Sustaining Key Skills in the UK Naval Industry

Abstract

MOD asked RAND to undertake a follow-on study using a similar but expanded analytical approach to help it better understand how to sustain technical skills in the maritime sector. In particular, MOD was interested in exploring the relationship between the demand created by its ship and submarine acquisition programme and the supply of the technical workforce needed to support that programme. RAND analyzed these issues between 2006 and mid-2007, employing both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. This monograph describes the analytical procedures that the RAND team followed and summarizes its findings and recommendations. The results indicate that the supply-demand relationship is highly complex and that some technical skills are extremely sensitive to demand. As part of this project, RAND provided MOD with management tools that allowed it to model these dynamic relationships and assess options for sustaining these skills.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA484493

Entities

People

  • Gordon T. Lee
  • Hans Pung
  • James G. Kallimani
  • John F. Schank
  • Laurence Smallman
  • Mark V. Arena
  • Samir Puri

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Business Administration
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Management Personnel
  • Maritime Industry
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • National Security
  • Naval Architecture
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Organizational Structure
  • Ship Design
  • Shipbuilding
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design