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Mitigating Space Industry Supply Chain Risk Thru Risk-Based Analysis, Jennifer S. Cooper
Mitigating Space Industry Supply Chain Risk Thru Risk-Based Analysis, Jennifer S. Cooper
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Using risk-based analysis to consider supply chain disruptions and uncertainty along with potential mitigation strategies in the early stages of space industry projects can be used avoid schedule delays, cost overruns, and lead to successful project outcomes.
Space industry projects, especially launch vehicles, are complicated assemblies of high-technology and specialized components. Components are engineered, procured, manufactured, and assembled for specific missions or projects, unlike make-to-stock manufacturing where assemblies are produced at a mass production rate for customers to choose off the shelf or lot, like automobiles.
The supply chain for a space industry project is a large, complicated web where …