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Resource efficiency in aircraft production

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  • Banani Dhar
  • Thomas R. Gulledge

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This article examines measures of economic efficiency in aircraft production. In particular, a type of nonlinear frontier estimation is contrasted with more traditional methods for estimating a dynamic cost function. This cost function is grounded in economic theory, and it is consistent with knowledge of the aircraft‐production process. The model includes the effects of both learning and production rate on total program costs. The usefulness of the model is demonstrated with an example that relates to the acquisition of military equipment. It is shown through various sensitivity analyses that an alternative procurement policy for an aircraft program could have resulted in increased efficiency and hence a lower total program cost to the government.

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  • Banani Dhar & Thomas R. Gulledge, 1988. "Resource efficiency in aircraft production," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 35(3), pages 443-458, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:navres:v:35:y:1988:i:3:p:443-458
    DOI: 10.1002/1520-6750(198806)35:33.0.CO;2-U
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