Operations Manual
2.2 Core Competences
2.2.1Engineering
TAG’s engineering methodology is built upon Multi-Disciplinary Optimization (MDO) and rigorous design reviews. Although PMs drive the schedule at TAG, Engineering leverages Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools, Computational Fluid Dyn amics (CFD) models, rapid prototyping processes, and diverse test equipment and facilities to ensure requirements are being met at every step of the design. TAG Engineering follows a proven design-review process, ensuring all entrance and exit criteria are met at each stage. Rigorous documentation is compiled to dem onstrate requirement compliance, risks are mitigated, and decisions are prudent – throughout the design process.
TAG prides itself on its engineering laboratories and facilities. Over the past three years, TAG has invested in several pieces of equipment that allow TAG to test and certify products directly onsite to the harshest environmental requirements of military standards – including the MIL-STD- 810F and DO 160D.
TAG’s onsite test equipment currently includes a Highly Accelerated Lifecycle Testing (HALT) Chamber, an
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) test chamber, and a high-/low-temperature thermal test chamber. TAG’s facility also provides:
•A floor plan designed to support a cellular manufacturing model with modular assem bly lines
•A dedicated 24-hour system burn-in room
•A modern produ ction status tracking and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system w ith external web collaboration capabilities
•Dedicated Quality Assurance workstations for system compliance and validation inspection
2.2.2Manufacturing and Integration
TAG implements Cellular Manufacturing processes through our compartmentalized, state-of-the-art production facility to minimize waste byproducts and maximize production efficiency. TAG’s manufacturing facility is physically partitioned to model the major philosophies of Lean Manufacturing. Consistent with the model, each of TAG ’s production cells are capable of operating in isolation; however personnel and tools are shared across all cells to streamline manufacturing operations, costs, and the
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