Abstract :
If we view the engineering design activity as a process, and we want to improve that process, then we need a way to measure its results and the trend of those results over time. At the Aeronutronic Division of Lockheed Martin Corporation, we developed and used a set of engineering performance metrics which helped guide our productivity and quality improvement efforts in the Mechanical and Electronic Design Departments. This article describes what we did, how we did it, and offers some advice based on our experience
Keywords :
aerospace industry; design engineering; management; quality control; Aeronutronic Division; Electronic Design Department; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Mechanical Design Department; department performance metrics; engineering design activity; engineering performance metrics; process improvement; productivity improvement; quality improvement; Design engineering; Engineering drawings; Equations; Error correction; Inspection; Manufacturing; Measurement units; Productivity; Technical drawing; Test equipment;
