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Learning Curve Theory as Applied to Production Costs
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Abstract
FOR a number of years the aircraft industry has employed a very worth-while tool in dealing with labor costs. This tool is popularly known as the “learning curve.”
The learning curve traces the reduction in labor hours required for consecutive units produced. This paper discusses the various factors affecting production labor expenditure that determine the pattern of these curves, the mathematics of learning curves, and how learning curves can be used for estimating costs, forecasting labor requirements, predetermining production trends for control, and analyzing actual hour variations and trends.
While these curves are based on aircraft experience, the author believes that the factors involved, and therefore the application of the theory, might well be adapted to any type of production.
Citation
Lundberg, R., "Learning Curve Theory as Applied to Production Costs," SAE Technical Paper 560066, 1956, https://doi.org/10.4271/560066.Also In
References
- “Production Engineering in Air Industry,” Berghell. A. B. McGraw-Hill New York 1944
- “Projecting Labor Loads in Aircraft Production” Crouse. P. B. Aero Digest, Vol. 43 October 1943 216 218
- “Graphic and Mechanical Computation,” Lipka. J. Wiley New York 1921
- “Factors Affecting Cost of Airplanes,” Wright. T. P. Journal of Aeronautical Sciences, Vol. 3 February 1936 122 128