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101 Cards in this Set
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What's the purpose of EMD? |
-Develop, build and test products -Verify all operational requirements have been met |
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In EMD, "Develop" dentotes... |
-Ensuring all SW and HW designs are completed |
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In EMD, "Build" denotes... |
-build the prototypes |
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In EMD, "test" denotes... |
-testing the prototypes or first articles -completing TEMP DT&E activities |
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What's a key event during EMD and what document must be validated? |
-Critical Design Review -Capabilities Production Document |
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What are some objectives of EMD? |
-evaluate KPPs/KSAs -prepare for full production -ensure system design support packages meet sustainment requirements |
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When things signify that EMD is ending? |
-Design is stable -system meets requirements -manufacturing process under control |
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What's the criteria for a program to enter MS C |
-stable design -no manufacturing risk -demonstrated interoperability -demonstrated supportability -full funding in the FYDP |
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For Cost and Schedule Variances (CV and SV) are positive numbers good or bad?
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Good
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For Cost and Schedule Variances (CV and SV) are negative numbers good or bad?
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Bad
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For Cost and Schedule performance indices (CPI and SPI) is a number greater than 1 good or bad?
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Good |
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For Cost and Schedule performance indices (CPI and SPI) is a number less than 1 good or bad? |
Bad
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Contract Price is made up of what 2 components? |
1) Negotiated Contract Price 2) Profit / Fee |
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Negotiated Contract Price is made up of what 2 components? |
1) Performance Measurement Baseline 2) Management Reserve |
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Management Reserve is not included in what metric until it is used?
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Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) |
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Management Reserve is managed by whom?
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The contractor
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What are the 2 types of funding policies?
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1) Incremental 2) Full Funding |
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What funding policy only provides those funds required too pay expenses associated with "normal" operations of DoD activities for a 12-month period?
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Annual Funding Policy
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What funding policy is to achieve effective "rationing" of scarce funds among research programs? |
Incremental Funding Policy
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What funding policy provides total funding for investment items to satisfy an approved 12 month requirement?
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Full Funding Policy
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Full funding requires what two items?
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1) That you fully fund for the entire delivery period 2) That you purchase complete items |
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What are the Full Funding Policy Exemptions?
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1) Advance Procurement Exception 2) Multiyear Procurement (MYP) Exception |
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What Full Funding exception would you use if you have an item with a lead time greater than the life of the appropriation?
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Advance Procurement Exception
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What full funding exception would you use if you required an item with a lead time greater than other components, parts, and material for the same end item?
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Advance Procurement Exception
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What full funding exception would you use when efforts must be funded in a timeframe to maintain a planned production schedule?
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Advance Procurement Exception
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What Full funding exception would you use when contracted deliveries exceed the 12-month funded delivery period?
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Multiyear Procurement Exception |
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What are the Multiyear procurement exception benefits?
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1) Brings stability to the acquisition and budget process 2) Provides assurances to the contractor of future years business, encourages contractor to invest in manufacturing process, and increases contractor productivity, thus lowering government costs. |
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What are the potential problems with Multiyear procurement exceptions?
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1) Government liable for penalty (in a decreasing amount) for early cancellation of contract 2) Cannot budget for that cancellation/termination liability 3) Controversial concept (both in Congress and OSD) |
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Viable candidates for Mulityear Procurement Contracts should satisfy the following: |
1) Significant savings compared to annual contract buys 2) Stable Design 3) Stable Requirements 4) Confidence in cost estimates 5) Confidence in contractors ability to produce 6) Commitment by Service, OSD, and Congress to provide the appropriate funding levels for current and out years 7) Promote National Security of the US |
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Cancellation costs for Mulityear Procurement contracts may include?
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1) Non-Recurring Costs 2) Recurring costs with the approval of Agency Head and USD(C) |
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Cancellation Ceiling for multiyear procurement contract is:
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1) Negotiated along with other provisions in the contract 2) A decreasing amount each year 3) Not an additional amount to be budgeted |
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Multiyear procurement Contracts with a cancellation ceiling in excess of $100 million require how many days of advanced notification? To whom?
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30 day notification to the Congressional Defense Committee.
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Only funds that are currently available for obligations can be what?
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Reprogrammed
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What is it called when a reprogramming action results in the movement of budget authority from one service appropriation to another? |
Transfer
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What are the 3 types of reprogramming actions?
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Congressional Prior Approval Internal Congressional Notification |
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Internal Reprogramming requires the approval of who?
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Undersecretary of Defense, Comptroller USD(C)
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What kind of documents realign funds to a different line item?
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Internal Reprogramming
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Does the "internal" in Internal Reprogramming mean inside of a single program?
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No
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What type of reprogramming is used to establish a new program?
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Congressional Prior Approval
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What type of reprogramming involves the termination of a program?
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Congressional Prior Approval
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What type of reprogramming is usually done by a Service as part of an annual omnibus reprogramming submission?
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Congressional Prior Approval
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What type of reprogramming requires a 30 day notification to the Defense Committee and if no reply is received in 30 days, requires no action?
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Congressional Notification
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RDT&E Funding is good for how many years?
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Two
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Procurement money is good for how many years? Shipbuilding?
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Three and Five
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O&M Funding is good for how many years?
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One
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MILPERS funding is good for how many years?
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One
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MILCON funding is good for how many years?
