Best Manufacturing Practices: Report of Survey Conducted at Raytheon Missile Systems Company, Tucson, AZ
Abstract
This report was produced by the Office of Naval Research's Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP) program, a unique industry and government cooperative technology transfer effort that improves the competitiveness of America's industrial base both here and abroad. Our main goal at BMP is to increase the quality, reliability, and maintainability of goods produced by American firms. The primary objective toward this goal is simple: to identify best practices, document them, and then encourage industry and government to share information about them. Today, the Raytheon Company is a global technology leader that operates in three core business segments: defense and commercial electronics; business aviation and special mission aircraft; and engineering and construction. The corporation is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts; employs more than 100,000 employees worldwide; and achieved $20 billion in revenues for 1997. The BMP survey focused on Raytheon's Defense Systems Segment, specifically the Raytheon Missile Systems Company (RMSC) in Tucson, Arizona. This facility was originally established in 1951 by Howard Hughes to produce the Falcon, the world's first air-to-air radar guided missile. Raytheon acquired the plant site through its 1997 merger with Hughes Missile Systems. Currently, RMSC employs approximately 8,800 personnel, and achieved $2.1 billion in sales for 1997.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA397565
Entities
People
- Ernie Renner