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An application of statistical techniques to estimate engineering man‐hours on major aircraft programs

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  • D. B. Owen
  • D. F. Reynolds

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Data on 23 lots of various aircraft programs were gathered. Total engineering man‐hours, and information on performance, weight, area, avionics systems, data, and schedule were subjected to least squares analysis. An equation is presented which indicates a relationship between total engineering manhours and a set of seven predictor variables. While the equation derived could only be used with confidence by the manufacturer whose data was analyzed, this article should be looked upon as demonstrating a method of data analysis which others may also find useful, not only for predicting engineering manhours in major aircraft programs, but also in other situations where there is an abundance of possible predictor variables, and the problem is to sort out a meaningful subset of these variables. In order to demonstrate the viability of the formula obtained, comparisons were made with various bid programs.

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  • D. B. Owen & D. F. Reynolds, 1968. "An application of statistical techniques to estimate engineering man‐hours on major aircraft programs," Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(4), pages 579-593, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:navlog:v:15:y:1968:i:4:p:579-593
    DOI: 10.1002/nav.3800150410
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