Military Airframe Acquisition Costs: The Effects of Lean Manufacturing

by John C. Graser and Cynthia R. Cook

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 083303023X
• ISBN13: 9780833030238
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"