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Learning from Experience, v. I - Lessons from the Submarine Programs of the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia... Learning from Experience, v. I - Lessons from the Submarine Programs of the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia (Paperback)
John F Schank, Frank W. Lacroix, Robert E. Murphy, Mark V. Arena, Gordon T. Lee
R583 Discovery Miles 5 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia asked the RAND Corporation to develop a set of lessons learned from previous submarine programs that could help inform future program managers. This volume presents an overview of five submarine programs in the three countries - the UK's Astute program; the U.S. Navy's Ohio, Seawolf, and Virginia programs; and Australia's Collins program - and identifies lessons that apply to all of them.

Outsourcing and Outfitting Practices, MG-198-MOD - Implications for the Ministry of Defence Shipbuilding Programmes (Paperback,... Outsourcing and Outfitting Practices, MG-198-MOD - Implications for the Ministry of Defence Shipbuilding Programmes (Paperback, New)
John F Schank, Hans Pung, Gordon T. Lee, Mark V. Arena, John Birkler
R645 Discovery Miles 6 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Advises how the United Kingdom should best use modern outsourcing and outfitting practices for shipbuilding in the years to come. The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MOD) is preparing for the construction of the Royal Navy's two new Future Aircraft Carriers (CVFs), slated to enter service in 2012 and 2015, respectively. The CVFs will be the largest warships built in the United Kingdom in decades. At the request of the MOD, the RAND Corporation looked at the risks of current contractor plans and estimated the cost implications of using alternative manufacturing options in the coming years.

Prototyping Using Other Transactions - Case Studies for the Acquisition Community (Paperback): Lauren A Mayer, Mark V. Arena,... Prototyping Using Other Transactions - Case Studies for the Acquisition Community (Paperback)
Lauren A Mayer, Mark V. Arena, Frank Camm
R994 Discovery Miles 9 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Australia's Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise - Preparing for the 21st Century (Paperback): John Birkler, John F Schank, Mark... Australia's Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise - Preparing for the 21st Century (Paperback)
John Birkler, John F Schank, Mark V. Arena, Edward G. Keating, Joel B Predd, …
R1,343 Discovery Miles 13 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Management Perspectives Pertaining to Root Cause Analyses of Nunn-Mccurdy Breaches - Program Manager Tenure, Oversight of... Management Perspectives Pertaining to Root Cause Analyses of Nunn-Mccurdy Breaches - Program Manager Tenure, Oversight of Acquisition Category II Programs, and Framing Assumptions (Paperback, 4th Edition)
Mark V. Arena, Irv Blickstein, Abby Doll, Jeffrey A. Drezner, Jennifer Kavanagh, …
R1,073 Discovery Miles 10 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The authors investigate whether the tenure of program managers contributes to Nunn-McCurdy breaches. They also examine the existing decentralized systems used to track cost growth to determine whether additional guidance and control are needed to make acquisition category II programs performance more transparent. Finally, they investigate whether key assumptions, so-called framing assumptions, could be useful risk management tools.

Learning from Experience, v. III - Lessons from the United Kingdom's Astute Submarine Program (Paperback): John F Schank,... Learning from Experience, v. III - Lessons from the United Kingdom's Astute Submarine Program (Paperback)
John F Schank, Frank W. Lacroix, Robert E. Murphy, Cesse Ip, Mark V. Arena, …
R620 Discovery Miles 6 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume presents a set of lessons learned from the United Kingdom's Astute submarine program that could help inform future program managers. Designing and building a submarine requires careful management and oversight and a delegation of roles and responsibilities that recognizes which party - the shipbuilder or the government - is best positioned to manage risks.

Learning from Experience, v. IV - Lessons from Australia's Collins Submarine Program (Paperback): John F Schank, Cesse Ip,... Learning from Experience, v. IV - Lessons from Australia's Collins Submarine Program (Paperback)
John F Schank, Cesse Ip, Kristy N. Kamarck, Robert E. Murphy, Mark V. Arena, …
R592 Discovery Miles 5 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume presents a set of lessons learned from Australia's Collins submarine program that could help inform future program managers. Collins was the first submarine built in Australia. RAND investigated how operational requirements were set for the Collins class; explored the acquisition, contracting, design, and build processes that the program employed; and assessed the activities surrounding integrated logistics support for the class.

