RESOURCES
This section is provided as additional reference material.
Many of these references were written by APT personnel. These and more are also available on the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Community of Practice (CoP) website for Production, Quality, and Manufacturing (PQM). These will help answer program questions.

MRL RESOURCES
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MRL Introduction
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MRL Definitions
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MRL Overview
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MRL 2020 Matrix
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MRL 2020 Deskbook
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MRL 2020 Users Guide

TRL RESOURCES
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TRL Introduction
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TRL Definitions
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TRL Assessments
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GAO TRL Assessment Guide
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DoD 2011 TRA Guidance
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DoD 2009 TRA Deskbook
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DoD 2005 TRA Deskbook

AS6500 RESOURCES
This standard is applicable to all phases of the system acquisition life cycle. It is intended for use on all programs with manufacturing content. It requires proven manufacturing management practices with the goal of delivering affordable and capable systems to the extent that it is invoked contractually.

PMM RESOURCES
An Product Maturity Metrics Assessment asks the 20 questions that quickly gauge the program’s current state of maturity and risk. PMMs are a concise and effective tool available to Program Managers to readily assess risks, based on the maturity of their product at key milestones or gates. Developed on sound system engineering and product management principles, PMMs apply to any product.
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PMM Introduction
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PMM Article

PRODUCIBILITY RESOURCES
While many references to producibility in defense manufacturing are older references inclusion of the concept and process in AS6500 has shown a continued commitment to its use as a technique for cost and risk reduction in manufacturing.

OTHER RESOURCES
This section is for other resources some old, some new.
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DoD 4545.7 - M Transition from Development to Production, Sep 1985 (a.k.a., The Willoughby Templates)
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Engineering & Manufacturing Readiness Levels (EMRLs), 2010 MDA usage