The effect of aircraft performance, quantity, and schedule on aircraft cost has been analyzed in order to create a method for making informed decisions about aircraft optimization. Operations analysis and parametric costing were used to compare the operational value of increased aircraft performance to the cost of increasing aircraft performance. In addition to the direct cost of performance, this analysis includes the hidden costs to the manufacturer and user resulting from a reduction in aircraft quantities delivered due to incremental increases in their unit cost. It is shown that accelerating product development in order to deliver an 80% solution provides the best value to the user and the greatest return to the manufacturer. It is also shown how this analysis can be used to develop a proposal strategy based on a price to win.
Design of Aircraft for Best Value
Journal of Aircraft ; 58 , 4 ; 793-802
2021-07-01
Conference paper , Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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