MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center (SSRC): Recent submissions
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Lean Effects on Aerospace Programs (LEAP) Project: 737 Fuselage Case Study Report
(2002-03-01)The Boeing 737 “Next Generation” (NG) is the follow-on to the longest continuous production line in commercial aircraft history. The original 737 (-100) was launched in February of 1965, followed by the –200, -300, -400, ... -
Lean Effects on Aerospace Programs (LEAP) Project: F-16 Case Study Report
(2002-04-05)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 ... -
Case Study Report: The Paveway Program Transformation
(2005-02-28)On a Monday in June of 1999 the Paveway production line restarted in a hastily erected tent at Raytheon's Tucson, Arizona facility. It did not look or perform like the Paveway program that had won Texas Instruments the ...
