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The Pursuit of Acquisition Intrapreneurs
(2002)This report represents research conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the Lean Aerospace Initiative (LAI) program. The research focused on identifying Acquisition Intrapreneurs, viewed and defined ... -
The Software Factory: Integrating CASE Technologies to Improve Productivity
(1996-07)This report addresses the use of computer-aided software engineering (CASE) technology for the development of aircraft software. Real-time embedded software is becoming the key to implementing avionic systems functionality ... -
Space System Architecture
(2004-09)Final Report of SSPARC: the Space Systems, Policy, and Architecture Research Consortium (Thrust II and III) -
Summary of Research Conducted by the Manufacturing Systems Team
(2002)The Manufacturing Systems team was one of the research teams within the Lean Aerospace Initiative (LAI) whose goal was to document, analyze and communicate the design attributes and relationships that lead to significant ... -
Summary Report: Systematic IPT Integration in Lean Development Programs
(1997-02)Integrated product development (IPD) has been established as a salient aspect of the lean enterprise paradigm. The drive towards IPD includes an impetus to organize around integrated product teams (IPTs), cross-functional ... -
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Toward Lean Hardware/Software System Development: Evaluation of Selected Complex Electronic System Development Methodologies
(1995-02)As part of the Lean Aircraft Initiative, a research program studying the applicability of lean production principles to the defense aircraft industry sponsored by the Air Force and over 20 aerospace companies, this report ... -
Understanding Lean Manufacturing According to Axiomatic Design Principles
(1996-11)The design and evaluation of manufacturing system design is the subject of this paper. Though much attention has been given to the design of manufacturing systems, in practice most efforts still remain empirically-based. ... -
Understanding the Enterprise Value of Test: Characterizing System Test Discrepancies in the Spacecraft Industry
(2001)The goal of this research is to characterize the distribution and time impacts of spacecraft discrepancies found at the system level of integration and test, as well as understand the implications of those distributions ...