Accession Number:

ADA625201

Title:

Make or Buy: Cost Impacts of Additive Manufacturing, 3D Laser Scanning Technology, and Collaborative Product Lifecycle Management on Ship Maintenance and Modernization

Descriptive Note:

Briefing charts

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Ford, David
• Hom, Sandra
• Housel, Thomas
• Mun, Johnathan

Report Date:

2015-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

24.0

Abstract:

A DoD Technology Adoption Challenge. Cost constrained DoD environment requires cost reduction. Threats require US military to retain technological superiority. Complex IT acquisition process Improved ship maintenance and revitalization with advanced technology has potential for addressing these needs. DoD needs guidance on which technologies to adopt and how.

Descriptors:

• *ACQUISITION
• *COSTS
• *MAINTENANCE
• *MANUFACTURING
• *SHIPS
• ADDRESSING
• ENVIRONMENTS
• IMPACT
• LASERS
• LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT
• MILITARY MODERNIZATION
• OUTSOURCING
• SCANNING
• THREE DIMENSIONAL

Subject Categories:

• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering and Control of Production Systems
• Marine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE