Employment and utilization of engineers among defense contractors

Matthew S. Goldberg and Thomas P. Frazier

Naval Research Logistics (NRL), 1994, vol. 41, issue 7, 853-874

Abstract: Defense contractors retain engineers for two reasons. First, engineers work on current‐period production contracts. Second, engineers conduct independent research and development (IR&D) and write bids and proposals (B&P) for future contracts. The amount of IR&D/B&P activity, however, understates the amount of effort devoted to learning that reduces the cost of future production. Even some engineers who work on current‐period production may engage in learning, as a by‐product of their efforts. This article develops and implements a model for estimating the volume of learning activity undertaken by four large manufacturers of military aircraft. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Date: 1994
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