Risk reduction of jet engine product development using technology readiness metrics

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2002, Pages 3-13

  Niemeyer, Jonathan K ^a   Whitney, Daniel E ^b  

^a PRATT AND WHITNEY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL CONSUMPTION; GAS TURBINES; JET ENGINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY; AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TURBOMACHINERY; ENGINES;

TECHNOLOGY READINESS; COMPETING RISKS; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY; DEVELOPMENT COSTS; DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; ENGINE SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING CHANGES; GAS TURBINE ENGINE; LEAD TIME; ON-TIME DELIVERY; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; PRODUCT QUALITY; QUALITY OF INFORMATION; RISK REDUCTIONS; RISK STRATEGIES; SUB-SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS; TIME SENSITIVITY;

PRODUCT DESIGN; DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036974149     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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