Sources of Weapon System Cost Growth - Analysis of 35 Major Defense Acquisition Programs (Paperback): Joseph G. Bolten, Robert... Sources of Weapon System Cost Growth - Analysis of 35 Major Defense Acquisition Programs (Paperback)
Joseph G. Bolten, Robert S. Leonard, Mark V. Arena, Obaid Younossi, Jerry M Sollinger
R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This analysis uses data from Selected Acquisition Reports to determine the causes of cost growth in 35 mature major defense acquisition programs. Four major sources of growth are identified: errors in estimation and scheduling, decisions by the government, financial matters, and miscellaneous. The analysis shows that more than two-thirds of cost growth (measured as simple averages) is caused by decisions, most of which involve quantity changes, requirements growth, and schedule changes.Cost growth in major weapon-systems programs results from errors in estimation and scheduling, government decisions, financial matters, and miscellaneous sources, with decisions involving changes in requirements, quantities, and production schedules the dominant cause.

Monitoring the Progress of Shipbuilding Programmes - How Can the Defence Procurement Agency More Accurately Monitor Progress?... Monitoring the Progress of Shipbuilding Programmes - How Can the Defence Procurement Agency More Accurately Monitor Progress? (Paperback, New)
Mark V. Arena, John Birkler, John F Schank, Jessie Riposo, Clifford Grammich
R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Explores the reasons for and ways to anticipate schedule delays in shipbuilding programmes. 450-character abstract: The Defence Procurement Agency, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, asked Rand to analyze how major shipbuilders and contractors monitor programme progress, to consider what information would be useful for shipbuilders to provide the agency, and to understand why ships are delivered late and why commercial shipbuilders maintain a much better schedule performance than do military builders. This monograph presents the researchers' findings and recommendations, which was based on surveys of major US, UK, and other European shipbuilders and other extensive industry research.

The United Kingdom's Naval Shipbuilding Industrial Base - The Next Fifteen Years (Paperback, New): Mark V. Arena, Hans... The United Kingdom's Naval Shipbuilding Industrial Base - The Next Fifteen Years (Paperback, New)
Mark V. Arena, Hans Pung, Cynthia R Cook, Jefferson P. Marquis, Jessie Riposo, …
R849 Discovery Miles 8 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Assesses whether shipyards, other naval firms, and suppliers in the United Kingdom have sufficient capacity to meet the demands of the Ministry of Defence's construction of new ships and submarines over the next 15 years. The United Kingdom has many contracted and prospective shipbuilding programmes on the horizon over the next two decades. The UK Ministry of Defence wants to know whether its country's diminishing industrial base will be able to meet the requirements of this shipbuilding plan. Using extensive surveys and a breadth of data, RAND researchers look at the capacity of the UK shipbuilding industrial base and how alternative acquisition requirements, programmes, and schedules might affect this capability.

Options for Reducing Costs in the United Kingdom's Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) Programme (Paperback, illustrated... Options for Reducing Costs in the United Kingdom's Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) Programme (Paperback, illustrated edition)
John F Schank, Roland Yardley, Jessie Riposo, Harry J. Thie, Edward G. Keating, …
R705 Discovery Miles 7 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Examines ways in which the UK Ministry of Defence can reduce the whole-life costs and manpower requirements of the Royal Navy's two Future Aircraft Carriers (CVFs). In 2012 and 2015, respectively, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence will replace its three Invincible-class aircraft carriers with two Future Aircraft Carriers (CVFs), the largest ships ever constructed for the Royal Navy. The research described in this report focuses on possible reductions in whole-life costs and manpower requirements of the carriers.

Sustaining Key Skills in the UK Naval Industry (Paperback): Hans Pung, Laurence Smallman, Mark V. Arena, James G Kallimani,... Sustaining Key Skills in the UK Naval Industry (Paperback)
Hans Pung, Laurence Smallman, Mark V. Arena, James G Kallimani, Gordon T. Lee, …
R669 Discovery Miles 6 690 Out of stock

Building on prior RAND research, this monograph explores the need for and retention of technical skills in the UK1s maritime industry, particularly among designers and engineers involved with surface ship and submarine acquisition and support. The results reveal that the UK1s future naval programme likely will have to be modified or augmented to sustain these technical skills in the long term.

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