This document contains course notes of the short course on implementing advanced technology as a part of the National Shipbuilding Research Program. Over the past two decades US. shipbuilders have amassed a great amount of DATA on the Best Shipbuilding Practices throughout the world through direct technology transfer and the sponsorship of the National ShipbuildingResearch Program. Many US. shipbuilders have used this knowledge to improve parts of the overall shipbuilding process. Not withstanding these positive yet intermittent achievements much must still be done to integrate all the knowledge into a superior set ofshipbuilding strategies to move U.S shipbuilders into a truly global shipbuilding competitive position. Developing the strategies is obviously just the beginning. Committing to their implementation is essential for success in the marketplace. The paper stresses the development and implementation of comprehensive strategies for the U.S. shipbuilders by exploring the Global concepts of integrated product development, accuracy control, stable processes, variety reduction, throughput improvement and, to make it all happen, re-engneering.

This report summarizes the presentation of the short course: Implementation of Zone Technology in the Repair and Overhaul Environment. It also includes course contents and feedback from the attendees. The feedback from the attendees is worth reviewing as it includes many good suggestions on how future courses could be developed and presented as well as who should attend such courses.

The "Implementation of Past NSRP Research through Education and Training" project was proposed in 1994 and funded as a 1995 NSRP project (SP 9-95-2). The concept was to analyze existing NSRP research and determine important areas where education and training could enhance implementation. The initial implementation involved development of two workshops and could be followed by additional educational and training projects contingent upon this project's results and future funding. This final report details the results of the analysis how the workshops were developed and presented and the workshop outcomes. The objectives of this project are as follows: * Identify important areas of existing NSRP research for which education and training can significantly facilitate the implementation of research results in U.S. shipyards. * Develop and present two short courses including related instructional materials at four locations in support of the implementation of two NSRP research areas deemed important but not yet widely and/or successfully implemented at U.S. shipyards. * Lay the foundation for additional courses to be developed and presented in support of NSRP research implementation in other important subject areas.

The National Shipbuilding Research Council's Committee on Navy Shipbuilding Technology identified this as an important issue. Engineers and managers play a key role in productivity innovation by making decisions to innovate and then planning and committing the organization to implementation. The more sophisticated the engineers and managers, the more likely they are to understand the direct links between their skills and productivity. Many shipyard engineers and managers have worked their way up through the skilled trades. Such employees are likely to have intimate knowledge or that shipyard practices and procedures, but only limited familiarity with broader engineering and management principles. That kind of background also may not be the best for overseeing the introduction of new technologies.

The U.S. shipbuilding industry now confronts grave challenges in providing essential support of national objectives. With recent emphasis on renewal of the U.S. naval fleet, followed by the defense builddown, U.S. shipbuilders have fallen far behind in commercial ship construction, and face powerful new competition from abroad. This book examines ways to reestablish the U.S. industry, to provide a technology base and R&D infrastructure sustaining both commercial and military goals. Comparing U.S. and foreign shipbuilders in four technological areas, the authors find that U.S. builders lag most severely in business process technologies, and in technologies of new products and materials. New advances in system technologies, such as simulation, are also needed, as are continuing developments in shipyard production technologies. The report identifies roles that various government agencies, academia, and, especially, industry itself must play for the U.S. shipbuilding industry to attempt a turnaround.