Glen J. Wenagel, Philip W. Mason, and Jacob D. Rosenbaum, "Ideas, Integrated Design and Analysis System," SAE Paper 680728, Oct. 1968.
Willis M. Hawkins, "Lessons from Aerospace, The 1982 Von Karman Lecture," Astronautics and Aeronautics, Oct. 1982, pp. 66-72.
T.G. Baxter, "Aircraft Interactive System Management-From Pencils to Computers," AIAA Paper 86-2631, Oct. 1986.
Peter B. Scholtes, et al., The TEAM Handbook, Joiner, Madison, WI, 1988. An excellent collection of specific ways to improve team effectiveness.
Ben R. Rich, "Wright Brothers Lectureship in Aeronautics: The Skunk Works' Management Style-It's No Secret," AIAA Paper 88-4516, Sept. 1988. They did a lot of TQM before it was popular!
Alan H. Bond and Richard J. Ricci, "Cooperation in Aircraft Design," Research in Engineering Design, Vol. 4, pp. 115-130, 1992. Describes the process used by Lockheed in the YF-22 program, covering the decisions made in conceptual design, preliminary design, and production design.
Benjamin S. Blanchard, Logistics Engineering and Management, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1992.
Daniel P. Schrage and M. Gordon, "Management Issues and Techniques in Concurrent Engineering," AIAA 92-4206, Aug. 1992.
R. G. Schaad and J .M. Hopper, "The Customer Influence in 777 Design," AIAA Paper 93-1139, Feb. 1993. The paper describes the emphasis on quality techniques now in use at Boeing.
Michael Brassard and Diane Ritter, The Memory Jogger II, GOAL/QPC, 1994. This little book provides lots of good methods for planning and executing projects. It is only $6.95, and can be ordered from 1-800-643-4316.
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