Over an eight-month period in 2002, an analysis was performed at Michael D Computer Corporation, to determine how different factors within the production environment at the largest production facility, TMC such as headcount levels, work day, work times, overtime amounts, and percent of temporary employees impacted productivity. Using a linear regression model, a prediction equation was created ...

This article presents an infrastructure, called the experience factory, aimed at capitalization and reuse of life cycle experience and products. The experience factory is a logical and physical organization, and its activities are independent from the ones of the development organization. The activities of the development organization and of the experience factory can be outlined in the followi...