Launch Business Concept Proposal: Design a vertical launch and landing spaceplane for suborbital tourism.
In this activity, you prepare a short presentation with audio discussing tradeoffs related to manufacturing and operations for the launch services you are using in your LBCP. This will include your responses to several questions for each of the four tradeoffs: reusability, outsourcing versus vertical integration, high levels of service versus lean launch operations, and launch campaign versus standing workforce.
In your presentation, you should include discussions of the following tradeoffs as they relate to manufacturing and operations:
- Reusability: What is the impact on manufacturing operations? How do you right-size manufacturing? How much additional cost will be incurred to build reusable components at required reliability levels?
- Outsourcing versus vertical integration: What components will be made internally? What components will be purchased? What are the additional costs of vertical integration?
- High levels of service versus lean launch operations: What will be the level of service you can provide? Will you provide the same level of service to all customers? If not, how will you manage different levels of service with staffing?
- Launch campaign versus standing workforce: Do you have the launch rate to justify a permanent launch operations team?
Submit/attach a presentation with accompanying audio that is no more than five (5) slides and is not longer than five (5) minutes long. Your instructor will grade your submission and provide comments and feedback.