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Lockheed Martin Six Sigma Management
DEFENSE ACQUISITION REVIEW JOURNAL

Joint Strike Fighter

Courtesy of Lockheed Martin Corporation

172

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Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188

Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.

1. REPORT DATE

2. REPORT TYPE

3. DATES COVERED

2004
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE

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5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER

The Lean Enterprise-A Management Philosophy at Lockheed Martin

6. AUTHOR(S)

5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER

7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology & Logistics 9820 Belvoir Road Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565
9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)

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10. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S ACRONYM(S) 11. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S REPORT NUMBER(S)

12. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

Approved for public release, distribution unlimited
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a. REPORT b. ABSTRACT c. THIS PAGE

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