The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Sustaining design and production resources
Title | The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Sustaining design and production resources PDF eBook |
Author | John Frederic Schank |
Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780833037978 |
The complexity and uniqueness of a nuclear submarine require special skills, facilities, and oversight not supported by other shipbuilding programmes. In fact, a single shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, designs and builds the United Kingdom's nuclear submarines, and many of the vendors that support submarine construction are sole-source providers. With such specialisation, in addition to a limited design and production demand, there is concern about whether the submarine industrial base can maintain its viability into the future. This report seeks to determine what actions should be taken to maintain nuclear submarine design capabilities and how nuclear submarine production should be scheduled for efficient use of the industrial base. Based on their findings, the authors recommend that the Ministry of Defence determine the scheduling of construction for future submarine contracts as soon as possible; plan to retain a design core of designers, engineers, and draughtsmen during periods of reduced demand; and take steps towards collaboration with other countries.
The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Sustaining design and production resources
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The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Ministry of Defence Roles and Required Technical Resources
Title | The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Ministry of Defence Roles and Required Technical Resources PDF eBook |
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Genre | Defense industries |
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Ministry of Defence roles and required technical resources
Title | Ministry of Defence roles and required technical resources PDF eBook |
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ISBN | 9780833038456 |
The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base
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Release | 2005 |
Genre | Defense industries |
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The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Options for initial fuelling
Title | The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Options for initial fuelling PDF eBook |
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Release | 2005 |
Genre | Defense industries |
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Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities
Title | Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities PDF eBook |
Author | John F. Schank |
Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Pages | 235 |
Release | 2007-06-14 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0833042769 |
Nuclear submarine design resources at the shipyards, their suppliers, and the Navy may erode for lack of demand. Analysis of alternative workforce and workload management options suggests that the U.S. Navy should stretch out the design of the next submarine class and start it early or sustain design resources above the current demand, so that the next class may be designed on time, on budget, and with low risk.