Lessons From the Past. During World War II, records were set that still stand: records for time to market for such things as aircraft, aircraft carriers, tanks, etc. And they were achieved without CAE, CAD, collaboration software, PLM, ERP software, etc. Granted, the regulatory environment was simpler, we didn’t care about consequences of how we got things done, and the products themselves were much less complex than they are today, but even with those caveats what they accomplished was impressive. What was it that enabled such achievements? There are still some of us around who participated in that era. Let’s discuss what we can apply today from what was learned then.

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