So You Want to Use Engineering Models (The National Shipbuilding Research Program)

Abstract

I don't like to start by introducing a note of caution, but any tool, including engineering models, is only as good as the understanding and skill with which it is used. If it's properly used, you are going to get better engineering design, more effective communication and cooperation among engineers and shipbuilders, in addition to being a useful aid to management in reviewing design and monitoring and guiding design progress. Now, I am going to try to give you some practical guidelines for deciding what kind of model program you need, how you sell management on a model program, and how to plan and integrate it into your organization. Whether you are considering a model program for the first time or are simply dissatisfied with the results of your current one, the outline of initial considerations in developing a program and the steps in planning, staffing, implementing, and supervising the program should be helpful.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA451807

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  • John W. Rohrer

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Machines
  • Marine Systems (Military)
  • Personnel Management
  • Shipbuilding
  • Systems Engineering
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States

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  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.