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A CASE STUDY OF THE CONTRACT CLOSEOUT PROCESS AT DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY LOCKHEED MARTIN MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL ORLANDO
… at the Defense Contract Management Agency Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Orlando (DCMA LMMFC-ORL) and determined some of the causes of the backlog of contracts in the contract closeout process. Finally, recommendations were made to improve the contract closeout process by …
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A systems approach to creating a corporate internal information distribution system
… the internal distribution of documents within Lockheed Martin. This distribution system is much timelier and more cost effective than the current means of distribution. Although unable to totally replace the current distribution systems, this system does save Lockheed Martin a considerable …
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Improving Interpersonal Communication Between Generation Y and Management in Flight Service
… division was awarded to a third party vendor, Lockheed Martin. Through the outsourcing, communication issues arose in flight service between management, between specialists, and between specialists and management. In this study, flight service communication errors between management and …
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Network home office
… context of the life cycle. This design allows Lockheed Martin Corporation employees the opportunity to work at home and communicate with the program network at the site office via computer. The network home office provides greater job flexibility for employees while reducing overhead costs for …
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Direct measurement of skin friction on magnetically levitated vehicles
… geometries provided by Northrop/Grumman and Lockheed/Martin as well as on a special model designed to study the influence of propulsion rails on the Lockheed/Martin model aerodynamics. The obtained values of the skin friction coefficient C<sub>t</sub> are deemed reasonable for the type of …
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Analysis of engineering management characteristics employed in the defense industry
… make up most of the defense industry, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman, have very similar organization characteristics. They mostly use a matrix structure to run their businesses. They exhibit group relationships, employ an intermediate degree of centralization, and issue a …
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The Context of Tool Control in an Aircraft Assembly Environment Related to Productivity
… actually assembling the aircraft. A study at Lockheed Martin conducted in the Spring of 2016 is discussed that examines the time spent on tool control. Tool control is necessary in aircraft assembly to prevent tools from entering compartments of the aircraft. If such an event occurs, the tool …
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Neighboring Optimal Feedback Control for Trajectories Found by Collocation and Nonlinear Programming
… the planned geostationary transfer orbit. The Lockheed-Martin company rescue team performed a plan which did put the satellite on station but which consumed about half of the satellite's attitude control and station keeping fuel supply. However the sequence of maneuvers which was used to put …
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Developing and managing organizational capabilities to meet emerging customer needs : insights from the Joint Strike Fighter program
… JSF program, when the two competing teams led by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, respectively, offered their best possible technological solutions in response to a common set of customer requirements.
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Non-Intrusive Sensing and Feedback Control of Serpentine Inlet Flow Distortion
… in a distortion feedback control system. Lockheed Martin developed the flow control technique used in this control system, which consisted of jet-type vortex generators that injected secondary flow to counter the natural secondary flow inherent to the serpentine inlet. A …
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Effectiveness of a Serpentine Inlet Duct Flow Control Scheme at Design and Off-Design Simulated Flight Conditions
… low observable, engine inlet duct developed by Lockheed Martin. A flow control technique using air injection through microjets at 1% of the inlet mass flow rate was developed by Lockheed Martin to improve the quality of the flow exiting the inlet duct. Both the inlet duct and the flow control …
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The Role of Constraints and Vehicle Concepts in Transport Design: A Comparison of Cantilever and Strut-Braced Wing Airplane Concepts
… 777 mission. The second profile was supplied by Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems (LMAS) and has a 7500 nmi range with a 325 passenger load. Both profiles have a 0.85 cruise Mach number and a 500 nmi reserve range. Several significant refinements and improvements have been made to the …
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Reduction of a Radar Cross Section Using Active Antenna Elements
… traditional approaches to RCS reduction are the Lockheed-Martin F-117 fighter aircraft, the Boeing B-2 nuclear bomber and the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000). Here a new approach to solving this problem is explored, which is based on the principal of destructive interface between the reflected (returned) …
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Hydrodynamic evaluation of high-speed semi-SWATH vessels
… reduced waterplane area catamaran designed by Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors.
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An analysis of long-term agreements with suppliers in Lockheed Martin's commercial satellite systems division
Lockheed Martin designs and builds commercial satellites to customers' specifications. The customers, such as telecommunications companies and weather forecasters, are very price sensitive and, usually, award contracts to the lowest priced bids. Lockheed manufactures satellites using a combination …
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Exploring integration of four information-based product development tools
… jointly by the Naval Research Laboratory and the Lockheed Martin Tactical Defense Systems. Possible tool interactions were investigated and potential integration opportunities were explored utilizing an integration framework commonly employed in the software development industry. The result of the …
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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization and Industry Review of a 2010 Strut-Braced Wing Transonic Transport
… Mach 0.85 for a 2010 date of entry into service. Lockheed Martin Aeronautical systems (LMAS), our industry partner, placed great emphasis on realistic constraints, projected technology levels, manufacturing and certification issues. Numerous design challenges specific to the strut-braced wing …
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An Approach To Automating Data Collection For Simulation
… to assist in the simulation endeavors of Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in Orlando, Florida. It was implemented and tested as an aid in a large simulation project, which included modeling a new factory. This implementation resulted in 93% reduction in labor time associated with …
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An Innovative Approach to Schedule Management on the F/A-22 Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP): Demonstration of Critical Chain Project Management
… studies are developed by the author, a senior Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company systems engineer in a role that merged participant, observer, change agent and champion (POCAC). Analysis distinguishes between Program and Operational levels of organizational structure and focuses on the …
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The New Bicycle Model: Introducing Software Considerations Early Into the Systems Engineering Design and Integration Process
<p>Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, California is in the business of designing and engineering satellites for commercial and government customers. This task is by no means a trivial endeavor but Lockheed MartinSunnyvale has many decades of experience in Systems Engineering. …
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