The nearly 300 ships of the U.S. Navy are among the most complex weapon systems operated by the Department of Defense (DoD). The most demanding maintenance performed on these ships is depot-level maintenance, which is performed at shipyards that specialize in the complex repair and upgrade of ship systems, equipment, and infrastructure. Depot-level maintenance work of Navy ships is split between public and private shipyards. The Navy spends about $4 billion annually on depot maintenance for its ships. This includes about $3 billion for work performed at four public shipyards: Norfolk and Portsmouth on the Atlantic, and Puget Sound and Pearl Harbor on the Pacific. These public shipyards employ over 25,000 civilians and will accomplish about 4 million man- days of work in 2008. They are the focus of this book. Several laws and public policies constrain how the Navy can accomplish depot-level maintenance. Some of these laws and policies dictate that at least half of all Navy maintenance work be performed at a public depot (this is known as the 50/50 rule), that the shipyards maintain some core maintenance capabilities for all of the existing ship weapon systems, and that depot maintenance be performed in a ship's homeport when possible.


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    Title :

    U.S. Navy Shipyards. An Evaluation of Workload- and Workforce- Management Practices


    Contributors:
    J. Riposo (author) / B. Alkire (author) / J. F. Schank (author) / M. V. Arena (author) / J. G. Kallimani (author)

    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    189 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English