The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1990 Ship Production Symposium, Paper No. 6B-1: Importance of Considering Life Cycle Maintenance and Modernization Costs in the Design of Navy Ships

Abstract

Experience with maintenance and modernization (MIM) of Navy ships has shown that life cycle maintenance and modernization costs significantly exceed initial acquisition costs, particularly for submarines and complex surface combatants. The purpose of this paper is to draw increased attention to the influence that initial ship design has on the cost of maintenance and modernization of Navy ships, and to emphasize the need for greater consideration of these costs in Navy ship design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA454243

Entities

People

  • F. W. Bankes
  • M. H. Spicknall

Organizations

  • Naval Sea Systems Command

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contractors
  • Cycles
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Marine Systems (Military)
  • Materials
  • Naval Architecture
  • Navy
  • Production
  • Ship Design
  • Shipbuilding
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.