Performance measurement experiences in aerospace product development processes

International Journal of Business Performance Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 100-122

  Haque, Badr ^a   James Moore, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aerospace industry; case studies; cost reduction; design; lead time reduction; performance measurement; product development; quality improvement; value; waste analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049524649     PISSN: 13684892     EISSN: 17415039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2005.006246     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Brookes, N.J. and Backhouse, C.J. (1998) ‘Measuring the performance of product introduction’, Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Proc. Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 212, Part B, pp.1–11.
2. Haque, B. and Moore, M.J. (2002) ‘Characteristics of lean product introduction’, International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 2, Issue 3/4, pp.378–401.
3. James-Moore, M., Broughton, T., Womersley, M.N., Deasley, P.J., Williamson, A., Gindy, N.N.Z. and Harrison, A. (2001) ‘The development of the UK Lean Aerospace Initiative’, International Journal of Aerospace Management, Henry Stewart Publications, Bloomsbury, London.
4. Womack J.P. and Jones, D.T. (1996) Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Simon & Schuster, London.
5. Other authors writing on this topic have used the term New Product Introduction (NPI) to represent the same process.
6. The UK Lean Aerospace Initiative (UK LAI) is a research and application programme jointly funded by (approx. 45) members of the SBAC (Society of British Aerospace Companies) and the EPSRC, the academic portion of which is being carried out by a consortium of four UK universities Bath, Cranfield, Nottingham & Warwick. Information on this programme can be found on the SBAC website.
7. FCAC: Forecast Cost Actual Cost; SPI: Schedule Performance Index; CPI: Cost Performance Index; EAC: Estimate at Completion.