@BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Guide to Integrating Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability", abstract = "TRB\u2019s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-L01-RR-2: Guide to Integrating Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability explores various ways that transportation agencies could reengineer their day-to-day business practices to enhance traffic operations, address nonrecurring traffic congestion, and improve the reliability of travel times delivered to roadway system users.The research guide also provides a detailed introduction to the business process mapping tool.SHRP 2 Report S2-L01-RR-1: Integrating Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability details the process used to develop the guide. SHRP 2 Reliability Project L34 report E-tool for Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability explores an e-tool to assist transportation agencies when evaluating their processes to improve travel time reliability. The report details the functional requirements, software architecture, and content development for the e-tool. The e-tool\u2019s design was based on SHRP 2 Report S2-L01-RR-2 and directly follows the seven step process outlined in the guide, as well as utilizes the case studies in S2-L01-RR-2.An e-book version of this report is available for purchase at Google, iTunes, and Amazon.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14511/guide-to-integrating-business-processes-to-improve-travel-time-reliability", year = 2011, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", title = "Integrating Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability", abstract = "TRB\u2019s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report: S2-L01-RR-1: Integrating Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability addresses various ways that transportation agencies can reengineer their day-to-day business practices to help improve traffic operations, address nonrecurring traffic congestion, and improve the reliability of travel times delivered to roadway system users.The project that produced this report also produced SHRP 2 Report S2-L01-RR-2: Guide to Integrating Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability.An e-book version of this report is available for purchase at Google, Amazon, and iTunes.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14510/integrating-business-processes-to-improve-travel-time-reliability", year = 2011, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Aimee Flannery and Jenny Meszaros", title = "E-tool for Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability", abstract = "TRB\u2019s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Reliability Project L34 has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a report titled E-tool for Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability that explores an e-tool to assist transportation agencies when evaluating their processes to improve travel time reliability. The report details the functional requirements, software architecture, and content development for the e-tool.The e-tool\u2019s design was based on SHRP 2 Report S2-L01-RR-2: Guide to Integrating Business Processes to Improve Travel Time Reliability. It directly follows the seven step process outlined in the guide, as well as utilizes the case studies in S2-L01-RR-2.Three versions of the e-tool are available for download in a zip format. Once downloaded, the file can be unzipped and placed anywhere on a system that is Java capable, or it can be copied onto a flash drive or other media that can be used on a system that is Java capable. Three files for the e-tool installation are available for download:1. SHRP2-etool-1.0-Final-Win7: This version can be used by anyone using the Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system. It is an executable file that will install both the e-tool and the required version of Java. Once installed, a shortcut is created to run the e-tool.2. SHRP2-etool-1.0-Final-XP-Vista: This version can be used by anyone using the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system. It is an executable file that will install both the e-tool and the required version of Java. Once installed, a shortcut is created to run the e-tool. It may be necessary to also install the video codecs needed for watching the videos on an XP or Vista system. See the next file, DivxInstaller, for details.3. DivXInstaller: This file may be required if the e-tool is installed on a Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system. It will install additional video codecs that are not provided on a base XP or Vista install. It installs the new video codecs free of charge, but please be aware of the optional installation step. During the video codecs installation, one step includes installing additional optional software. When you reach the optional software page of the installation, uncheck the three options that are selected if you do not wish to download the additional software. This software is not necessary for the proper functioning of the tool and will adjust your browser.Software Disclaimer - This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively \"TRB\") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22403/e-tool-for-business-processes-to-improve-travel-time-reliability", year = 2014, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Academy of Engineering", title = "Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2013 Symposium", isbn = "978-0-309-29603-8", abstract = "This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering's 2013 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young leaders in engineering to share their cutting-edge research and innovations in selected areas. The 2013 symposium was held September 19-21 and was hosted by DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware. The topics covered at the 2013 symposium were: designing and analyzing societal networks; cognitive manufacturing: energy: reducing our dependence on fossil fuels; and flexible electronics. The intent of this book is to convey the excitement of this unique meeting and to highlight innovative developments in engineering research and technical work.