Final assembly and checkout alternatives for the joint strike fighter / Cynthia R. Cook [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Cynthia R., 1965- author.

Contributor:

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

F-35 (Military aircraft).

United States--Armed Forces--Procurement.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work analyzes alternative strategies for final assembly and checkout (FACO) of the Joint Strike Fighter. It found that no efficiency, effectiveness, or cost reasons exist to move FACO operations, or to split them between two sites or across multiple sites.

Contents:

Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two: SPLITTING PRODUCTION; Chapter Three: SITE SELECTION ISSUES: PLANT AND MAJOR FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FACO; Chapter Four: JSF WORKFORCE ISSUES; Chapter Five: INDIRECT COSTS; Chapter Six: STATE AND LOCAL TAX CREDITS AND INCENTIVES; Chapter Seven: ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; Chapter Eight: OTHER COST FACTORS: STEALTH, SUPPLIERS, AND ENERGY; Chapter Nine: MODELING THE COST IMPLICATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE FACO STRATEGIES FOR JSF PRODUCTION; Chapter Ten: RESULTS; Chapter Eleven: CONCLUSIONS

A. LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE: THE FLOYD D. SPENCE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001B. JSF FACO SITE ASSESSMENT; C. WAGE COMPARISONS; D. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY PROCESS Bibliography; Bibliography

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ISBN:

9781598751222

1598751220

OCLC:

475935118