A Cost Function for Military Airframes.

Abstract

Recent theoretical and empirical work in the areas of learning curves, production rate and cost estimation of airframes has seemed to yield contradictory conclusions. A model of acquisition process that captures the interaction between learning and both endogenous and exogenous production rate changes is developed by modifying a previous model to include production experience and yearly production targets. This permits a production program to be modeled as a series of discrete tasks connected by experience. The impacts of an exogenous increase or decrease in deliveries, of stretching a lot out over a longer period of time, and of several restrictions on production can be modeled by this procedure. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA097538

Entities

People

  • Norman K. Womer

Organizations

  • Clemson University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Learning
  • Military Aircraft
  • Procurement
  • Production Rate
  • South Carolina
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Theses

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.