Supply Chain World Volume 12 Issue 5 | Page 61

______________________________________________________________________________________________ Fuse
Integration
Total transformation
Our conversation with Sumner comes at an interesting time as Fuse has completed successful testing and now prepares for increased production.“ We’ re in a transition phase as we go from being a small business to a full-rate production company with multiple platforms and programs,” he shares.“ We’ re using lots of advanced features like digital twin technology and augmented reality to design and streamline our systems within a digital engineering environment.
We’ ve aligned our manufacturing process with different specifications and regulations, including ISO 9001 and AS90100, and established a secure, well-documented supply chain to support our production operations.
“ While we have a good understanding of the US DoD’ s processes, we’ re just starting to learn how international organizations work, such as the UK’ s Ministry of Defence. In the US, there are two different approaches: NAVAIR, a platform-centric aircraft command, and NAVWAR, a provider of technology-based
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