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Our PM service also provides the documen-

tation of risk management that contractors

can provide to higher-tier contractors who

want to know that systems will be delivered

on time and exactly to spec.

Effective PLM ensures that parts are avail-

able to service routine and emergency

maintenance. A PLM program can also

anticipate technology advances and thus

allow for upgrades to embedded technology

with a minimum of hardware or software

disruption. The result is the highest level

of repeatable performance at the lowest

possible cost of ownership across the UAS

program’s lifecycle.

GE’s long-established PLM team maintains

close contact with component suppliers

and industry groups such as the Compo-

nent Obsolescence Group to constantly

monitor technology developments and

component obsolescence issues. At the

heart of the program is a dedication to

providing both progressive and defensive

Long Term Support.

Progressive support begins on the design

table, with embedded products being

designed for maximum compatibility or

upgradability even before they are qualified

for a system. The list of critical components

will include only those elements for which

vendors have committed to a long-term

production run.

After a product is launched, defensive PLM

provides the technical support and service

to keep the product running, as well as

ensuring that sufficient stores of spare

parts are available to avoid the premature

shutdown of a system or even the entire

platform. When technology obsolescence

occurs in the marketplace, GE’s Health

Check program will alert the customer

and provide possible solutions such as a

last-time buy of the components, an appro-

priate replacement component, a redesign

of the original product for form, fit, or func-

tion compatibility, technology insertion

earlier than planned or a lifetime purchase

of the components. When components

are purchased in bulk, GE also can provide

secure, climate-controlled storage for as

long as required by the customer.

Long-term product lifecycles demand

that critical engineering knowl-

edge is available regardless

of personnel changes or

corporate restructures.

Similarly, testing,

diagnostic and repair

capabilities must be

maintained. GE Intel-

ligent Platforms’ PLM

program ensures that

such knowledge, proto-

cols and capabilities are

available throughout the

lifecycle of the UAS.

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