24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-7.7.R.2

DESIGN FOR CUSTOMER

A. K. Kundu, R. Curran
School of Aeronautical Engineering, The Queens University of Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG

Keywords: aircraft life cycle cost, direct operating cost, IPPD

Commercial aircraft design is steadily evolving through customer driven design strategies embracing various considerations (a multitude of ‘Design for....’ considerations). This paper attempts to consolidate the various ‘Design for …’ terms in a unified manner for lowest Life Cycle Cost in an Integrated Product & Process Development environment, leading into what is termed as ‘Design for Customer’.

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