Wright's Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf empirical law
gptkbp:allows cost of first unit
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs learning curve
gptkbp:appliesTo manufacturing industries
gptkbp:bay learning rate exponent
gptkbp:citation gptkb:strategy
operations management
gptkbp:describes cost reduction with cumulative production
gptkbp:form Y = aX^b
gptkbp:formedBy 1936
Theodore Paul Wright
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wright's Law
gptkbp:influenced cost projections
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Moore's_Law
experience curve effect
gptkbp:state each doubling of cumulative production results in a fixed percentage improvement in production efficiency
gptkbp:usedIn aerospace industry
technology forecasting
gptkbp:X cumulative number of units produced
gptkbp:Y cost per unit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fred_Wright_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7