1 Introduction 2 Structure of the Aerospace Industry 3 The Aerospace Workforce and Labor Relations 4 Aerospace Law, International Accords, and Contracting Procedures 5 Government Economic Support of the Aerospace Industry 6 International Cooperation, Joint Ventures, Teaming, and Industrial Offsets 7 Aerospace Accounting and Financial Management 8 Aerospace Systems Engineering and Technology Management 9 Management of Aerospace Programs 10 Aerospace Production Management 11 Management of Aerospace Quality Assurance 12 Management of the Aerospace Supply Chain 13 Aerospace Marketing 14 Aerospace Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul 15 Environmental Challenges and the Aerospace Industry
Biography
Wesley Spreen’s professional career in the aerospace industry includes executive and managerial jobs at Boeing, Lockheed, General Dynamics, Textron, and the US Air Force. At Lockheed he was managing director of the F-16 international coproduction consortium, which at the time was the largest cooperative industrial program in the history of the aerospace industry. At Boeing he was Director of International Marketing and Sales for the company’s helicopter division.
"Wesley Spreen has produced a work of encyclopaedic proportion. Where else would you find such an array of subjects, covering so many disciplines and functional activities, expertly covered by an author at the top of his game? Thoroughly recommended." — Paul Clark, Managing Director, Through The Looking Glass Ltd
