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6.2.4 Design Centers – Transferring Experience from Astronautics to Aeronautics

2002; Wiley; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/j.2334-5837.2002.tb02476.x

2334-5837

Stephan Finkel, Martin Wilke, Helmut Metzger, Markus Wahnfried,

Product Development and Customization

Abstract The paper describes the introduction of the Customer Demand Center (CDC) at Fairchild Dornier Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. The CDC is a Concept Design Center‐approach dedicated to the preparation and procession of customer related aircraft modifications. After describing the development of the Concept Design Center‐approach, the principal idea and set‐up of a Concept Design Center is presented. The paper highlights some of the differences between the traditional application of Concept Design Centers and the specific purpose at Fairchild Dornier. Based on those differences, the adaptation of the three building blocks within a CDC is presented. Finally lessons learned are discussed.