tailieunhanh - The Shipbuilding and Force Structure Analysis Tool

Periodic defense reviews require analysts to address difficult questions regarding the Navy’s ship force structure, resource levels and allocations, and the shipbuilding industrial base. While a range of tools is available to assist analysts in their decisionmaking, the need for improvement exists. | Mark V. Arena John F. Schank Megan Abbott THE SHIPBUILDING FORCE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS TOOL A USER S GUIDE Prepared for the . Navy Approved for Public Release Distribution Unlimited RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE The research described in this report was sponsored by the . Navy. The research was conducted in the RAND National Defense Research Institute a federally funded research and development center supported by the Office of the Secretay of Defense the Joint Staff the unified commands and the defense agencies under Contract DASW01-01-C-0004. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Arena Mark V. Shipbuilding and force structure analysis tool a user s guide Mark V. Arena John F. Schank Megan Abbott. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. MR-1743. ISBN 0-8330-3484-7 pbk. alk. paper 1. United States. Navy Procurement Mathematical models. 2. Warships United States Design and construction Mathematical models. 3. Shipbuilding industry United States Mathematical models. 4. Military planning United States Mathematical models. I. Schank John F. John Frederic 1946- II. Abbott Megan E. 1971- . 2003 84 028557565 dc22 2003019132 The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. RAND s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of its research sponsors. Cover design by Stephen Bloodsworth Copyright 2004 RAND All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from RAND. Published 2004 by RAND 1700 Main Street RO. Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street Arlington VA 22202-5050 201 North Craig Street Suite 202 Pittsburgh PA 15213-1516 RAND URL http To order RAND documents