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Five
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In the appropriation life cycle, Expired Accounts are good for how many years?
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Five
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In the appropriation life cycle, Expired Accounts can be used for what?
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Payments and adjustments to existing obligations
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In the appropriation life cycle, Expired Accounts cannot be used for what?
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New obligations or increased scope on existing obligations
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In the appropriation life cycle, Closed or Cancelled accounts are good for how many years?
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Ten
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In the appropriation life cycle, Closed or Cancelled accounts can be used for what?
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Nothing. They are no longer available for payments or obligations
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Who handles Authorizations? |
1) House Armed Services Committee, and 2) Senate Armed Services Committee |
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What does "Authorization" give you?
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Authorizes target dollars to fund your program
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What does "Appropriation" give you?
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Money marked for you to take action
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What requires that appropriated funds be used only for those purposes and programs for with the appropriation was made?
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Misappropriation Act
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What forbids any person from making or authorizing obligation in EXCESS of the amount available?
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Anti-Deficiency Act
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What kind of contract change requires only the government contracting officer's signature?
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Unilateral
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What kind of contract change requires signatures from both the government contract officer and the contractor?
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Bilateral
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What is a contract called when the cost and schedule are pre-agreed upon?
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Definitized
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What is a contract called with the cost and schedule is NOT pre-agreed upon?
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Undefinitized
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Why is a change clause included in a contract?
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Gives the government the right to make changes in the work within the general scope of the contract
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What is the budget set aside for unplanned events that may arise during the course of a project?
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Management Reserve
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Management Reserve may not be used to offset or minimize what?
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Existing cost variances
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What are the entrance criteria for Milestone C?
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1) Technological Maturity 2) System and relevant mission area architectures 3) Mature software capability 4) Demonstrate system integration or demonstrated commercial products in a relevant environment 5) No significant manufacturing risks 6) An approved ORD 7) Acceptable interoperability 8) Acceptable operational supportability (OS) 9) Compliance with DoD Strategic Plan 10) Affordable throughout the lifecycle |
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What is the purpose of the DPAS? |
Assure the timely availability of industrial resources to meet current requirements
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What are the 2 DPAS ratings?
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D.O.--Critical to National defense D.X.--Highest National Defense Urgency |
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Special Priority Asssistance (SPAs) are submitted through DoD using what form?
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BIS-9999
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Under the SPA, any company in the US must fill an order for items that the company normally supplies as long as they can what?
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Meet the delivery date
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What is the purpose of an Industrial Capability Financial Analysis?
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To identify if an organization is profitable and if necessary to identify courses of action as necessary
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Is the government concerned with whether or not a company is profitable?
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Yes
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What is the Learning Curve?
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Shows that the time required to perform a task decreases the more often the task is repeated.
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What type of contract would be a factor with a Learning Curve?
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Production, Fixed
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How do you influence Manufacturing cost savings?
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Incentivize through the contract
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What are the 4 factors that impact producibility? |
1) Design 2) Manufacturing Capability and Control 3) Inspection Method 4) Cost as Independent Variable (CAIV)
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What factors impact the Design?
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1) Design Simplicity 2) Number of Parts 3) Materials |
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What are the 5 M's of manufacturing? |
1) Manpower 2) Material 3) Method 4) Measurement 5) Machinery |
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When you replace experienced workers with lower cost labor this is an example of which "M"?
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Manpower
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Phase out specific equipment and replace with commercial equipment is an example of which M?
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Machinery |
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Supply Chain Management paradigm shift from supplier relations to commercial purchasing agreements is an example of which "M"?
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Materials
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Batch Processing implementation due to existing commercial facility configuration is an example of which "M"?
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Methods |
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Metrics used to monitor key product or manufacturing process characteristics is an example of which M? |
Measurements
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Can you be successful as long as you are capable, but not under control?
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No
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Can you be successful as long as you are under control, but not capable?
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No
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You need what two things to be successful?
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1) Capable 2) Under Control |
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Things that are an inherent part of the process that can't be changed are what?
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Common Causes
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Things that arise from special circumstances that ar NOT part of the process all the time are what?
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Special Causes
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Machine Vibrations are and example of:
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Common Causes
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Temperature fluctuations are and example of:
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Common Causes
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Human Error is and example of:
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Special Causes
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Incorrect Set-up is an example of:
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Special Causes
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Processes subject to special causes of variation have what 2 characteristics?
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1) Not Stable and 2) Not Predictable |
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Processes subject to common causes of variation are:
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Stable and predictable over time |
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Which process has a normal distribution over time?
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Stable
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Even though a stable process is [blank], it still has what? |
In control, it still has variation |
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What is it called when Measurements on the same dimension on several different parts are not the same?
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Variation |
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The BLRIP tells you what?
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That you are operational effective (OE) and Operationally Suitable (OS)
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What items does the MDA approve for FRPDR?
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1) Full Rate Production 2) Updated Acquisition Strategy 3) Updated Acquisition Program Baseline 4) Exit Criteria (if appropriate) 5) Provisions for evaluation for post-deployment performance 6) Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) |
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Who is responsible for Environmental Issues?
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PM
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What could result from violating Environmental Issues
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Jail, fines, etc
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During Deployment, the receiving unit's concerns need to be addressed as they must complete what kind of testing?
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Acceptance.
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