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5 Identify Ways to Encourage ULI Proposals with Not Just New Technologies but Also Technologies That Support New Business Models in Aviation
Pages 23-26

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... Technology development, such as the fiber placement of composites to make large, complex parts, was an enabler. However, the real change to the business model was formation of partnerships with companies around the world to produce major sections of the airplane over the traditional vertical manufacturing model.
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... Project teams can accomplish this by enlisting help from their industry partners, adding a student from the college of business to the team, or encouraging entrepreneurial thinking on these teams. FINDING: The current ULI projects do not include risk management analysis.
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... The committee also notes that in addition to risk management knowledge, it would also be useful for ULI awardees to learn and adopt basic program and project management principles. One of NASA's expectations is that the projects will develop into systems-level solutions in the later phases of the award period, making them more amenable to being part of a driver for new business models.
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