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18558/frontiers-of-engineering-reports-on-leading-edge-engineering-from-the", year = 2014, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Preliminary Observations on Information Technology Needs and Priorities at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: An Interim Report", isbn = "978-0-309-17693-4", abstract = "Increasingly, the core mission of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, is expanding from one of focusing on prompt claims payment to one of becoming more broadly involved in improving health care quality and efficiency. The requirements for the information technology (IT) systems of CMS are changing as its mission changes, and the efforts to evolve its systems from those designed to support the agency's historical mission come in the midst of a push to modernize the nation's health care IT more broadly. These new challenges arise even as CMS must meet challenging day-to-day operational requirements and make frequent adjustments to its business processes, code, databases, and systems in response to changing statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements. \n\nIn light of these and other emerging challenges, CMS asked the National Research Council to conduct a study that would lay out a forward-looking vision for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, taking account of CMS's mission, business processes, and information technology requirements. \n\nThe study is being conducted in two phases. The first, resulting in the present volume, draws on a series of teleconferences, briefings, and an information-gathering workshop held in Washington, D.C., on September 27-28, 2010. The second phase, drawing on that workshop and on additional briefings, site visits, and committee deliberations, will result in a final report with recommendations, to be issued at the end of the project in 2011.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13061/preliminary-observations-on-information-technology-needs-and-priorities-at-the-centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services", year = 2010, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Edward H. Shortliffe and Lynette I. Millett", title = "Strategies and Priorities for Information Technology at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services", isbn = "978-0-309-22194-8", abstract = "The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is the agency in the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for providing health coverage for seniors and people with disabilities, for limited-income individuals and families, and for children\u2014totaling almost 100 million beneficiaries. The agency's core mission was established more than four decades ago with a mandate to focus on the prompt payment of claims, which now total more than 1.2 billion annually. With CMS's mission expanding from its original focus on prompt claims payment come new requirements for the agency's information technology (IT) systems.\nStrategies and Priorities for Information Technology at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reviews CMS plans for its IT capabilities in light of these challenges and to make recommendations to CMS on how its business processes, practices, and information systems can best be developed to meet today's and tomorrow's demands. The report's recommendations and conclusions offered cluster around the following themes: (1) the need for a comprehensive strategic technology plan; (2) the application of an appropriate metamethodology to guide an iterative, incremental, and phased transition of business and information systems; (3) the criticality of IT to high-level strategic planning and its implications for CMS's internal organization and culture; and (4) the increasing importance of data and analytical efforts to stakeholders inside and outside CMS. Given the complexity of CMS's IT systems, there will be no simple solution.\nAlthough external contractors and advisory organizations will play important roles, CMS needs to assert well-informed technical and strategic leadership. The report argues that the only way for CMS to succeed in these efforts is for the agency, with its stakeholders and Congress, to recognize resolutely that action must be taken, to begin the needed cultural and organizational transformations, and to develop the appropriate internal expertise to lead the initiative with a comprehensive, incremental, iterative, and integrated approach that effectively and strategically integrates business requirements and IT capabilities.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13281/strategies-and-priorities-for-information-technology-at-the-centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services", year = 2012, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Outsourcing Management Functions for the Acquisition of Federal Facilities", isbn = "978-0-309-07267-0", abstract = "In this study outsourcing is defined as the organizational practice of contracting for services from an external entity while retaining control over assets and oversight of the services being outsourced. In the 1980s, a number of factors led to a renewed interest in outsourcing. For private sector organizations, outsourcing was identified as a strategic component of business process reengineering\u2014an effort to streamline an organization and increase its profitability. In the public sector, growing concern about the federal budget deficit, the continuing long-term fiscal crisis of some large cities, and other factors accelerated the use of privatization measures (including outsourcing for services) as a means of increasing the efficiency of government.