Evaluation of Manufacturing Vision and Strategies for the Production of Military Combat Vehicles
The Crusader Artillery System
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COMMITTEE ON EVALUATION OF MANUFACTURING VISION AND STRATEGIES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE CRUSADER ARTILLERY SYSTEM
THOM J.HODGSON,
North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
Chair
ERNEST R.BLOOD,
Caterpillar, Inc. (retired), Mossville, Illinois
CLIVE L.DYM,
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California
JAY LEE,
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
CELESTINE A.NTUEN,
North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro
STEVEN R.RAY,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Staff
TAMARA L.DICKINSON, Associate Director and Senior Program Officer
PATRICK DOYLE, Program Officer (through June 2002)
EMILY ANN MEYER, Research Associate
Sponsor Liaison
SCOTT KNUDSEN,
U.S. Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
BOARD ON MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING DESIGN
JOSEPH G.WIRTH,
Raychem Corporation (retired), Mt. Shasta, California,
Chair
F.PETER BOER,
Tiger Scientific, Inc., Boynton Beach, Florida
HARRY E.COOK,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PAMELA A.DREW,
Boeing Company, Bellevue, Washington
ROBERT J.EAGAN,
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
PAUL B.GERMERAAD,
Aurigin Systems, Inc., Cupertino, California
RICHARD KEGG,
Milacron, Inc. (retired), Cincinnati, Ohio
JAY LEE,
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
JAMES MATTICE,
Universal Technology Corporation, Dayton, Ohio
MICHAEL McGRATH,
Sarnoff Corporation, Arlington, Virginia
MANISH MEHTA,
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Ann Arbor, Michigan
JOSEPH H.MIZE,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
JAMES B.RICE, JR.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
ALFONSO VELOSA III,
Gartner, Inc., Portland, Oregon
JOHN F.WHITE,
Altarum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
JOEL SAMUEL YUDKEN,
AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.
Staff
TONI MARECHAUX, Director
TAMARA L.DICKINSON, Associate Director and Senior Program Officer
Acknowledgments
The committee wishes to thank Peter Cherry, Altarum, for providing invaluable background and insight into the Crusader program. The committee also wishes to thank the following United Defense employees for their briefs at the meeting held from April 10 to 12, 2002: Jeff Frenkel, Bob Jorgensen, Louise Morgan, Julie Resser, A.C. Shepherd, and Mark Signorelli. The committee also acknowledges the hard work and effort of the past and present Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design staff. Finally, the committee would like to thank Rocco Perciballi and Scott Knudsen of Picatinny Arsenal for their cooperation.
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Mark G.Benz, Engineering Horizons International,
James F.Lardner, Davenport, Iowa,
Ingo W.May, Hicks & Associates,
Joseph F.Mize, Oklahoma State University, and
F.Stan Settles, University of Southern California.
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Hyla Napadensky, Napadensky Energetics, Inc., and James Solberg, Purdue University. Appointed by the National Research Council, they were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.
Sidebars
Sidebar 1.1 |
Statement of Task, |
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Sidebar 1.2 |
The Relationship of the Crusader Project to the Totally Integrated Munitions Enterprise (TIME) Program, |
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Sidebar 2.1 |
Manufacturing Vision for the Crusader, |
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Sidebar 2.2 |
The Army’s Production Enterprise Objectives, |
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Sidebar 2.3 |
Next-Generation Manufacturing Imperatives, |