LOGISTICS/ENGINEERING COMMUNITY COOPERATION: A CASE STUDY

With the increased recognition of Life Cycle Cost in today's market place, it has become evident that a new approach to doing business is required. Many companies are teaming together to consolidate their resources in order to provide the best available products. Such is the case for two industry leaders, AVCO Lycoming and Pratt & Whitney, who have teamed to develop the T800-APW-800 engine for the U.S. Army's LHX helicopter. Their innovative approach to incorporating Reliability, Availability, Maintainability/Integrated Logistic Support/Manpower Personnel Integration (RAM/ILS/MANPRINT) characteristics early in the design phase will insure an end product that meets the customer's requirements.