Computer Science Research and Development in Support of Ship Design, Production and Repair.

Abstract

The efficiency of the U.S. shipbuilding industry is especially important to the Navy in terms of military readiness and the amount of the Navy budget for Navy ship construction, repair and alteration. The shipbuilding industry is one of the most labor-intensive industries. Continual increases in shipbuilding costs reduce the number of ships the Navy's budget can afford. In recent years, industrial productivity in the U.S. has improved very slowly in comparison with other industrial countries. Productivity gain depends on the degree of automation and mechanization and the potential for improvement. This study determines that a five-year computer science research and development program in support of computer aided ship design, production, and repair can be economically justified and that productivity of ship design and production in the U.S. will be improved. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA063324

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth Cuthill
  • Ruey Chen

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Assembly
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Information Systems
  • Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Organizational Structure
  • Production Engineering
  • Shipbuilding
  • Software Development

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  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Theoretical Analysis.