Course overview
Configuration Management (CM)
Configuration management (CM) is a systems engineering process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a product’s actual performance, functional, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its life.
In other words, CM is the process of taking care of products by managing all aspects of the data surrounding them – including all the changes – throughout the product life cycle.
CM was designed to manage processes, relationships and deliverables between different organizations. CM corrects problems in the life cycle stages and shortens the time it takes to change versions and enables good management to avoid errors.
ISO 10007 provides guidance on the use of CM within an organization.
Notification of Change (NOC)
Notification of Change (NOC) refers to a formal process used to communicate proposed changes to a product or system configuration within the supply chain.
This process is a critical component of Configuration Management (CM), ensuring that all relevant stakeholders are informed about impending changes and have the opportunity to assess their potential impact and provide feedback before implementation.
The IAQG standard AS9116 defines the common NOC requirements for the uniform submittal of change notifications and/or approval when contractually invoked.
Course details
The 2-day course is delivered in two Sections focused on Configuration Management (CM) and Notice of Change (NOC) –
INTRODUCTION
Aeronautical products & articles TC, TSO and airworthiness
Aviation regulations – Airworthiness
Aviation regulations – Initial airworthiness
Aviation regulations – Continuing airworthiness
Definitions of ‘aeronautical products’
Examples: Aeronautical (type certificated) ‘products’
Exercise: Definitions aeronautical products
Type Certificate (TC) for aeronautical products
Examples: Aircraft Type-Certificates
Definitions of ‘aeronautical articles’
Examples: Aeronautical articles (parts and appliances)
Technical Standard Order (TSO) for aeronautical articles
TC, TSO and airworthiness
Quiz: TC, TSO and airworthiness
Terms, definitions and explanations CM and NOC
Basic terms and definitions (products/services)
Explanation of CM
Explanation of NOC
Common CM and NOC terms and definitions
Quiz: Definitions associated with CM and NOC
Why does the complexity of aircraft pose problems
A320 FAMILY: widest single-aisle cabin in the sky
A320 FREIGHTER FAMILY: new-generation/converted
A320 FAMILY: the most successful aircraft family ever!
Complexity of aircraft variants and parts
Evolution of aircraft variants & parts requirements
AS9100 series – FORWARD
Aircraft design and development requires partners
Global locations – Global suppliers
Aircraft complexity and the roles of CM and NOC
Exercise: CM and NOC evaluation ladder
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT (CM)
CM guidelines and requirements
CM guidelines and requirements documents
ISO 10007 CM guidelines
AS9100 CM requirements
AS9100 design and development requirements
NATO and UK MOD, US DOD & NASA CM-publications
Quiz: CM documents – True or False
5.2 Configuration management planning
Overview: Configuration management planning
Overview: Configuration management plan (CMP)
The CMP ‘framework’
Purpose of the CMP
Roles and responsibilities for CMP
Quiz: Roles and responsibilities for CMP
Configuration Management activity model
TEC Template: Configuration Management Plan (CMP)
Exercise: Customize the CMP template
5.3. Configuration identification
Related terms and definitions
Configuration item (CI)
Product structure and selection of CIs
Generic bill-of-material (BOM) – product structure
Configuration item (CI) selection criteria
Configuration item (CI) selection criteria guidance (US DoD)
Exercise: CI selection criteria guidance
Generic ‘tiering’ of CI designations
Product configuration information
Definitions: identification and traceability
Part identification and traceability
AS9100 identification and traceability requirements
Identification of civil aircraft (aircraft data plates)
Physical product identification
Identification (marking) of aerospace parts
Marking of (aeronautical) products
Example: Airbus aircraft and part numbering system
Technical product specifications
Rationale: part identification and technical specifications
Configuration baselines
EBOM (“required”) and ABPS/ABOM (“actual”)
Transition from EBOM to MBOM (through supply chain)
Quiz: Configuration identification terminology
5.4 Change control
Change control – link to NOC process
Initiation, identification and documentation of the need for change
Example: Change Request Form (CRF) contents
Example: Change Request Form (CRF) fields
Evaluation of change
Disposition of change
Implementation and verification of change
Change date effectivity
Exercise: NOC process sequence
CM – NOC link
5.5 Configuration status accounting
Configuration status accounting
Examples: Record details
Examples: Report types
Configuration status accounting (CSA) activity model
Exercise: Configuration status accounting records
5.6 Configuration audit
Definition and elements of a configuration audit
Configuration audit types
Exercise: Configuration audits
NOTICE OF CHANGE (NOC)
NOC applicability & Aeronautical interested parties
Applicability: Notice of change (NOC) process
Aeronautical interested parties
Definitions: AS9116 interested parties
Annex I – Part 21 – design ~ production coordination
Quiz: Aeronautical interested parties
AS9116 & AS9100-series application and requirements
IAQG standards: AS9116 and AS9100
IAQG standard AS9116
Application: AS9116 – regulatory and contractual
Purpose: AS9116 – manage and prioritize changes
AS9100 design and production process changes
Exercise: NOC applicability, focus and stakeholders
Changes to product design and/or production
Product configuration baseline and information
Sources: Changes to baseline configuration
Potential impact: Production process-related changes
Propagation impact: Unintended consequences
Change – reasons and evaluation
Change types
Configuration control considerations
Quiz: Changes to baseline configuration
Authorizations and customer-specific requirements for NOC
Authorization to analyze changes
Notice Of Change (NOC) proposal contents & records
AS9100 series: Customer and applicable statutory and regulatory QMS requirements
NOC customer contractual requirements
Generic: NOC customer contractual requirements
Example: BAE SYSTEMS NOC submission document
Example: BAE SYSTEMS NOC ‘package’ preparation
Example: Parker Hannifin Aerospace
Quiz: AS9100 requirements
Notice of change (NOC) submittal – process, evaluation and approval
The processes for evaluation and approval
Processes for NOC submittal
Change impact analysis tool
NOC change impact analysis (CIA) logic tree
NOC data and NOC (sample) form
Quiz: Types and requirements for changes
QMS and submittal privileges
QMS requirements and submittal privileges
Design activity QMS minimum requirements
Requirements for organizations to obtain authorization to analyze changes on behalf of customer
Customer agreements
Approval of design activity to perform CIA
Prerequisites for design activities to perform CIA
Requesting and maintaining design CIA approval
Design CIA processes and procedures
Requirements for data submission of notice of change
Record retention
Comparisons and links: CM ~ NOC
Comments and questions
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Who should attend
The course is intended for -
Quality management practitioners such as quality management consultants and quality managers
Employees who are routinely involved in CM and NOC activities
Quality management system auditors, such as those employed by third-party certification bodies or by purchasing organisations (second-party auditors)
This course is ideal for all levels of management who need to get to grips with the ever-increasing customer requirements for effective CM and NOC processes and activities.
Deliverables & benefits
Individuals who successfully complete this practical course will –
be confident in knowing that their abilities enable them to undertake all of the tasks required for CM and NOC
be better equipped to undertake and document CM and NOC
avoid commonly encountered problems with CM and NOC – right-first-time-every time!
All participants successfully completing the course will receive their Training Certificate containing TEC Transnational’s internationally recognized logo.