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Military Airframe Acquisition Costs : The Effects of Lean Manufacturing
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cook, Cynthia R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aerospace industries.
- Aerospace industries--Cost control.
- Airplanes, Military.
- Airplanes, Military--Design and construction--Co.
- Local Subjects:
- Aerospace industries.
- Aerospace industries--Cost control.
- Airplanes, Military.
- Airplanes, Military--Design and construction--Co.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (168 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This report examines the package of new tools and techniques known as ""lean production"" to see if it would enable aircraft manufacturers to produce new weapon systems at costs below those predicted by historical cost estimating models.
- Contents:
- Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: The Lean Manufacturing System; Chapter Three: Data and Methods; Chapter Four: Engineering; Chapter Five: Tooling; Chapter Six: Manufacturing; Chapter Seven: Quality Control; Chapter Eight: Materials and Purchased Parts (Manufacturing); Chapter Nine: Overhead, General, and Administrative Costs; Chapter Ten: Making It Work - Lean Human Resources Management; Chapter Eleven: Integration and Challenges For Cost Analysis; Chapter Twelve: Discussion and Conclusions
- A. Subjects of Three RAND Studies on Industry Initiatives Designed to Reduce the Cost Of Producing Military AircraftB. Questions Concerning Lean Implementation Sent to Military Aircraft Manufacturers by RAND; C. CCDR Definitions; Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781598751789
- 1598751786
- OCLC:
- 191037650
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