Process mapping for complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder aerospace MR&O business models

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Aircraft manufacturers around the world are transitioning from traditional design and manufacturingapproaches such as integrated product development teams and Lean Production. Industry 4.0 is a populardesignation to describe the growing importance of information systems across the entire product lifecycle. Thestructure of existing, software-based, product lifecycle management (PLM) and certification systems do not, ingeneral, integrate PLM with requirements management as a generic model.Cascade Aerospace Inc. is a Canadian corporation specializing in the design, manufacturing and certification ofcustomized modifications to domestic and international third-party aircraft. Although many industries aredeveloping digital systems to manage engineering and manufacturing changes throughout the product lifecycle,engineering data management for businesses such as Cascade has the added complexity of integrating changesfrom the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and managing certification and testing requirements. Theobjective of this project is to explore the complex stakeholder interactions characteristic of this niche Canadianaerospace business model. Process mapping techniques will be used to create a foundational architecture forthe development of an appropriate data management strategy that can be developed and customized to best suitthe needs of Cascade Aerospace.