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Showing 1 to 20 of 127 for “"U.S. Navy"”.
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Seducing and Suborning the U.S. Navy Profession of Arms
<p>The U.S. Navy Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) scandal, also called the Fat Leonard scandal, was the worst scandal in U.S. Navy history and involved admirals, officers, enlisted members, and civilians engaged in unmistakable and visible unethical gift misconduct and inappropriate contractor …
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Three-tiered procurement framework for U.S. Navy waterfront facilities
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001.
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Integrating design and production in U.S. Navy submarine acquisition
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1990.
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Fighting engineers : the U.S. Navy and mechanical engineering, 1840-1905
… engineering in the nineteenth century U.S. Navy. In the middle of that century, the Navy began to utilize steam engines for motive power. Navy administrators recognized the need for engineering officers to design and operate ships' steam power plants, but the social and political status of …
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The practicality of adaptable geometry centrifugal pumps in U.S. Navy systems
… are applied to a case study of the United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer (DDG-51 class) firemain to propose appropriate impeller trimming to improve system performance, resulting in an annual fuel savings of nearly 10,000 gallons per ship. Although the DDG firemain is …
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Cost prediction via quantitative analysis of complexity in U.S. Navy shipbuilding
… and technology of ships increases, U.S. Navy shipbuilding must be an effective and cost-efficient acquirer of technology-dense one-of-a-kind ships all while meeting significant cost and schedule constraints in a fluctuating demand environment. A drive to provide world-class technology to …
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IMPLICATIONS AND PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES OF U.S. NAVY PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE INITIATIVES
… to understand the implications of existing U.S. Navy initiatives in the mental health arena aimed at improving resilience and toughness in Sailors. This study focuses on the impact of current Navy resilience programs on Sailor psychological well-being and operational unit readiness. The research …
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A cost estimation analysis of U.S. Navy fuel-saving techniques and technologies
The U.S. Department of Defense and Navy are placing a greater emphasis in energy efficiency. Though the surface fleet comprises only a small percentage of petroleum usage, seemingly small efficiencies gained could yield substantial fuel savings. This thesis follows a process of researching and …
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Safety in U.S. Navy Navigation Applying STAMP Processes to Surface Ship Collisions
… and accidents occurring throughout the U.S. Navy surface fleet warranted the appointment of a 34-personnel review team to analyze the three ship collisions and one grounding in 2017. These accidents resulted in 17 U.S. Navy sailors' deaths and damage to the operational ships. There were 12 …
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Risk based decision making for the deferment of U.S. Navy submarine maintenance
Maintenance of United States Navy submarines is a complex set of operations comprised of scheduling, budgeting, and executing a continuous stream of work across multiple vessels in the same maintenance facility year after year. Local personnel are involved in the details of the day to day …
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Portfolio analysis of delivery and finance methods in U.S. Navy family housing
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000.
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Fiber optic sensors and networks for U.S. Navy shipboard tests and trials
After a U. S. Navy ship is built but before it is placed into service, many performance tests of all shipboard systems are conducted. These tests vary greatly in who performs the test, the purpose of each test, which system or systems are being tested, and the duration of each test. As naval …
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U.S. Navy infrastructure--planning, bugeting and acquisition at Naval Submarine Base New London
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997.
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The politics of innovative military doctrine : the U.S. Navy and fleet ballistic missiles
… SLBM weapon systems were developed by the U.S. Navy during periods of major strategic nuclear modernization, when national leaders were concerned about the vulnerability of U.S. Air Force land based nuclear forces to Soviet attack. Both Navy systems provided a superior alternative to bomber and …
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Wheel of Innovation : How Leaders' Attitudes and Behaviors Drive Disruptive Technology in the U.S. Navy
… contribute to product innovation within the U.S. Navy and how leadership emerges within this complex adaptive system of innovation.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>The research was a qualitative design based on a multiple or comparative case study. A theoretical/conceptual framework of complexity leadership …
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System dynamics and process improvement : can the U.S. Navy acquisition community learn from industry behavior?
… improvement. Application of such a tool for U.S. Navy major acquisition programs (e.g., ships and submarines) would be invaluable in terms of cost savings, cost avoidance, schedule reductions and overall efficiency improvement. This effort conducts a review of the Science and Technology (S&T) …
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Torpedoes and the gun club: the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance in World War II
… World War II. The existing structure of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance failed to produce adequate torpedoes for the first two years of American wartime activity. The Bureau therefore abandoned the existing structure and shifted production to civilian contractors. This change occurred within the …
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Retention of U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officers Before and After the Global War on Terror (GWOT)
… Global War on Terror (GWOT) on the retention of Navy Surface Warfare Officers. Multivariate probit models are used to estimate the effects of commissioning source and other demographic variables on retention. The data set used was based on archival data provided by the Navy via the Navy …
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Methodology for achieving GASB 34 modified approach compliance using U.S. Navy "Smart Base" facility management practices
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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