1、Lessons Learned Entry: 1278Lesson Info:a71 Lesson Number: 1278a71 Lesson Date: 2002-01-01a71 Submitting Organization: ARCa71 Submitted by: DR Mendoza/ Joan SaluteSubject: Manufacturing and Quality Assurance of One-of-a-Kind or Cutting Edge Technology Description of Driving Event: Due to resource con
2、straints and a past history of success with a specific commercial vendor the Project decided to reduce the amount of in-house Quality Assurance (QA) activities. Thus, there was a reduction of QA with regard to items the Project owed the vendor (design drawings) and deliverables the vendor owed the P
3、roject (hardware). Unfortunately, this reduction of in-house QA combined with the unknowns associated with one-of-a-kind or cutting edge technology lead to problems being discovered late and/or items having to be accepted with waivers for non-conformance.Lesson(s) Learned: Despite having a successfu
4、l track record with certain vendors it is still necessary to include in-house QA to ensure the quality of items exchanged between the Project and the vendor. This becomes critical when one-of-a-kind or cutting edge technology is involved. Thus, the resources devoted to QA must match the risk and cri
5、ticality of the hardware being developed and manufactured.Recommendation(s): Allow extra time for design, review, manufacture and testing of one-of-a-kind and cutting edge parts. While Quality Assurance (QA) is always important, it becomes critical when dealing with the development of unique or limi
6、ted production items. An experienced QA engineer should be in place to provide in-house QA and to oversee the Contractors processes. Evidence of Recurrence Control Effectiveness: N/AProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-Documents Related to
7、 Lesson: N/AMission Directorate(s): a71 Exploration Systemsa71 Sciencea71 Space Operationsa71 Aeronautics ResearchAdditional Key Phrase(s): a71 Hardwarea71 Parts Materials & Processesa71 Risk Management/Assessmenta71 Safety & Mission AssuranceAdditional Info: Approval Info: a71 Approval Date: 2002-10-09a71 Approval Name: Anthony Bricenoa71 Approval Organization: ARCa71 Approval Phone Number: 650-604-1012Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