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10012/outsourcing-management-functions-for-the-acquisition-of-federal-facilities", year = 2000, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Daniel L. Cork and Michael L. Cohen and Benjamin F. King", title = "Planning the 2010 Census: Second Interim Report", isbn = "978-0-309-08968-5", abstract = "The Panel on Research on Future Census Methods has a broad charge to review the early planning process for the 2010 census. Its work includes observing the operation of the 2000 census, deriving lessons for 2010, and advising on effective evaluations and tests. This is the panel's third report; they have previously issued an interim report offering suggestions on the Census Bureau's evaluation plan for 2000 and a letter report commenting on the bureau's proposed general structure for the 2010 census.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10776/planning-the-2010-census-second-interim-report", year = 2003, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "", url = "", year = , publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Aviation Management Consulting Group, Inc. and KRAMER aerotek, inc. and Gary R. Shafer and Southern Illinois University Carbondale", title = "Guidebook for Developing General Aviation Airport Business Plans", abstract = "TRB\u2019s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 77: Guidebook for Developing General Aviation Airport Business Plans is designed to help airports develop and implement an airport business plan and maximize financial self-sufficiency.The guidebook identifies the role, value, and the compelling reasons for having an airport business plan as it applies to all sizes of airports; highlights the elements of an airport business plan; and addresses each step of the development and implementation process.The print version of the report includes a CD-ROM, which provides the option of learning the material by watching a series of presentations. The CD-ROM also provides worksheets that may be helpful in gathering the information necessary for developing and implementing an airport business plan.The CD-ROM is also available for download from TRB\u2019s website as an ISO image. Links to the ISO image and instructions for burning a CD-ROM from an ISO image are provided below.Help on Burning an .ISO CD-ROM Image Download the .ISO CD-ROM ImageNote: It has been reported that some users of the CD-ROM have been asked for a password when attempting to open the spreadsheet. If you encounter this problem, the password to use is 6825510.CD-ROM Disclaimer - This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively \"TRB\") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22694/guidebook-for-developing-general-aviation-airport-business-plans", year = 2012, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Daniel L. Cork and Michael L. Cohen and Benjamin F. King", title = "Reengineering the 2010 Census: Risks and Challenges", isbn = "978-0-309-09189-3", abstract = "At the request of the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Research Council\u2019s\nCommittee on National Statistics established the Panel on Research on Future\nCensus Methods to review the early planning process for the 2010 census. This new\nreport documents the panel\u2019s strong support for the major aims of the Census\nBureau\u2019s emerging plan for 2010. At the same time, it notes the considerable challenges\nthat must be overcome if the bureau\u2019s innovations are to be successful. The\npanel agrees with the Census Bureau that implementation of the American\nCommunity Survey and, with it, the separation of the long form from the census\nprocess are excellent concepts. Moreover, it concurs that the critically important\nMaster Address File and TIGER geographic systems are in dire need of comprehensive\nupdating and that new technologies have the potential to improve the accuracy\nof the count. The report identifies the risks and rewards of these and other components\nof the Census Bureau\u2019s plan. The report emphasizes the need for the bureau to\nlink its research and evaluation efforts much more closely to operational planning\nand the importance of funding for a comprehensive and rigorous testing program\nbefore 2010.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10959/reengineering-the-2010-census-risks-and-challenges", year = 2004, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Analyzing Information on Women-Owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting", isbn = "978-0-309-09611-9", abstract = "It has been clear for at least 50 years the disadvantages that small businesses face in competing for U.S. government contracts. The Small Business Act of 1953 created the Small Business Administration (SBA), an independent agency in the executive branch that counsels and assists specific types of small businesses including firms owned by minorities and other socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and firms owned by women. Women-owned small businesses, however, are underrepresented or substantially underrepresented in some industries.\n\nIn 2002, the SBA Office of Federal Contract Assistance for Women Business Owners (CAWBO) organized a draft study containing a preliminary set of approximations of the representation of women-owned small businesses in federal prime contracts over $25,000 by industry. Because of the past legal challenges to race- and gender-conscious contracting programs at the federal and local levels, the SBA asked the Committee on National Statistics of the National Academies to conduct an independent review of relevant data and estimation methods prior to finalizing the CAWBO study.