| Why Has the Cost of Navy Ships Risen?: A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Naval Ship Costs Over the Past Several Decades Contributor(s): Arena, Mark (Author), Blickstein, Irv (Author), Younossi, Obaid (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833039210 ISBN-13: 9780833039217 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2006 Annotation: Over the past several decades, increases in acquisition costs for U.S. Navy combatants have outpaced the rate of inflation. To understand why, the authors of this book examined two principal source categories of ship cost escalation (economy-driven factors and customer-driven factors) and interviewed various shipbuilders. Based on their analysis, the authors propose some ways the Navy might reduce ship costs in the future. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
| Dewey: 359.621 |
| LCCN: 2006008649 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6.1" W x 9.04" (0.55 lbs) 106 pages |