Sustaining Design and Production Resources. Volume 1

Abstract

Since the end of the Cold War, the United Kingdom's defence budgets and military force structures have gotten much smaller. As a result, the defence industrial base has contracted as well. This industrial base must now be carefully managed to ensure that the capabilities required to support the nation's forces do not deteriorate to the point at which they cannot support defence requirements. An important factor in ensuring the sustainability of the industrial base is the scheduling of major weapon system acquisition programmes. Gaps in design and production can lead to the departure of experienced personnel to other industries and to the erosion of defence system production skills. This is particularly true of the nuclear submarine production base, for which special skills are required.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA440099

Entities

People

  • James Chiesa
  • Jessie Riposo
  • John F. Schank
  • John L. Birkler

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attack Submarines
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Boats
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Intellectual Property
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Naval Architecture
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Shipbuilding
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Systems Engineering
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Strategic Security Studies