Configuration/Change Management (CM)
The product life-cycle involves continuous development, manufacturing, and maintenance. Managing these changes requires the input of multiple parties throughout the organization and supply chain. Any errors that occur during the CM process can be costly and cause delays. MEARS provides solutions to streamline the CM workflow and maintains the historical configuration data throughout the product or system’s life. Documents are routed through the MEARS review system for collaboration, commenting, and disposition. Tiered distributions facilitate a cooperative environment that allows for complete control over document visibility and voting privileges. Documents can be created in MEARS using built-in forms, as well as a free-style form for maximum flexibility:
- Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) – DD Form 1692
- Request for Variants/Waiver (RFV/RFW)
- Modification Work Order (MWO)
- Specification Change Notice (SCN) – DD Form 1696
- Free-Form File Routing For Everything Else
Data Management (DM)
The Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) section of the application utilizes DD Form 1423-1 and provides a collaborative, web-based solution to meet the daily demands of Government Data Managers. MEARS incorporates Data Management into a friendly, organized format through Sets, CDRLs, and Tracking Records. Sets allow programs to organize CDRLs into folders that control user access and business rules. Tracking Records contain all dates, files, and related content associated with contractor deliveries and Government responses/dispositions, consolidating all aspects of the delivery process in a centralized location. Delivery items can be easily routed through the MEARS review system. All phases of the CDRL lifecycle can be audited and exported into a variety of reports. An overview of Data Management tasks that can be completed in MEARS are listed below:
- Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) – DD Form 1423-1.
- Submittal of Contractor Deliveries
- Government:
- Review of Contractor Deliverables
- Generation of Response Letter
- Response to Contractor Submittals