\n\nThe Steering Committee on Women-Owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting was created and charged with holding a workshop to discuss topics including the accuracy of data and methods to estimate the use of women-owned small businesses in federal contracting and the definition of \"underrepresentation\" and \"substantial underrepresentation\" in designating industries for which preferential contracting programs might be warranted. Analyzing Information on Women-Owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting presents the committee's report as well as the recommendations that committees have made. \n ", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11245/analyzing-information-on-women-owned-small-businesses-in-federal-contracting", year = 2005, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Ricondo & Associates, Inc.", title = "Guidebook for Evaluating Terminal Renewal Versus Replacement Options", abstract = "TRB\u2019s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 68: Guidebook for Evaluating Terminal Renewal Versus Replacement Options details a step-by-step process for conducting a business-driven evaluation of competing options to renew or replace airport terminal facilities.Factors considered during the evaluation include life-cycle cost, airside\/landside or terminal capacity in relation to passenger demand, facilities obsolescence and condition, development risk, development schedule, changes in regulatory requirements, airline needs, operational constraints, tenant make-up, and airport business model.Excel-based analysis templates that reflect the unique operating and business environment of a particular airport are included on a CD-ROM that is included with the printed version of the report.The CD-ROM is also available for download from TRB\u2019s website as an ISO image. Links to the ISO image and instructions for burning a CD-ROM from an ISO image are provided below.Help on Burning an .ISO CD-ROM ImageDownload the .ISO CD-ROM Image(Warning: This is a large file and may take some time to download using a high-speed connection.)The December 2013 Impacts on Practice explores how airport personnel from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey utilized ACRP Report 68: Guidebook for Evaluating Terminal Renewal Versus Replacement Options for the redevelopment planning of Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport.CD-ROM Disclaimer - This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively \"TRB\") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22764/guidebook-for-evaluating-terminal-renewal-versus-replacement-options", year = 2012, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "Transportation Research Board and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", editor = "Amiy Varma and Shaun Germolus and David Beaver", title = "Continuity of Operations Planning for Small Airports", abstract = "TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 78: Continuity of Operations Planning for Small Airports compiles information about current continuity planning practices at airports of different types and sizes and determine how they can be effectively applied to smaller airports to maintain resilient operational and business capacity during a disruption, regardless of cause.Business continuity planning is the process of developing a plan for operating essential operational and business functions in the face of a disruption caused by any types of emergencies, incidents, or events. This study addresses business continuity planning for both emergency and non-emergency disruptions. This report is a companion to ACRP Report 93: Operational and Business Continuity Planning for Prolonged Airport Disruptions.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23675/continuity-of-operations-planning-for-small-airports", year = 2016, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Charles W. Wessner", title = "An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the Department of Energy", isbn = "978-0-309-11412-7", abstract = "The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships. Founded in 1982, SBIR was designed to encourage small business to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the many missions of the U.S. government, including health, energy, the environment, and national defense. \n\n \n\nIn response to a request from the U.S. Congress, the National Research Council assessed SBIR as administered by the five federal agencies that together make up 96 percent of program expenditures. This book, one of six in the series, reports on the SBIR program at the Department of Energy. \n\n \n\nIt finds that, in spite of resource constraints, the DoE has made significant progress in meeting the legislative objectives of SBIR and that the program is effectively addressing the mission of the Department of Energy. The book documents the achievements and challenges of the program and recommends programmatic changes to make the SBIR program even more effective in achieving its legislative goals.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12052/an-assessment-of-the-sbir-program-at-the-department-of-energy", year = 2008, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Charles W. Wessner", title = "An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration", isbn = "978-0-309-12442-3", abstract = "The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships. Founded in 1982, SBIR was designed to encourage small business to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the many missions of the U.S. government, including health, energy, the environment, and national defense. In response to a request from the U.S. Congress, the National Research Council assessed SBIR as administered by the five federal agencies that together make up 96 percent of program expenditures. \nThis book, one of six in the series, reports on the SBIR program at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and finds that the program is making significant progress in achieving the Congressional goals for the program. Keeping in mind NASA's unique mission and the recent significant changes to the program, the committee found the SBIR program to be sound in concept and effective in practice at NASA.. The book recommends programmatic changes that should make the SBIR program even more effective in achieving its legislative goals.