Sustaining U.S. nuclear submarine design capabilities /

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For the first time since the design of the first nuclear submarine, the U.S. Navy has no nuclear submarine design program under way, which raises the possibility that design capability could be lost. Such a loss could result in higher costs and delays when the next submarine design is undertaken, as...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Schank, John F. (John Frederic), 1946-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., 2007.
Sujets:
2000-2099
Nuclear submarines > United States > Design and construction > 21st century.
Shipbuilding industry > United States > Employees > 21st century.
Navy-yards and naval stations > United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Human Resources & Personnel Management.
Navy-yards and naval stations.
Shipbuilding industry > Employees.
United States.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Ch. 1: Introduction
  • ch. 2: The submarine design process
  • ch. 3: Framing the analysis
  • ch. 4: Effect of different options for managing design resources
  • ch. 5: Critical skills
  • ch. 6: Suppliers
  • ch. 7: The Navy's roles and responsibilities in submarine design
  • ch. 8: Effect of a design gap on the Navy's technical community
  • ch. 9: Conclusions and recommendations
  • Appendix A: Workforce simulation model
  • Appendix B: Survey instrument for electric boat and Northrop Grumman Newport News
  • Appendix C: Survey instrument provided to vendors
  • Appendix D: U.S. Navy's technical warrant holders
  • Appendix E: Net present value analysis.

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