TY - BOOK ID - 77870651 TI - The arsenal ship acquisition process experience : contrasting and common impressions from the contractor teams and joint program office AU - Leonard, Robert S. AU - Drezner, Jeffrey A. AU - Sommer, Geoffrey AU - United States. AU - National Defense Research Institute (U.S.) AU - Rand Corporation. PY - 1999 SN - 0585243492 9780585243498 0833026909 9780833026903 PB - Santa Monica, CA : RAND, DB - UniCat KW - Warships KW - Shipbuilding KW - Naval ships KW - War-ships KW - Government vessels KW - Naval architecture KW - Ships KW - Armored vessels KW - Navies KW - Design and construction. KW - United States. KW - U.S. Navy KW - Procurement. KW - Weapons systems KW - Costs. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77870651 AB - 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 the Navy envisioned an array of mission capabilities for the ship, it set the project budget as the single immovable requirement. In the end, political and financial constraints caused the program's cancellation. Nevertheless, its acquisition approach and technical innovations have already had--and will continue to have--significant influence on other Navy ship-building programs. The lessons learned from the Arsenal Ship program, applied to existing and planned systems, should more than recover the money spent on it. ER -