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The F119 Engine: A Success Story of Human Systems Integration in Acquisition
(Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 2010-04)The Department of Defense recently mandated the incorporation of Human Systems Integration (HSI) early in the acquisition cycle to improve system performance and reduce ownership cost. However, little documentation of ... -
Fab cycle time improvement through inventory control : a wafer starts approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Intel's Colorado Springs wafer fabrication facility, known internally as F23, has undertaken several initiatives to reduce cycle time including High Precision Maintenance (HPM), content reduction through the application ... -
Facilitating Communities of Practice and Benchmarking
(2009-01-21)A robust way that LAI stays connected with the consortium is its interactions with groups of people around certain topical areas of interest. These communities of practice have developed products such as the Supplier ... -
Facilitating Patient Flow in a Health Care Delivery Chain
(2010-11-15)Student research poster, Engineering Systems Student Society 8th Annual Poster Session -
Factory Flow Benchmarking Report
(1996-12)The Lean Aircraft Initiative benchmarked representative part fabrications and some assembly operations within its member companies of the defense aircraft industry. This paper reports the results of this benchmarking ... -
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Factory Operations Ford Electronics Benchmark
(1996-10-16)Lean Aircraft Initiative Plenary Workshop presentation -
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Feature performance metrics in a service as a software offering
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model has become widespread. This deployment model changes the economics of software delivery but also has an impact on development. Releasing updates to customers is immediate and the ... -
Finding Common Ground: A Value-Focused Approach to Military UAS Airspace Integration
(2009-04-20)Integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into nonsegregated1 airspace is a topic of much debate and significant energy, particularly with respect to military operations. This paper applies leading‐edge research in ... -
Finding Opportunities for Commonality Across Complex Systems: A Study of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(2010)Student research poster -
Finding Opportunities for Commonality Across Complex Systems: A Study of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(2010-03-23)Student research poster, LAI Annual Meeting, Dana Point, CA -
Finding Opportunities for Commonality in Complex Systems
(2009-08-24)Many complex systems with similar functionalities are independently developed, entered into service, and must be supported through their lifecycles. Costs to support and maintain the systems could be decreased by employing ... -
A First Course in Software Engineering for Aerospace Engineers
(2006)Software is a critical component of mission capability in all aerospace systems. This capability is realized directly through the use of onboard software, and enabled through the use of software on ground support systems. ... -
The Follow-Up: Added Value from Textron Systems SFW Value Stream Mapping Event
(2005)Over a six-day period in the final quarter of 2004, members of the Lean Aerospace Initiative (LAI), Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Rockwell Collins, and Metis Design met with host company Textron ... -
Fostering innovation across aerospace supplier networks
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Fostering Innovation Across Aerospace Supplier Networks
(2002-01-31)“Value Creation Through Integration," LAI Workshop, Fort Worth, TX -
A framework for a strategy driven manufacturing system design in an aerospace environment : design beyond factory floor
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A Framework for Achieving Lifecycle Value in Aerospace Product Development
(2001-04-11)Creation of lifecycle value - a balance of performance with cost and other attributes - represents a challenge for the development of aerospace products in the twenty-first century. This paper examines the concept of ... -
A FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING LIFECYCLE VALUE IN AEROSPACE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
(International Council of Aeronautical Sciences, 2002)Creation of lifecycle value - a balance of performance with cost and other attributes - represents a challenge for the development of aerospace products in the twenty-first century. This paper examines the concept of ...