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Learning and costs in airframe production: A multiple-output production function approach |
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| Authors: | Thomas R. Gulledge Jr. Norman K. Worner James R. Dorroh |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Quantitative Business Analysis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803;2. Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29631;3. Department of Mathematics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 |
| Abstract: | This article examines the influence of both production rate and learning on airframe program costs. A dynamic multiple-output production model is developed and is used to observe the cost impact of changes in production rate and learning. Several simulations are performed to demonstrate the sensitivity of the optimal time path of cost to changes in the model parameters. The model is applied by estimating parameters from the F102 airframe program. |
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