Investigation of IPPD
Subtitle: a case study of the Marine Corps AAAV
By:  Travis L. Sutton
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Number of pages: 94
Description: Both Industry and Government Executives agree that collocation is a successful method of organizing Integrated      Product Teams (IPTs) for Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD). While some research has      addressed benefits and challenges of implementing collocated-IPTs within Government and Industry      organizations, there is a lack of clarity on specific benefits and challenges of collocated-IPIs in a team-based      organization. This study examines full-time members' views of collocation regarding the Marine Corps'      Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle's (AAAV's) program. The AAAV program is the first major defense      acquisition program (MDAP) in the Department of Defense (DoD) to collocate all appropriate full-time      employees representing the Government Civilian, General Dynamics--the Contractor, subcontractors, and      Marines--the customer. Research methods used to gather data consisted of phone and face-to- face      interviews, and a survey. The interviews solicited elaboration on two main issues: (1) specific examples of      benefits and challenges of collocation. (2) The survey identified the impact of collocation on specific      management processes. (3) Findings show collocation as having a positive impact with strongest areas      including: (1) "identifying potential problems," (2) "liaison with customer," and (3) "reducing project cycle time."      The results suggest lessons to expand the benefits of collocation on AAAV's performance, and offers a      benchmark for other programs implementing collocated-IPTs.
Notes: Thesis advisor(s): Susan P. Hocevar, Michael W. Boudreau.

"March 1998."

Thesis (M.S. in Management) Naval Postgraduate School, March 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-92).

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US Marine Coprs (USMC) author.

dk/dk cc:9116 8/19/98.