\n ", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12441/an-assessment-of-the-sbir-program-at-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration", year = 2009, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "", url = "", year = , publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Charles W. Wessner", title = "An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the National Science Foundation", isbn = "978-0-309-10487-6", abstract = "The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships. Founded in 1982, SBIR was designed to encourage small business to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the many missions of the U.S. government, including health, energy, the environment, and national defense. In response to a request from the U.S. Congress, the National Research Council assessed SBIR as administered by the five federal agencies that together make up 96 percent of program expenditures. \n\nThis book, one of six in the series, reports on the SBIR program at the National Science Foundation. The study finds that the SBIR program is sound in concept and effective in practice, but that it can also be improved. Currently, the program is delivering results that meet most of the congressional objectives, including stimulating technological innovation, increasing private-sector commercialization of innovations, using small businesses to meet federal research and development needs, and fostering participation by minority and disadvantaged persons. The book suggests ways in which the program can improve operations, continue to increase private-sector commercialization, and improve participation by women and minorities. \n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11929/an-assessment-of-the-sbir-program-at-the-national-science-foundation", year = 2008, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Surviving Supply Chain Integration: Strategies for Small Manufacturers", isbn = "978-0-309-06878-9", abstract = "The managed flow of goods and information from raw material to final sale also known as a \"supply chain\" affects everything\u2014from the U.S. gross domestic product to where you can buy your jeans. The nature of a company's supply chain has a significant effect on its success or failure\u2014as in the success of Dell Computer's make-to-order system and the failure of General Motor's vertical integration during the 1998 United Auto Workers strike.\nSupply Chain Integration looks at this crucial component of business at a time when product design, manufacture, and delivery are changing radically and globally. This book explores the benefits of continuously improving the relationship between the firm, its suppliers, and its customers to ensure the highest added value.\nThis book identifies the state-of-the-art developments that contribute to the success of vertical tiers of suppliers and relates these developments to the capabilities that small and medium-sized manufacturers must have to be viable participants in this system. Strategies for attaining these capabilities through manufacturing extension centers and other technical assistance providers at the national, state, and local level are suggested.\nThis book identifies action steps for small and medium-sized manufacturers\u2014the \"seed corn\" of business start-up and development\u2014to improve supply chain management. The book examines supply chain models from consultant firms, universities, manufacturers, and associations. Topics include the roles of suppliers and other supply chain participants, the rise of outsourcing, the importance of information management, the natural tension between buyer and seller, sources of assistance to small and medium-sized firms, and a host of other issues.\nSupply Chain Integration will be of interest to industry policymakers, economists, researchers, business leaders, and forward-thinking executives.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6369/surviving-supply-chain-integration-strategies-for-small-manufacturers", year = 2000, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "Shipbuilding Technology and Education", isbn = "978-0-309-05382-2", abstract = "The U.S. shipbuilding industry now confronts grave challenges in providing essential support of national objectives. With recent emphasis on renewal of the U.S. naval fleet, followed by the defense builddown, U.S. shipbuilders have fallen far behind in commercial ship construction, and face powerful new competition from abroad. This book examines ways to reestablish the U.S. industry, to provide a technology base and R&D infrastructure sustaining both commercial and military goals.\nComparing U.S. and foreign shipbuilders in four technological areas, the authors find that U.S. builders lag most severely in business process technologies, and in technologies of new products and materials. New advances in system technologies, such as simulation, are also needed, as are continuing developments in shipyard production technologies. The report identifies roles that various government agencies, academia, and, especially, industry itself must play for the U.S. shipbuilding industry to attempt a turnaround.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5064/shipbuilding-technology-and-education", year = 1996, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }