Ship
Production Symposium
This
symposium is a well-known annual event where results of research
supported by sources including the National Shipbuilding Research
Program Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise (NSRP ASE) are presented.
This symposium is dedicated to the support and progress of U.S.
shipyards, both commercial and naval, in keeping with NSRP’s
mission to assist the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry in
reducing the cost of Navy ships while achieving and maintaining
global competitiveness with respect to quality, time, cost and
customer satisfaction.
Authors
will be presenting papers that reflect the interests of the SNAME
Ship Production Committee and the NSRP Strategic Investment Plan.
THE
NATIONAL SHIPBUILDING RESEARCH PROGRAM
NAVSEA
approached U.S. shipyards and requested that they form a collaboration
to manage and focus shipbuilding R&D funding to reduce the
cost of warships and improve U.S. international shipbuilding competitiveness.
From the Navy perspective, improving shipyard productivity and
commercial success directly impacts total ownership cost (design,
acquisition and life cycle costs) in every Navy ship program.
In response to the Navy’s request, 11 shipyards formed a
collaboration to manage a program specifically designed to address
shipbuilding and repair priorities with a national consensus plan.
Key
attributes of the program include:
