Final Assembly & Checkout Alternatives for the Joint Strike - Softcover

Cook, Cynthia R.; Arena, Mark V.; Graser, John C.; Ausink, John A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833032100 ISBN 13: 9780833032102

Publisher: RAND Corporation, 2002

Synopsis

The Department of Defense asked RAND to examine alternatives for the final assembly and checkout (FACO) process of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The authors considered alternatives to Lockheed Martin's current plan of carrying out all JSF FACO work at its Fort Worth, Texas, plant. RAND looked at single- and multiple-site options for performing FACO at four plants across the country. The authors found that no efficiency, effectiveness, or cost reasons exist to move FACO operations, or to split them between two sites or across multiple sites.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Analyzes alternative strategies for final assembly and checkout of the Joint Strike Fighter.

About the Author

Mark V. Arena (Stanford University Ph.D. / Physical Chemistry) is a physical scientist at RAND.

Lloyd S. Dixon (Ph.D., Economics, 1989, University of California at Berkeley) is a senior economist at RAND.

Susan Resetar (M.S., Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley) is an operations research specialist at RAND whose research focus includes environmental and technology issues.

Jerry Sollinger (Ph.D., English, University of Pittsburgh) is a communications analyst at RAND.

Obaid Younossi (B.S. Mechanical Engineering University of Pittsburgh) is an engineer, research staff management division.

Edition details

• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0833032100
• ISBN 13: 9780833032102
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 200