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high performance embedded computing

GE’s Program Management

(PM) service rigorously strives

to eliminate the risk in HPEC

program development and

deployment. From development

of the product requirements and

program schedule to product

qualification and release for

production, GE works closely with

its customers to demonstrate

design and manufacturing prog-

ress as measured against the

program baselines and forecasts.

support

In the event that stock products cannot meet

customer specifications, GE’s PM staff will

develop a customer-centric plan to shepherd

the product development from prototype to

production. Price change risk is eliminated

because GE’s initial quote remains the price

until delivery.

Reduction of risk and cost

In addition, GE’s contract change manage-

ment service reduces costly change orders

by ensuring that every change has been

formally approved by the customer and that

a separate purchase order has been issued

to reflect that change.

The PM service also provides the documenta-

tion 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 specification.

Effective Product Lifecycle management (PLM)

ensures that parts are available to service

routine and emergency maintenance – what-

ever the duration of the proposed deployment.

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 a program’s lifecycle.

GE’s long-established PLM team maintains

close contact with component suppliers and

industry groups such as the Component

Obsolescence Group to constantly monitor

technology developments and component

obsolescence issues.

Progressive and defensive

long term support

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 appropriate replacement

component, a redesign of the original product

for form, fit, or function compatibility, tech-

nology 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 knowledge

is available regardless of personnel changes

or corporate restructures. Similarly, testing,

diagnostic and repair capabilities must be

maintained. GE Intelligent Platforms’ PLM

program ensures that such knowledge,

protocols and capabilities are available

throughout the lifecycle of any program.

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