The Arsenal Ship Acquisition Process Experience: Contrasting and Common Impressions from the Contractor Teams and Joint Program Office

by Robert S. Leonard

The Arsenal Ship acquisition program was unique in two respects: it represented a new operational concept for Navy weapon systems, and its management structure and process represented a significant departure from traditional military ship-building programs. The Arsenal Ship program was, in effect, an experiment; while Navy envisioned an array of mission capabilities for thw ship, it set the project budget as the single immovable requiremnet.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833026909
• ISBN13: 9780833026903
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.0"