The Effect of Substituting the DD Form 250 Acceptance Rate for Actual Production Rate When Predicting Direct Labor Requirements for Missile Production Programs.

Abstract

The addition of the production rate variable to the standard learning curve model has been validated as a significant improvement in estimating direct labor hours for airframes, avionics equipment, aircraft engines, and missiles. This research set out to determine if acceptance rate of the end item could serve as a reliable proxy for the production rate variable when production rate data are not available to the researcher. Acceptance rate, as reported on DD Form 250, was substituted for production rate data in a replication of research on the Maverick missile program. Research results failed to support the reliability of the acceptance rate proxy for this program. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135480

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  • G. D. Gentry Jr

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Human Factors Engineering
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