Productivity Improvements in U.S. Naval Shipbuilding

Abstract

To enhance national security, the U.S. Navy is interested in improving the capability of the U.S. shipbuilding industry, including shipbuilding companies, their suppliers, and ship design agents, to build naval ships. The Navy is seeking to improve the quality of ship construction, to decrease ship construction time, and to increase productivity through the advancement of planning and production technologies. The National Research Council convened the Committee on Navy Shipbuilding Technology to undertake the study. This report is the first of a multi-year effort. Its objectives are limited: to describe the status of shipbuilding productivity in the U.S., to acknowledge and describe the substantial industrial activity that is directed towards productivity improvement, and to identify and appraise a number of issues for subsequent technical assessment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123958

Entities

Organizations

  • National Research Council

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Business Administration
  • Cost Reductions
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Government Procurement
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marine Transportation
  • Naval Architecture
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design