U.S. shipbuilding industry : selected issues and analyses / Susanna Barker, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barker, Susanna, editor.

Series:

Construction materials and engineering.

Construction Materials and Engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shipbuilding industry--United States.

Shipbuilding industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The U.S. shipbuilding and repairing industry is comprised of establishments that are primarily engaged in operating shipyards, which are fixed facilities with drydocks and fabrication equipment. Shipyard activities include ship construction, repair, conversion and alteration, as well as the production of prefabricated ship and barge sections and other specialized services. The industry also includes manufacturing and other facilities outside of the shipyard, which provide parts or services for shipbuilding activities within a shipyard, including routine maintenance and repair services from flo

Contents:

""U.S. SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY: SELECTED ISSUES AND ANALYSES""; ""U.S. SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY: SELECTED ISSUES AND ANALYSES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF THE U.S. SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRING INDUSTRY""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRING INDUSTRY""; ""APPENDIX A: ECONOMIC IMPACT BREAKDOWN: STATE LEVEL DETAIL""; ""APPENDIX B: DATA SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX C: DESCRIPTION OF MIGMODEL""

""Chapter 2: BEST PRACTICES: HIGH LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE AT KEY POINTS DIFFERENTIATE COMMERCIAL SHIPBUILDING FROM NAVY SHIPBUILDING""""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""COMMERCIAL SHIPBUILDERS MINIMIZE RISK EARLY BY HAVING HIGH LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE AT KEY JUNCTURES""; ""NAVY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS MAKE KEY DECISIONS WITH LESS KNOWLEDGE THAN DEEMED ACCEPTABLE IN COMMERCIAL SHIPBUILDING""; ""DIFFERENCES IN COMMERCIAL AND NAVY PRACTICES REFLECT DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""MATTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION""

""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY""; ""Chapter 3: NAVY FORCE STRUCTURE AND SHIPBUILDING PLANS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""OVERSIGHT ISSUES FOR CONGRESS FOR FY2015""; ""LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR FY2015""; ""APPENDIX A. COMPARING PAST SHIP FORCE LEVELS TO CURRENT OR POTENTIAL FUTURE SHIP FORCE LEVELS""; ""APPENDIX B. INDEPENDENT PANEL ASSESSMENT OF 2010QDR""; ""APPENDIX C. SIZE OF THE NAVY AND NAVY SHIPBUILDING RATE""

""Chapter 4: NAVY TAO(X) OILER SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""; ""LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR FY2015""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 23, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-563-6

OCLC:

916949673