MIL-HDBK-115 Us Army Reverse Engineering Handbook Guidelines And ProceduresThis HANDBOOK, which provides the guidelines and procedures for performing reverse engineering, was created using current applicable laws and knowledge gained during a trial program from July 1985 to April 1987, and is based on experiences obtained from military and industry participants. This handbook is for guidance only and cannot be cited as a requirement.

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MIL-HDBK-115B(ARMY)

REVERSE ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

       MECH                 ELEX         HOURS               HOURS

ITEM                                                                             PER                     PER               EST. NO.      TOTAL NO.                      FUNCTION                                     ITEM                   ITEM             OF ITEMS  EST. HRS

1        RECEIVE ITEM AND ENTER IN REVERSE ENGINEERING

          MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (REMS)                2                           2                           1        

2        REVIEW GFE & RETRIEVE

          ADDITIONAL DATA                                       8                           8                           1        

3        IDENTIFY/REVIEW TEST DATA.

VALIDATE OR DEVELOP TEST

          PROCEDURES                                                  40                         120                       1        

4        IDENTIFY PARTS AND

          DRAWINGS REQUIRED                                  8                           24                         1        

5        DISASSEMBLE-CONDUCT PCA                    24                         24                         1        

6        DEVELOP SCHEDULE AND REVERSE

          ENGINEERING PLAN                                      8                           3                           1        

7        CONDUCT DIMENSION

          ANALYSIS                                                         2                           4        

8        DEVELOP LEVEL THREE

          DRAWINGS                                                       16                         16        

9        CONDUCT PRODUCIBILITY

          AND Q/A ANALYSIS                                       12                         24        

10      REVIEW DRAWINGS AND

          PROTOTYPE COST W/CUSTOMER              .5                          1.0        

11      INITIATE PROCUREMENT ACTION FOR PROTOTYPE AND/

          OR PARTS                                                         3                           3        

12      RECEIVE PROTOTYPES,

         INSPECT, ASSEMBLE, TEST                          8                           24        

13      PREPARE REPORTS (TECH)

          PER REPORT                                                     2                           2        

TOTAL HOURS FOR REVERSE ENGINEERING FUNCTIONS         

FIGURE 4:  Sample cost-estimating guide (see 5.11.3). (Page 1 of 5)

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