Navy shipbuilding: increased use of leading design practices could improve timeliness of deliveries : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Procurement--Management.

United States.

United States. Navy--Rules and practice.

Shipbuilding--United States--Design and construction.

Shipbuilding.

Shipbuilding industry--United States--Design and construction.

Shipbuilding industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 64 pages) : color illustrations, color photographs

Other Title:

GAO-24-105503 Leading practices

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2024.

Summary:

Changing maritime threats are pushing the U.S. Navy to increase its pace for designing and delivering new ships. GAO found that leading commercial ship buyers and builders prioritize shorter, predictable periods for design and construction, which result in delivering timely ships that meet current user needs. In contrast, the Navy's approach often results in significantly longer design and construction cycle times for its shipbuilding programs' lead ships.

Contents:

Background

Previously identified lending practices in ship design

Leading practices in product development

Leading companies' design practices support timely and predictable ship delivery

Companies' business cases and requirements support predictable ship design outcomes

Companies use iterative design to accelerate ship design maturity

Companies use efficient ship design collaboration and decision-making

Companies employ robust in-house ship design capabilities and tools

Cumbersome practices and ship design capability limitations challenge the Navy's ability to improve timeliness

Long cycle times increase program risks for new ship designs

Requirements practices hinder business cases and ship design maturity

Linear acquisitions approach increases cycle times for new ships

Decision-making practices and inconsistent design maturity measures affect timeliness and risk

Limitations in in-house ship design capabilities and tools hinder timeliness

Conclusions

Matters for congressional consideration

Recommendations for executive action

Agency comments and our evaluation

Appendices.

Notes:

"May 2024."

"GAO-24-105503."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed May 6, 2024).

OCLC:

1432724065