Responsive Industrial Support Exists.

Abstract

This paper addresses the responsiveness of American industry to react to CINC requirements. Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing technology have revolutionized American industry. Historic viewpoints that industrial production can not support military operations without years of warning time no longer apply. Computer manufacturing technology puts industrial production squarely in the logistical pipeline of each CINC. Industry can surge quickly and flexibly to sustain a power projection effort across the spectrum of conflict. Past industrial mobilization efforts have shaped the current misconceptions related to industrial responsiveness. Past mobilization lessons will be reviewed and computer-aided manufacturing technology introduced. A link between the operational commander and the equipment manufacturer is made using the M1A1 tank in a simple case study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240421

Entities

People

  • Randel L. Zeller

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Case Studies
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Software Engineering.