Report of Survey Conducted at Hughes Aircraft Company, Tucson, Arizona

Abstract

The purpose of the Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP) review conducted at Hughes Aircraft Company, Missile Systems Group (MSG) was to identify best practices, review manufacturing problems, and document the results. The intent is to extend the use of high technology equipment and processes throughout industry. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the U.S. industrial base, solve manufacturing problems, improve quality and reliability, and reduce the cost of defense systems. To accomplish this, a team of DOD engineers reviewed Hughes MSG in Tucson, Arizona to identify the most advanced manufacturing processes and technique used in that facility. Manufacturing problems that had the potential of being industry wide problems were also reviewed and documented for further investigation in future BMP reviews. Demonstrated industry wide problems are submitted to the Navy's Electronics Manufacturing Productivity Facility (EMPF) for investigation and resolution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA221452

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Analyzers
  • Assembly
  • Best Practices
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Lessons Learned
  • Manufacturing
  • Production
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics