Current and future challenges to resourcing U.S. Navy public shipyards / Jessie Riposo [et al.]

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Riposo, Jessie, author.

McMahon, Michael E., author.

Kallimani, James G., author.

Tremblay, Daniel, author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, issuing body.

Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, researcher.

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.

Rand Corporation, publisher.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navy-yards and naval stations--United States--Management.

Navy-yards and naval stations.

Shipyards--United States--Management.

Shipyards.

Warships--United States--Maintenance and repair--Cost effectiveness.

Warships.

United States. Navy--Operational readiness.

United States.

United States. Navy--Personnel management.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 73 pages : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2017.

Summary:

"The U.S. Navy currently owns and operates four public shipyards, which must be ready and able to support the fleet anytime and anywhere in the world at a moment's notice. Between FYs 2004 and 2014, the number of civilians employed at the shipyards increased 17 percent, while the direct man-days executed increased by just 7 percent. The significant increase in personnel without a comparable increase in workload has raised many questions. To better understand the reasons for these trends, RAND researchers take a closer look at shipyard manning requirements and the near- and middle-term challenges in planning and programming for these workforce resources. Specifically, they explore how shipyard work is changing, whether more personnel are now required to perform it, and what risks shipyards may wish to address through additional hiring. To address the predicted gap between shipyard workload and workforce productivity, the researchers recommend that the Navy consider hiring additional resources, continuing investment in accelerated training programs, and mitigating near-term workload (for example, by outsourcing some of the work)."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Preface

Figures

Tables

Summary

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Introduction: The Problem

Approach

Organization of This Report

2. How Is Shipyard Work Changing?: Ballistic-Missile Submarine Maintenance

Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance

Indirect Man-Days

3. Are More Personnel Now Required to Perform the Same Work?: Workforce Demographics

Relative Productivity

Estimating the Future Workforce

4. Future Risks and Challenges: Historical Trends

The Aging of Nuclear Assets

Increased Operational Tempo

Maintenance Planning During Acquisition Development and Production

Estimating Risk

5. Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations

APPENDIX: Sensitivity Analysis on Productivity Assumption

Bibliography.

Notes:

"RR-1552-NAVY."--Page 4 cover "Prepared for the United States Navy"--Title page