Cost optimising aircraft systems at a conceptual design stage

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 328-345

  Houseman, Oliver ^a,b   Roy, Rajkumar ^a,c   Wainwright, Charles ^a   Lavdas, Evaggelos ^a,d  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Institute of Naval Architects

^c Lockheed Martin ^*

^d Lockheed Martin (UK)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerospace; Aircraft systems; Conceptual design; Cost engineering; Cost estimating; Cost optimisation; Systems cost

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; COST ENGINEERING; COST ESTIMATING; LIFE CYCLE;

AEROSPACE; AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STAGES; CONCEPTUAL SYSTEMS; COST OPTIMISATION; ESTIMATING SOFTWARE; NOVEL METHODOLOGY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 51449098030     PISSN: 13682148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMTM.2008.020174     Document Type: Article

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