The Shipbuilding & Force Structure Analysis Tool. A User's Guide

Abstract

Each time a major defense review is undertaken, policymakers must confront a range of complicated issues about the Navy's future force structure, including resource concerns and significant changes in the shipbuilding industrial base. To help answer these concerns, analysts in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) staff turn to the available analytical tools to help provide options to decisionmakers. Although an array of such tools exists, there is a significant need for improvement to ensure that policy and resource decisions are well analyzed and supported.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA440513

Entities

People

  • John F. Schank
  • Mark V. Arena
  • Megan Abbott

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Attack Submarines
  • Attrition
  • Boats
  • Business Administration
  • Cost Analysis
  • Database Management Systems
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Force Structure
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Shipbuilding

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies