Procurement of Naval Ships: It is Time for the US Navy to Acknowledge Its Shipbuilders May be Holding a Winning Hand,

Abstract

This study traces the evolution of the Navy's serious problems in parallel with the shipbuilding industry's decline on the world market since World War II. A major portion of the industry's business now comes from government funding. While the number of shipbuilders has decreased, the industry has been dominated by a relatively small number of large corporations for whom shipbuilding is only a minor portion of their corporate business. In turn, the Navy is totally dependent on an industry increasingly inclined to challenge the Navy's procurement and contracting requirements. The report suggests that the Navy adopt a more realistic attitude toward the procurement of its ships, and accept the changes which have occurred in shpbuilding industry. It recommends several specific procedural and contracting changes which might restore a measure of efficiency to the management of the procurement process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075920

Entities

People

  • Brady M. Cole

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Boats
  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drydocks
  • Economic Analysis
  • Governments
  • Marine Systems (Military)
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Shipbuilding
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.