Outsourcing and Outfitting Practices Implications for the Ministry of Defense Shipbuilding Programmes

by Schank, John F.; Pung, Hans; Lee, Gordon T.; Arena, Mark V.; Birkler, John

• ISBN13: 9780833036353
• ISBN10: 0833036351
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-27
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Advised how the United Kingdom should best use modern outsourcing and outfitting practices for shipbuilging in teh years to come.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	ix
Tables	xi
Summary Acknowledgements	xxiii
Abbreviations	xxv
CHAPTER ONE Introduction	1	(6)
Background	1	(1)
Research Objectives	2	(1)
Research Approach	3	(2)
Organisation of This Report	5	(2)
CHAPTER TWO Shipbuilding Outsourcing Practices and Implications for the CVF	7	(34)
Potential Advantages of Outsourcing in the CVF Programme	7	(2)
RAND's Five Research Objectives	9	(1)
RAND's Survey of Shipbuilders	9	(6)
Shipyards Employ Two Types of Outsourcing	10	(1)
Total Outsourcing: Use at UK Shipyards	11	(1)
Peak Outsourcing: Use at UK Shipyards	12	(3)
Outsourcing Practices in the United States, European Union, and Asia	15	(8)
Total and Peak Outsourcing in US and EU Shipyards	15	(2)
Total and Peak Outsourcing in Japanese and South Korean Shipyards	17	(2)
Summary Comparison of UK, US, EU, and Asian Outsourcing Practices	19	(2)
Reasons Why Shipbuilders Do and Do Not Outsource	21	(2)
The Cost Impact of Outsourcing	23	(2)
Adequacy of the UK Supplier Base to Support Greater Levels of Outsourcing	25	(12)
UK Shipbuilding Subcontracting Base	25	(4)
Use of Smaller Shipbuilders	29	(2)
Unemployed and Incapacity Roles	31	(4)
Overseas Shipbuilding Labour Pool	35	(2)
Implications to the CVF and Other MOD Shipbuilding Programmes	37	(4)
CHAPTER THREE Advanced Outfitting Practices and Implications for the CVF	41	(20)
Overview of Ship Construction Processes	42	(4)
Current Use of Advanced Outfitting by UK, US, and EU Shipbuilders	46	(6)
Electrical Power Distribution Outfitting	47	(1)
HVAC and Piping Outfitting	48	(1)
Joinery Tasks Outfitting	49	(2)
Painting and Insulation, and Structural Outfitting	51	(1)
Limitations to Higher Levels of Advanced Outfitting	52	(2)
The Cost Impact of Different Levels of Advanced Outfitting	54	(5)
What Level of Advanced Outfitting Is Practical for the CVF Programme, and Should It Vary by Shipbuilder?	59	(2)
APPENDIX
A. Outsourcing Survey	61	(6)
B. Advanced Outfitting Survey	67	(10)
Bibliography	77