The Economics of Naval Ship Automation: An Analysis of Proposed Automation of the DE-1052. Executive Summary

Abstract

The objective of this study is to provide an economic analysis of a proposal to automate the DE-1052 class destroyer escort. Although the study is directed toward a specific proposal from the Purdue Laboratory for Applied Industrial Control, several larger lessons can be drawn from it concerning future naval ship automation. The principal benefit of shipboard automation is the reduction in the manpower necessary for operation and maintenance of the ship. To realize this reduction, R and D expenditures must be made and automation hardware must be acquired, installed, and brought to operational status.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA021426

Entities

People

  • Robert Shishko

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Corporations
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Destroyer Escorts
  • Destroyers
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Executives
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Training

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design