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For your technical volume, please include the following:

1.) An abstract/executive summary

2.) 5-6 paragraphs that answer the statement of work above (please use between 1500- 2500 words).

3.) A combination of 4 or 5 figures or tables that help make your points.

4) 6 references at least

4.) A list of Mendeley references at the end of the report (must include author, journal/book name, year, and volume at a minimum).

Please use 1” margins with Times New Roman font at either 11 or 12 point font. Single or double line spacing is fine (I am counting the words, not the pages).

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Additive Manufacturing Assessment You are working for a company that does applied engineering related to manufacturing. Your boss has seen a recent request for proposal (RFP), and wants you to respond with a Phase 1 submission since you are an expert in manufacturing and materials. The RFP states: OBJECTIVE: Optimize a part and develop an optimization process/program. This project will investigate materials and manufacturing methods to reduce the cost yet maintain the relevant performance requirements for an existing part. The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) armor support ring will serve as a proof of concept. DESCRIPTION: The armor support ring for the AMPV is machined from a billet of titanium (1). Material losses alone make this a highly inefficient: titanium for defense OEM use is about $20/pound. At a diameter of 45 inches, there is far more material lost to the machine shop floor than there is in the final part. Further, machining titanium is not cheap due to how comparatively expensive the tools are, the shorter tool life, and the fact that titanium work hardens; this amounts to about 4x the cost to machine steel. There have been significant advances in manufacturing processes and materials development, as well as innovative applications which combine the two. As an example of the type of changes that could be made consider the report: “Metals Materials Engineering in Tank-Automotive Equipment” (2) which considered weight focused replacements for the M60. This project will investigate the most efficient combination of material substitution and/or innovative uses of modern manufacturing processes. PHASE I: Investigate the feasibility and cost effectiveness of various manufacturing processes and materials options to the current design with the DLA target of 10 to 1 cost reduction as an objective. Define and execute a modeling and simulation test plan that will inform the decision to switch to a new material and/or manufacturing process as well as the associated business case to do so. The best value of material/process/time is the objective. A program such as the PRedictive Integrated Structural Materials Science (PRISMS) (3) may be used a reference/starting point. She is quite excited about the idea of replacing the current process of machining wrought blanks with an additive process. While the idea seems promising, your boss wants to know more about different processes and their ability to produce high quality components. She wants you to respond to the RFP with no more than 10 pages with the following layout. REFERENCES: 1. The AMPV armor support ring is under the gunner platform shown in the top middle of the picture here; https://www.defensenews.com/land/2016/12/15/bae-systems-presents-first-ampv-prototype-to-us-army/ 2. “Metals Engineering in Tank-Automotive Equipment” http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/674643.pdf Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) 3. PRedictive Integrated Structural Materials Science (PRISMS) https://www.mgi.gov/content/predictiveintegrated-structural-materials-science-prisms-center 4. Federation of American Scientists. "M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank." DOD 101. 14 Apr 2000. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m1.htm 5. Stryker Armoured Combat Vehicle Family https://www.army-technology.com/projects/stryker/ 6. The Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy www.g8.army.mil/pdf/The_Army_TWV_Strategy.pdf The Technical Volume should cover the following items in the order given below: (1) Identification and Significance of the Problem or Opportunity. Define the specific technical problem or opportunity addressed and its importance. (2) Phase I Technical Objectives. Enumerate the specific objectives of the Phase I work, including the questions the research and development effort will try to answer to determine the feasibility of the proposed approach. (3) Phase I Statement of Work a) Provide an explicit, detailed description of the Phase I approach. If a Phase I option is required or allowed by the Component, describe appropriate research activities which would commence at the end of Phase I base period should the Component elect to exercise the option. The Statement of Work should indicate what tasks are planned, how and where the work will be conducted, a schedule of major events, and the final product(s) to be delivered. The Phase I effort should attempt to determine the technical feasibility of the proposed concept. The methods planned to achieve each objective or task should be discussed explicitly and in detail. This section should be a substantial portion of the Technical Volume section. For your technical volume, please include the following: 1.) An abstract/executive summary 2.) 5-6 paragraphs that answer the statement of work above (please use between 15002500 words). 3.) A combination of 4 or 5 figures or tables that help make your points. 4.) A list of Mendeley references at the end of the report (must include author, journal/book name, year, and volume at a minimum). Please use 1” margins with Times New Roman font at either 11 or 12 point font. Single or double line spacing is fine (I am counting the words, not the pages). ME 383 Project Grading Rubric Grade English Usage and Grammar Abstract Use of Figures and Tables Technical Content Use of References A Excellently written, no grammar or spelling mistakes, appropriate use of technical terms. Strong paragraph structures are present with well-defined and supported topic sentences. Word range 1500-2500 words. Solidly written with isolated grammar or spelling mistakes, confusion on isolated technical terms. Occasional weakness in paragraph structure. An excellently written, concise (
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Executive summary
Manufacturing processes involve various tasks which can be expressed as decomposed
operations to work packages. These packages are more appealing as they describe activities and
actions to achieve the best results. In developing a project scope, however, bureaucracy in task
subdivision leading to aspects of inconveniences affecting the efficiency of the entire process.
For instance, a process designed to act effectively may be affected by issues such as scope creep,
bulging budgets, and operations inflexibility (Feickert, 2016). Optimization of these process
becomes crucial to help minimize costs, affect flexibility and keep systems updated to adapt to
the changes in the business and technology. Optimization of complex systems is possible through
the following ways; operations optimization, utilizing financial opportunities, harmonizing
diverse applications, and the use of Enterprise resource planning.
In manufacturing, optimization of processes is crucial to reduce problems such as slack
time, excess work in progress, errors, inconsistency in production, long and late order delivery,
complexity in production management process among other issues (Feickert, 2016). The aspect
of optimization requires a dedicated team that works to produce a tight workflow production
process which reduces delays in operations. The productivity of an industry is a factor of the
production process efficiency to provide optimal production conditions.
Optimization Process
Optimization of titanium requires the reduction of material wastage whilst reducing the
cost of production. Titanium and its alloys occur as attractive materials for industrial use owing
to its unique high strength-weight ratio (Feickert, 2016). The metal is suitable as it maintains the
strength-weight ratio at high temperatures and its ability to resist corrosion. Titanium products

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have wide application in aerospace and military industries, but scientifically failure occurs due to
poor thermal properties (Dandekar et al., 2010). In this perspective, titanium products become
more difficult to machine, and thus its application is limited to areas where cost is not a factor.
Optimization of titanium production can be done through various methods such as the use of
alloys, and technology in production. Machining conditions is a factor that determines titanium
production, and therefore industrial parameters need to be balanced (Gupta et al., 2016).
Analysis of the methods of production enlists aspects such as tool coating, tool geometry,
cutting speed and cutting flow as crucial in machining of titanium and its alloys. Use of a
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