Improving Integration of External Contractor Activities into the Lead Maintenance Activity Integrated Production Schedule

Abstract

This project evaluated the integration of external contractor activities into the Lead Maintenance Activity Integrated Production Schedule at FDRMC Rota to improve compliance with NAVSEA Standard Item 009-060, using the DMAIC methodology. Baseline analysis showed contractor integration performance was approximately 60%, significantly below the 95% target. Pareto and Fishbone analyses identified late submissions, deficient data quality, missing logical relationships, and lack of a centralized Work Integration Manager role as the primary contributors to integration deficiencies. A structured improvement framework was developed to improve schedule visibility, coordination, and long-term compliance.