Research and Development Project Selection Methods at the Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories.

Abstract

This thesis sought to determine how in-house research projects are selected at the U.S. Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories (AFWAL). The problem was explored by studying ten aspects of the research project selection process. This analysis was accomplished by using a combination of personal and telephone interviews. Ten individuals from each of the four AFWAL Laboratories were interviewed. The results illustrated that few of the respondents used a formal decision method model when selecting research projects. Most of the in-house projects selected at AFWAL are chosen via a consensus of agreement between the various levels of management in each laboratory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161153

Entities

People

  • Jeremy R. Prince

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Air Force
  • Data Analysis
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Education
  • Goal Programming
  • Government Employees
  • Information Systems
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Linear Programming
  • Literature Surveys
  • Management Training
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Military Research
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Training

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.