Lean Effects on Aerospace Programs (LEAP) Project: F-16 Case Study Report

This report follows the F-16 journey of improvement over the last decade or so. Since an increase in focus on cost and quality in the early 1990s, there has been gradual but continuous progress along this journey. Most remarkable are some of the more recent changes, following the implementation of l...

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Main Authors: Ferdowsi, Bobak, Stanke, Alexis
Format: Technical Report
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82009
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Summary:This report follows the F-16 journey of improvement over the last decade or so. Since an increase in focus on cost and quality in the early 1990s, there has been gradual but continuous progress along this journey. Most remarkable are some of the more recent changes, following the implementation of lean principles and practices across the program.