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News Release from: PTC - Parametric Technology (UK) | Subject: JSF Programme
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 16 May 2002
Software provides foundation for JSF
programme
PTC has made significant progress in providing the infrastructure for Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme, the largest procurement programme in Pentagon history.
PTC has made significant progress in providing the infrastructure for Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme, the largest procurement programme in Pentagon history Although JSF is still in its early stages, it is the critical time to put all of the foundational structure in place
With a project of this magnitude involving many subcontractors, it will be vital that design and programme data are efficiently shared.
PTC's Windchill solutions provide the critical foundation and infrastructure for this vast project.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics implemented the Integrated Management Framework (IMF) as the backbone for the JSF programme.
The IMF, based on PTC's Windchill collaboration and control foundational software, serves as the framework for management of all design and programme data.
IMF uniquely enables JSF partners, suppliers, and customers throughout the world to gather overall status of the programme including earned value, schedules, cost data and potential risks.
IMF empowers a virtual work team, providing collaboration capabilities that span the globe.
"PTC's Windchill provides web-based portal access to all of the critical program data allowing the sharing of status and metrics throughout the programme", states Henry J Levine, Lockheed Martin vice president and deputy of JSF programme Air System.
"Global collaboration is a key component to the success of this programme".
IMF ensures not only the sharing of programme data, but also the necessary control.
While data sharing is critical for the JSF programme, controlled access of certain proprietary data is also necessary.
Special security requirements are easily managed with the Windchill architecture.
Another key component of the IMF is its automated data management capabilities that provide configuration control and workflow management.
All the suppliers and customers become integrated components of the overall workflow, allowing them to make real time updates to their component of the programme.
"Lockheed's JSF implementation represents a new way of doing business for these types of programmes", said Brigadier General John Hudson, programme executive officer and programme director for the Joint Strike Fighter programme.
"The infrastructure of IMF takes a programme of this enormity and makes it manageable.
Simply said, IMF is fabulous".
Lockheed Martin's IMF provides the infrastructure to manage a programme the magnitude of JSF.
"Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' development of its Windchill-based IMF solution is a testament to their commitment to solving such a complex product development challenge", said Paul Cunningham, executive vice president, Americas Sales.
"PTC is excited to be at the core of this best-in-class programme management solution".
Windchill is enabling Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to take a government specification and produce an infrastructure to meet that specification.
The Integrated Management Framework allows Lockheed Martin to seamlessly integrate with legacy systems providing the JSF team the critical capability to manage the collaborative efforts of its global value chain.
With affordability as the cornerstone of the JSF programme, Windchill is enabling Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to achieve this goal by accelerating the product development lifecycle, reducing costs, and delivering the end product with confidence.
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