This document provides information to help the reader view maintainability in the context of an overall systems engineering effort. The guide defines maintainability, describes its relationship to other disciplines, addresses the basic elements common to sound maintainability programs, and describes the tasks and activities associated with those elements.

Purpose

SAE JA1010-1 Maintainability Program Standard Implementation Guide (the Guide) is designed to assist suppliers in determining how to satisfy the program requirements developed per SAE JA1010 Maintainability Program Standard (the Standard). Although this Guide has been designed for use with the Standard, it is not required by the Standard. The Guide may be used for programs in any Government or commercial application. It applies to all activities for achieving desired levels of maintainability throughout the product or service life cycle. The guide's main purposes are:

a. To provide insight into the need for specifying maintainability in an item/system or production development program and to describe the structural elements of a sound maintainability program.

b. To describe the design, analysis, test, and management tasks and activities that may be conducted to meet the objectives, the required levels of maintainability and incorporation of these tasks in a tailored program.

c. To provide guidance for structuring solicitations and proposals to ensure that these tasks and activities are addressed.

d. To provide guidance for evaluating how well maintainability is addressed in proposals submitted in response to a solicitation.

e. Provide guidance to contractors and subcontractors on the application of the Maintainability Case (MC) procedure (see Section 5 of this guide).

Application

This Guide primarily provides assistance for developing maintainability programs according to the requirements of SAE Standard JA1010. Implementation of the guide will help to answer questions frequently asked by suppliers and customers such as:

a. Who is responsible for maintainability goals, planning, etc.?

b. What maintainability methods are most effective, and how are they applied?

c. When are maintainability methods used most effectively in the product development cycle?

d. Where can we get more detailed information and instructions on how to use the maintainability methods?

This Guide may also be used as a general reference for maintainability methods and maintainability program management. Suppliers and customers may also find the Guide useful for other purposes such as those listed below:

a. Resource for design and manufacturing engineers to select available maintainability methods.

b. Provide an understanding of various maintainability program activities.

c. Provide assistance to suppliers who need knowledge of various maintainability methods and techniques, or assistance establishing a formal maintainability program.

d. Assistance in planning, scheduling and structuring their maintainability programs.

e. Knowledge of available maintainability methods, a description of what they accomplish, and when they are best applied.

f. Evaluating potential benefits and limitations of maintainability methods.

g. Practical method selection criteria.

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