An Investigation of Changes in Direct Labor Requirements Resulting from Changes in A-10 Aircraft Production Rate.
Abstract
The addition of the production rate variable to the standard learning curve model has been studied extensively, and has been validated for use in estimating direct labor requirements for airframes, avionics equipment, aircraft engines, and missiles. This research set out to determine if the production rate model is valid for modern aircraft production using data obtained from the A-10 aircraft program. The results of the research indicated that the model was not useful for A-10 direct labor hour estimating. It was concluded that the reasons for the model's failure were due to a high correlation between the independent variables (cumulative output and production rate). In addition, most of the variation in direct labor hours could be attributed to the learning curve and not to the production rate because the data was obtained from the early stages of the learning curve. This research discussed the type of program which may be applicable to the production rate model. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA124000
Entities
People
- Kathy R. Collins
- Philip E. Bourgoine Jr.
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology