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Collaborative Systems Thinking: The Role of Culture and Process in Promoting Higher-level Systems Thinking within Aerospace Teams
(2007)Agenda: • Researcher Introduction • Motivation • Research Questions • Expected Contributions to Industry • How You Can Help • Timeline for Completion -
COSYSMO: A Systems Engineering Cost Model
(Génie logiciel, 2010-03)Building on the synergy between systems engineering and software engineering, we have developed a parametric model to estimate systems engineering costs. The goal of this model called COSYSMO (Constructive Systems Engineering ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Integrating Knowledge: An MIT Story
(sdmpulse, 2008)This is the first in a series of articles addressing how SDM alumnus Luke Cropsey is integrating knowledge from various MIT resources and transferring it to his employer, the US Air Force (USAF). Cropsey represented the ... -
Integration Project Puts SDM Lessons to Work
(sdmpulse, 2008)This is the fourth in a series of articles by SDM alumnus Luke Cropsey, who synthesized resources from four communities—the Lean Advancement Initiative, the Systems Engineering Advancement Research Initiative, SDM, and ... -
Knowledge Integration for Technical Problem Solving in Complex Aerospace Systems Development: The Case of Military Avionics
(2007-04-18)This paper proposes a framework for knowledge integration in a complex product development setting, using case studies from large-scale manufacturing enterprises in the U.S. defense aerospace industry. The framework ... -
LAI’s Lean Enterprise Value Business Simulation Aids in Mapping Enterprise Value Stream of Textron’s Sensor Fuzed Weapons Program
(2004)From August 24 through September 10, members of the Lean Aerospace Initiative (LAI), the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Program (Mass MEP), Rockwell Collins and Metis Design met with host company Textron Systems ... -
Lean Enterprise Value Second Edition
(2023)The 2002 edition of Lean Enterprise Value elevated prevailing lean production thinking into a bold new framework for lean enterprise value creation, focused on the challenge of transforming the greater aerospace enterprise. ... -
SDM Helps US Air Force Integration Project Take Off
(sdmpulse, 2009)This is the third in a series of articles by SDM alumnus Luke Cropsey, who is integrating knowledge from various MIT resources and transferring it to his employer, the US Air Force. The first two articles examined tools ... -
SDM Tools Serve US Air Force Integration Project
(sdmpulse, 2009)This is the second in a series of articles by SDM alumnus Luke Cropsey, who is integrating knowledge from various MIT resources and transferring it to his employer, the US Air Force. This article expands on the use of ... -
Systems Engineering Cost Estimation Across BAE Systems: Trans-Atlantic Collaboration and Identification of Future Opportunities
(2006)As organizations develop more complex systems, increased emphasis is being placed on Systems Engineering (SE) to ensure that cost, schedule, and performance targets are met. Correspondingly, the failure to adequately ...