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Cost control requirements: estimating impact

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

G. P. Jacobs*
Affiliation:
Production Systems Development, British Aerospace

Extract

A successful project outcome requires that the ‘right’ product, (from an overall ‘performance’ viewpoint), should be available when the market place needs it, for a price it is prepared to pay.

To satisfy ‘performance’ requirements, (in the widest sense), the task is broken down into manageable elements, and requirements/specifications are formulated. As the design/development proceeds, progress towards achievement is monitored, with eventual verification through ground and flight testing. On ‘timescale’, we develop inter-locking ‘line of balance’ programmes covering all manufacture inputs, such that the effects on total programme achievement of local gains or shortfalls can be seen.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1981 

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