The Department of Defense's Flexible, Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Initiatives.

Abstract

DoD seeks to reduce the cost and time required to procure replacement parts through flexible, computer-integrated manufacturing (FCIM). FCIM refers not to a single program or technology but rather to an amalgam of initiatives. Most of these initiatives have aimed at streamlining inventory management and engineering activities rather than at increasing production equipment capacity or capability. The technologies are sound, but unfortunately, the military services have not done enough to understand where and in what order to implement them economically. Commercial strategies, such as those employed by Boeing, offer some alternatives that could be adapted by DoD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309547

Entities

People

  • Eric L. Gentsch
  • Richard H. Warkentin
  • William J. Hooker
  • William M. Haver

Organizations

  • LMI

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Network Protocols

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  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis