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Prior to every lecture, students are required to read the latest edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology, in addition to the assignments listed below from the required textbook:

Murman et al. Lean Enterprise Value: Insights from MIT's Lean Aerospace Initiative. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. ISBN: 0333976975.

SES #	TOPICS	GUESTS	READINGS
1	Class Introduction Preparing a Reflective Journal		The Boeing Company, "Boeing Dismisses Two Executives for Unethical Conduct," news release, November 24, 2003.
2	Current Events The 21st Century Enterprise Challenge	Dr. Robert Seamans	Lean Enterprise Value, preface, ch. 1
3	Current Events The Cold War Legacy	Prof. Sheila Widnall	Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 2
4	Current Events Monuments and Misalignments	Mr. Allen Haggerty	Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 3
5	Current Events Lean Thinking	Dr. Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld	Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 4
6	Current Events Islands of Success	Prof. Wesley Harris	Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 5
7	Current Events Lean Enterprises	Prof. Deborah Nightingale	Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 6
8	Current Events A Value-Creation Framework and Program Value	Prof. Raymond Leopold Prof. Annalisa Weigel	Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 7-8
9	Current Events Value in Corporate and Government Enterprises	Col. John Keesee Ms. Heidi Wood Dr. Myles Walton	Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 9
10	Current Events Value at National and International Levels	Prof. Daniel Hastings	Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 10-11
11	Student Interviews
12	Student Interviews (cont.)