DTIC ADA425296: Industry Studies: Shipbuilding pdf

DTIC ADA425296: Industry Studies: Shipbuilding

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The United States Shipbuilding Industry is a dichotomy. The US builds the world s most technologically advanced warships but remains non-competitive in the large commercial vessel international market. High labor and material costs and low productivity have essentially erased the global market share for large US-built commercial ships. On the other hand, cheap labor and materials, smart business practices, and heavy government investment have led to substantial market shares for the Asian rim. Fortunately, the lack of a viable commercial market doesn’t negatively impact US national security, but keeping the industry afloat does affect the nation’s economy

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 1/1/2003
• Year: 2003
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Mathea, Tomasz, INDUSTRIAL COLL OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON DC, *SHIPBUILDING, *MARITIME INDUSTRY, UNITED STATES, NATIONAL SECURITY, HIGH COSTS, PRODUCTIVITY, MERCHANT VESSELS, NAVAL VESSELS(COMBATANT), CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

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