Accession Number:

ADA183940

Title:

What is WIPE (Warfighting Improvement Plan Engineering)?

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS OF THE NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Heller,Jim

Report Date:

1987-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

14.0

Abstract:

WIPE is an acronym for Warfighting Improvement Plan Engineering. It is a systems engineering approach to meeting the service life engineering requirements for a class of ships. It is managed by a Ship Design Manager and is performed at the Class planning yards PY. Specific WIPE task statements are developed by the NAVSEA life cycle engineers who also review the WIPE deliverables when submitted by the planning yard. Program Elements include Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System PPBS The Fleet Modernization Program FMP Ship Alterations SHIPALTS and The Ship Installation Drawings SIDS.

Descriptors:

• *NAVAL VESSELS
• *MARINE ENGINEERING
• MODIFICATION
• NAVAL EQUIPMENT
• BUDGETS
• ENGINEERING
• INSTALLATION
• LIFE CYCLES
• LIFE EXPECTANCY(SERVICE LIFE)
• PLANNING
• REQUIREMENTS
• SHIPS
• SYSTEMS APPROACH
• SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Subject Categories:

• Marine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE