The Ship Characteristics and Improvement Board: A Critical Review

Abstract

One of the fundamental objectives of the ship design process in the U.S. Navy is the determination of the characteristics of a new ship. These characteristics are based on operational requirements, technical feasibility and cost constraints. This thesis is a critical review of the OPNAV organization responsible for this process: the Ship Characteristic and Improvement Board (SCIB). This thesis reviews the evolution of the ship design process, defines the mission and functions of the SCIB, and outlines SCIB procedures and policies. This thesis also focuses on the cost estimating methodologies NAVSEA and the Naval Center for Cost Analysis (NCA) use to derive and validate ship program costs. The results of this thesis indicate the need to improve the SCIB process through changes in the SCIB working groups. The Navy also needs to develop an automated data base for ship costs to improve the quality of cost estimating.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA215432

Entities

People

  • Kevin M. Sweeney

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • California
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Force Structure
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Physical Properties
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.