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 new design issues, junior designers tend to invent new solutions, whereas senior designers tend to develop solutions with a higher chance of regulatory compliance. The latter is a requirement for an aircraft to be allowed onto the market.

Environmental factors. Competition with other aircraft manufacturers.

Challenge. Less access to the capabilities of senior designers results in a lower chance of regulatory compliance.

Formulate

Goal. Increase business performance.

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

Benefit. Shorter 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