Aircraft design

Sector: Private

Industry: Manufacturing

Domain: Series aircraft

Describe

Organization. A team of designers is tasked to design an extended version of an aircraft. The team consists of senior designers and junior designers. When confronted with design issues, junior designers tend to slow down if no senior designers look over their shoulders or spar with them.

Environmental factors. Competition with other aircraft manufacturers.

Challenge. Less access to the capabilities of senior designers results in more time necessary to resolve a design issue.

Formulate

Goal. Increase performance.

Objective. Increase access to capabilities for designing an extended version of an aircraft faster.

Benefit. Faster time to market.

Estimate

Worthwhile.

Inventory

• Produce a series aircraft design
  • Retrieve the design rationale of a similar aircraft
  • Reuse the design rationale of a similar aircraft
  • Revise the design rationale for the new aircraft
  • Retain the design rationale of the new aircraft

Classify

• Experience:
  • Produce a series aircraft design

Compare

• Organization strategy:
  • Produce a series aircraft design

Assess

• Temporary advantage:
  • Produce a series aircraft design

Anchor

• System. Update the standard operating procedure for:
  • Produce a series aircraft design
• Skills. Train junior designers in:
  • Produce a series aircraft design