What are the benefits of the Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) Management philosophy?

Answer 1

Applying the IPPD management philosophy can result in significant benefits to the

customer, DoD, and industry. The primary benefits are reduced cost and schedule while maintaining,

often increasing, quality. Essentially, a more balanced tradeoff is achieved among cost, schedule and

performance. These gains are realized by the early integration of business, contracting, manufacturing,

test, training, and support considerations in the design process, resulting in fewer costly changes made

later in the process (e.g., during full rate production or operational test). In a traditional approach, the

largest number of changes occur late in development, when change costs are high, resulting in higher

program costs. In an IPPD process, the bulk of changes occur early in development, when change costs

are low, resulting in lower program costs.

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