Final Assembly & Checkout Alternatives for the Joint Strike,9780833032102

Final Assembly & Checkout Alternatives for the Joint Strike

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ISBN13: 9780833032102
ISBN10: 0833032100
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-12-19
Publisher(s): RAND Corporation
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Table of Contents

Preface iii
Figures
xi
Tables
xiii
Summary xv
Acknowledgments xxi
Abbreviations xxiii
Introduction
1(14)
History of the Joint Strike Fighter
1(3)
JSF Competition
2(2)
Origins of This Study
4(1)
Final Assembly and Checkout of the Joint Strike Fighter
5(5)
Purpose of the Study
10(3)
FACO Strategies
10(2)
Methodology
12(1)
How This Report Is Organized
13(2)
Splitting Production
15(22)
Introduction
15(1)
General Policy Issues Related to Splitting Defense Production
15(4)
JSF
19(2)
Arguments For and Against Splitting Production
21(8)
Contractor Performance
21(2)
Industrial Base
23(2)
Avoidance of Risk
25(1)
Capacity
25(1)
Strategic Buffer
26(1)
Share Economic Benefit
27(2)
The U.S. Experience
29(3)
Three Post-World War II Aircraft: F-86, F-100, and B-52
29(2)
Coproduction of an Aircraft
31(1)
The European Experience
32(1)
Coproduction of Navy Systems by Multiple Contractors
33(3)
Conclusion
36(1)
Site Selection Issues: Plant and Major Facility Requirements for FACO
37(12)
Specific Site Physical Requirements
38(1)
Categories of FACO Options
38(7)
Option 1: A ``Greenfield'' Site
39(2)
Option 2: A Site with an Existing Airfield Only
41(1)
Option 3: An Airfield with Existing Buildings Capable of Supporting JSF FACO
42(1)
Option 4: A Site with a Current DoD Operation or Depot Activity with Excess Building Capacity
43(1)
Option 5: Selecting a Site with a Current Military Aircraft Production Line That Has Sufficient Capacity to Accommodate JSF FACO Operations
44(1)
Option and Sites Chosen for Analysis
45(3)
Conclusion
48(1)
JSF Workforce Issues
49(12)
Workforce Issues
49(1)
Labor
49(1)
Labor Skills for the JSF
50(3)
Task Distribution and Total Workforce Size for FACO
51(1)
Standard Occupational Classification System
52(1)
Cost of Labor
53(1)
Other Costs Related to the Workforce
54(4)
Training and Other Costs Related to Special Requirements
54(1)
Workers' Compensation Costs
55(1)
Special Costs Related to Different Locations
56(1)
Costs Related to Mandated Benefits for Employees
56(1)
Hiring and Training Incentive Programs
57(1)
Availability of Workers
58(1)
Summary
59(2)
Indirect Costs
61(6)
Background
61(4)
Effect of Indirect Costs on JSF FACO Location
65(2)
State and Local Tax Credits and Incentives
67(16)
State and Local Economic Development
73(1)
Effectiveness of Development Programs
73(1)
State and Local Taxes in California, Georgia, and Texas
74(3)
State Franchise and Corporate Income Taxes
75(1)
Property Taxes
75(1)
Sales and Use Taxes
76(1)
Tax Credits and Deductions
77(5)
State and Local Economic Development Programs
77(1)
Texas
77(1)
Georgia
78(1)
California
79(3)
Summary
82(1)
Environmental Costs
83(24)
Emissions Sources
84(4)
Air Emissions
84(2)
Noise
86(1)
Other Environmental Issues
86(2)
Environmental Compliance Costing Approach
88(4)
Background
88(1)
Environment Cost Estimating Overview
89(3)
Compliance Costs for Air Emissions
92(10)
Fort Worth
97(1)
Marietta
97(2)
Lockheed Martin--Palmdale
99(2)
Northrop Grumman--Palmdale
101(1)
Intangible Environmental Issues
102(3)
Community Activism
102(1)
Regulatory Atmosphere
103(2)
Enforcement Aggressiveness
105(1)
Summary
105(2)
Other Cost Factors: Stealth, Suppliers, and Energy
107(18)
JSF Stealth
107(5)
An Overview of the JSF Stealth Requirements
107(2)
JSF Airframe Stealth Approach During the Manufacturing Process
109(2)
Costs of Stealth for JSF FACO
111(1)
The Supplier and Technical Support Base, Suppliers, and Transportation Costs
112(6)
Supplier and Technical Support Base
112(3)
Supplier Representation on Site
115(1)
Logistics and Transportation Costs
115(2)
Summary of Supplier Issues
117(1)
Energy
118(7)
The Cost of Electricity
119(3)
Reliability
122(3)
Modeling the Cost Implications of Alternative FACO Strategies for JSF Production
125(24)
Cost Elements in the Model
126(19)
Production Labor
126(6)
Indirect Costs
132(3)
Investments: Facilities, Equipment, and Tooling
135(2)
Taxes and Incentives
137(4)
Environmental and Permitting Costs
141(1)
Transportation
141(2)
Power
143(1)
Management and Supplier Support
144(1)
Fee
144(1)
Model Structure
145(2)
Interaction Among Cost Elements
145(1)
FACO Production Strategy Assumptions
146(1)
Conclusion
147(2)
Results
149(16)
Introduction
149(1)
Cost to Whom?
149(3)
FACO Alternatives
152(11)
Impact of FACO Activities on Site Workload
154(1)
Base Case Versus Alternatives
155(2)
Sensitivity Analysis
157(6)
Conclusion
163(2)
Conclusions
165(28)
Cost
165(1)
Other Policy Arguments
166(1)
Summary
167(2)
Appendix
A. Legislative Language: the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
169(2)
B. JSF FACO Site Assessment
171(12)
C. Wage Comparisons
183(2)
D. Environmental Regulatory Process
185(8)
Bibliography 193

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