1. 10th Configuration Management Benchmarking Conference June 15-18, 2003 Hershey, PA 2003 CONFERENCE " A Decade of Sharing" Configuration Control of Parts Presented By: Sam Melton Progress Energy

2. 2 Configuration Control of Parts Overview ä History/Background ä Basis ä Challenges ä Tools ä Processes

3. 3 History/BackgroundHistory/Background ä Original Design ä Original Documentation  Specifications  Bills of Material  Vendor Parts Lists  Drawings  Databases

4. 4 History/BackgroundHistory/Background Procurement requirements ä Specifications ä Purchase Orders ä Receipt Inspection ä Non-conformance disposition

5. 5 History/BackgroundHistory/Background ä Technology changes ä Supplier availability ä Non-nuclear experience ä Aging plants

6. 6 BasisBasis Why is Configuration Control of Parts an issue? ä Achieving design requirements (Safety, production) ä Managing procurement activities (Cost) ä Improving maintenance performance (Cost, production)

7. 7 BasisBasis OK, then why is Configuration Control of Parts different from the rest of configuration control? ä Level of detail ä Frequency of change ä Complexity of change ä User perspectives

8. 8 Challenges to Parts Control ä How design engineers design ä How suppliers supply ä How documentation was provided ä How documentation was maintained ä Current processes and tools

9. 9 Challenges to Parts Control How design engineers design ä Pick a component, then specify requirements ä Document everything – or nothing ä Document everywhere – or nowhere ä Let Configuration figure it out

10. 10 Challenges to Parts Control How suppliers supply ä Making changes without telling purchaser ä Reusing part numbers ä Changing part numbers without changing parts ä Changing company names/owners

11. 11 Challenges to Parts Control How documentation was provided/maintained ä Vendor documents not part of controlled document system ä Control of inventory ä Authorization to update ä “Recovery” projects

12. 12 ToolsTools ä Database vs. paper ä Database vs. databases ä Equipment/Component Database ä Alternate Model ä Parts/Inventory Database ä Bill of Materials Database

13. 13 ProcessesProcesses Design Change ä Highest level, therefore, costliest ä Schedule competition ä Fits well with Configuration Control ä When is it necessary? ä Change in design requirement ä Environmental Qualification ä New technology

14. 14 ProcessesProcesses Equivalent Item Change ä Specialized change process ä Limited applicability ä Challenge to integrate with Configuration Control ä Scope control

15. 15 ProcessesProcesses Database Maintenance ä Easiest ä Can be pushed to lowest level ä Potential for error ä Qualification

16. 16 ProcessesProcesses Coordinating Process ä Imbedded in Configuration Program ä Roadmap for Users ä Progress Energy example

17. 17 Configuration Control of Parts ä Important for safety, cost, and production ä Must deal with history ä Requires tools ä Requires processes

18. 18 Configuration Control of Parts Questions or Comments?