Military airframe acquisition costs : the effects of lean manufacturing /

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Author / Creator:Cook, Cynthia R., 1965-
Imprint:Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2001.
Description:xxii, 155 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4510552
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Other authors / contributors:Graser, John C.
ISBN:083303023X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Part I. Lean Manufaturing and Methods of Study
  • Chapter 2. The Lean Manufacturing System
  • The Search for Productivity Improvements and the Genesis of Lean Manufacturing
  • Overview of the Lean Manufacturing System
  • Complexities and Challenges
  • Lean Implementation in the Military Aircraft Industry
  • Chapter 3. Data and Methods
  • Reporting Results: Accounting for Savings from Lean Processes in Defense Manufacturing
  • The CCDR System
  • Part II. Incorporating Lean Into Cost Estimates Using CCDR Categories
  • Chapter 4. Engineering
  • Introduction
  • Design Engineering
  • IPPD and IPTs
  • Cost Effects of IPTs
  • Computer-Aided Design Technology
  • Other Lean Enablers--Design Philosophies That Reduce Manufacturing Costs
  • Unitization/Part Count Reduction
  • Part Standardization
  • Summary Results on Implementation of Lean Design and Development
  • Chapter 5. Tooling
  • Introduction
  • Tooling in the CCDR
  • Advances in Tooling
  • Self-Locating Parts
  • Flexible Tooling
  • Other New Tooling Technologies
  • Summary Discussion of Lean Tooling
  • Chapter 6. Manufacturing
  • Introduction
  • Lean Manufacturing in the Factory
  • Pull Production
  • Cellular Production and Single-Piece Manufacturing Flow
  • Takt Time
  • Visual Control
  • Housekeeping
  • Location of Tools/Shadowboxes
  • Shadowbox Kitting
  • Manufacturing Best Practices That Enable Lean Production
  • Summary Results on Implementation of Lean Manufacturing
  • Specific Examples of Savings From Lean Implementation
  • Lean Transformation at Brownfield Plants
  • Summary of Typical Savings
  • Chapter 7. Quality Control
  • Introduction
  • First-Time Quality: A Keystone of Lean
  • Reduction in Cost of Quality Through Lean Practices
  • Chapter 8. Materials and Purchased Parts (Manufacturing)
  • Introduction
  • Lean PSM--A New Procurement Strategy
  • Specific Practices of Lean PSM
  • Supplier Qualification and Certification
  • Long-Term Relationships
  • Communications with Suppliers
  • Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) with Suppliers
  • Continuous Improvement Kaizen Events at Suppliers
  • Target Costing
  • Just-in-Time (JIT) Delivery
  • Supplier Management of Inventory at Customer
  • Supplier Kitting
  • Summary Results on Implementation of Lean PSM
  • Chapter 9. Overhead, General, and Administrative Costs
  • Introduction
  • The Overhead and GandA CCDR Categories
  • Administrative Costs
  • Materials Overhead
  • Engineering and Manufacturing Overhead
  • Lean Inventory Management
  • Results on Implementation of Lean Inventory Management
  • Summary Results of Savings from Reduced Inventory
  • Forward Pricing Rate Agreements (FPRAs)
  • Chapter 10. Making it Work--Lean Human Resources Management
  • Introduction
  • Lean HRM
  • The Debate on Lean HRM--Empowerment or Exploitation?
  • Summary Results on Implementation of Lean HRM
  • Part III. Issues for Cost Analysts
  • Chapter 11. Integration and Challenges for Cost Analysis
  • Integration Across Areas
  • Learning Curves, Standard Hours, and Material Improvement Curves
  • Chapter 12. Discussion and Conclusions
  • Transition to Lean Manufacturing
  • Further Discussion
  • Appendix
  • A.. Subjects of Three Rand Studies on Industry Initiatives Designed to Reduce the Cost of Producing Military Aircraft
  • B.. Questions Concerning Lean Implementation Sent to Military Aircraft Manufacturers By Rand
  • C.. CCDR Definitions
  • Bibliography