Commonality-Based Naval Ship Design, Production and Support
Abstract
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) began an initiative titled "Affordability Through Commonality" (ATC) in 1992. The efforts long-term goal is to improve the process by which the Navy, with industry's help, will design, acquire. and provide lifetime support for the ships required for national defense. The technical approach considers commonality to be a synergistic combination of the elements of modularity, increased equipment standardization, and process simplification. A division within NAVSEA (SEA O3R3) was created to coordinate efforts towards this fleet affordability goal, specifically to: identify and develop analysis tools for a commonality based process; assemble resources for initiating a decade long task; develop a plan for a commonality-based approach to ship design. acquisition, and lifetime support; and implement the plan into the mainstream of the Navy's way of conducting business. This paper provides an interim report on the ATC project's first funded year and the implementation progress of the first program to fully adopt commonality principles, the Advanced Surface Machinery Programs (ASMP). SEA 03Z.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA455356
Entities
People
- Jack Abbott
- Michael L. Bosworth
- Michael L. Cecere Iii
- Tracy J. Valsi
Organizations
- Naval Sea Systems Command