This paper uses examples from large scale, complex projects of the 1940s through 1960s in the aerospace and computing industries to tease out the fundamental technical and institutional factors that led to the emergence of project management in these two key American industries during this period.
Many significant technical problems have been overcome during the lengthy development history and large benefits have been predicted, however, the realization of these benefits through to production applications in the aerospace sector has to date been limited.
Sanford N. McDonnell, who succeeded his uncle as chairman of the aerospace company McDonnell Douglas and, through the 1980s, modernized its management systems, remade the corporate culture and sharply increased earnings, died on Monday at his home in Clayton, Mo.
Data management challenges arising from different segments of the aerospace business are identified through illustrative scenarios.
SLS critics decry it as a pork-barrel project designed by legislators and the aerospace industry to keep government money and jobs flowing through traditional space districts.
The sculpture's design uses cutting‐edge computer programming technology, usually employed by the aerospace industry, to translate the volume of an aircraft's movement through space.
Boeing, the aerospace giant, is one beneficiary.
The aerospace industry was hit hard.
Chinese suitors in the aerospace industry understand the concerns.
UTC sold Sikorsky to the aerospace company Lockheed Martin in 2015.
