support staff with unique capabilities to resolve DMS issues, while providing Total Product Life Cycle Support through engineering, manufacturing and test expertise.

Tools
Advanced Components Obsolescence Management (AVCOM) provides the customer with system specific DMS management capability including modules for enhanced DMS analysis. AVCOM has been selected by HQ AFMC as the primary tool for DMS management capabilities across the Air Force. The AVCOM application has analytical modules, which provide critical decision support by performing a complete analysis of logistics impacts and common solutions sharing opportunities.

• Parts Commonality Analysis (PCA) Module identifies usage of components across all managed systems in customer application, can be used to search for qualified part numbers inventoried under other NSNs.
• AVCOM On-Line provides on-line internet service for analysis and management of user defined parts, based on Catalog Part Numbers for semiconductor components.

Services

AVCOM Loading and Maintenance - MTI’s experienced personnel efficiently extract data from Illustrated Parts Breakdowns, Source Control Drawings or other engineering documentation. The documentation is annotated for its component parts labeled with appropriate structure designation for entry into the data entry module. The structure module is used to build a structure, which mirrors the engineering documentation for eventual merge into the Master Database. The parts are sent to the Component Verification Group (CVG) for manufacturer status information or the Component Engineering Group (CEG) for new component entry and attribute assignments, prior to final creation of the customer specific AVCOM application.

ALERTS - MTI provides rapid notification to customers when parts specific to their systems have been affected by End of Life (EOL) or Life of Type (LOT) buy notices. This provides the maximum lead-time for evaluation and resolution of discontinued parts and eliminates the need for manpower to sift through large quantities of part numbers to determine if any affect their systems.

On-Site Technical Services - MTI’s personnel provide coordination of data, training and detailed application support to meet customer requirements.

DMS Management Processes

Obsolescence Identification, Impact Analysis and Solution Options are provided instantaneously. Using AVCOM, the customer or MTI’s technical service support can quickly identify obsolete partisan BOM’s, showing all form, fit, function (F3) and die replacement candidates, including aftermarket and GEM. Impact analysis can be quickly generated, showing the impact of all obsolete parts across all systems managed in the customer specific application. The AVCOM Workbook is a powerful tool for assessing system level impacts, in a way that quickly points out significant obsolescence problems, whether confined to a single CCA or spread across numerous CCA’s within the system. This “obsolescence density“ picture is the key factor in deciding your solution implementation. The Logistics and Mission Availability obsolete parts. As a result the component issues can be prioritized based on usage rates and remaining part inventories to support the expected life of the program. In some cases the component may be obsolete (no active manufacturers), but with a low usage rat and more that enough inventory to support the life of the program, it became a non-priority item.

Definition of Alternate Solution Options

When there are no typical solution options identified for an obsolete part (i.e. F3, die replacement, GEM or aftermarket identified by AVCOM), MTI’s CEG can evaluate potential alternative parts based on component parameters (parametric search). When a potential candidate is being considered for a component solution, our engineers can perform IC parameter characterization on sample parts to validate the performance to requirements in the specification. This process minimizes the time required to identify and procure viable parts for replacement solutions. MTI engineering can define both emulation and redesign candidate solutions at the component level. In addition, MTI can re-engineer or redesign electronic assemblies from the hybrid level through the system level.

Definition of Alternate Solution Options

Once all the potential solution options have been identified they can then be evaluated, prioritized and recommendations made on which solution option best meets the customer’s needs. Items for considerations include; estimated mission impact, reliability, maintainability, schedule and technical risk. Our engineering experience allows us to provide recommendations to our customers on the best near and long term solutions.

Implement Solutions

MTI engineering and manufacturing capabilities are available to implement a vast array of solutions. Each of these unique capabilities plays an integral role in Total Product Life Cycle Support.

• Technical Data Package development, review or clean-up
• Prototype development
• VHDL Modeling

Manufacturing and Production Services

Full Turn Key Capabilities for DMS Management

Building a strong team is essential to succeeding in the battle against obsolescence. MTI provides the experience, expertise, and the tools necessary to establish a complete DMS management program. MTI has the engineers, logisticians, program managers and support staff with the unique capabilities to overcome the DMS issues facing the Government and industry today.