The U.S. aircraft carrier industrial base : force structure, cost, schedule, and technology issues for CVN 77 /

The U.S. aircraft carrier industrial base : force structure, cost, schedule, and technology issues for CVN 77 /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 1998.
Description:	1 online resource (xxxi, 170 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Nuclear aircraft carriers -- United States -- Design and construction. Navy-yards and naval stations -- Economic aspects -- United States. Shipbuilding -- United States -- Costs. Shipbuilding industry -- United States. Navy-yards and naval stations -- Economic aspects. Nuclear aircraft carriers -- Design and construction. Shipbuilding -- Costs. Shipbuilding industry. United States. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11114128

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Varying Form of Title:	United States aircraft carrier industrial base
Other authors / contributors:	Birkler, J. L., 1944- United States. Navy. United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
ISBN:	0585377383 9780585377384 083302597X 9780833025975
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	"Prepared for the United States Navy, Office of the Secretary of Defense." "National Defense Research Institute." "MR-948-NAVY/OSD"--Page 4 of cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170). English. Print version record.
Summary:	This report documents the methods and findings of RAND research on the adequacy of the defense industrial base to support further construction of aircraft carriers and on the cost, schedule, and technology issues associated with building the next carrier, designated CVN 77. If the current carrier force size of 12 ships is to be maintained and if a decay in the quality of basic capabilities is to be avoided, CVN 77 cannot be started more than a year or so beyond the currently planned date of 2002. The earlier CVN is started, the less it will cost. Increasing the build duration from the planned 6.5 years to 8.5 years will also reduce costs. However, timing should not greatly affect the survival of suppliers of carrier components. The report recommends beginning ship fabrication before 2002 (which could save hundreds of millions of dollars); ordering contractor-furnished equipment in advance of shipyard start (a savings of tens of millions); and investment in R & D directed toward adapting production processes and engineering improvements that could reduce the cost of carrier construction, operation and maintenance, and manning. In fact, the costs involved in building and operating carriers are so huge that the Navy should consider establishing a stable annual R & D funding level for these ships. Appendixes to the report provide supporting data.
Other form:	Print version: U.S. aircraft carrier industrial base. Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 1998 083302597X

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Summary:	This report documents the methods and findings of RAND research on the adequacy of the defense industrial base to support further construction of aircraft carriers and on the cost, schedule, and technology issues associated with building the next carrier, designated CVN 77.
Item Description:	"Prepared for the United States Navy, Office of the Secretary of Defense." "National Defense Research Institute." "MR-948-NAVY/OSD"--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxxi, 170 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170).
ISBN:	0585377383 9780585377384 083302597X 9780833025975