The National Shipbuilding Research Program. Proceddings of the IREAPS Technical Symposium. Paper No. 15: Productivity Navy Style
Abstract
Productivity improvement is a most difficult concept to come to grips with in the operations of a central, national government. The term "productivity improvement is most generally considered to mean the beneficial results of acts of innovation or change which are undertaken for the purpose of producing a greater output from a given input of resources. To some, this concept represents the very antithesis of bureaucracy, since it is claimed that by nature bureaucracy is growth prone and resistant to change. This paper describes a productivity program which is being implemented within the Navy industrial base. Three years of successful experience have shed considerable light on the management of change in large military organizations with a rigid institutional structure. The paper draws attention to major dimensions of the Navy's program and to the process of managing for productivity improvement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA448867
Entities
People
- James W. Tweeddale