Breaking the Mold

Forging a Common Defense Manufacturing Vision

• Author(s): National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on Defense Manufacturing Strategy,
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Pages: 94
• ISBN_10: 0309047897
  ISBN_13: 9780309047890
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Technology & Engineering / Military Science ,

Description:...

Given the dramatic changes in the environment for national defense, concurrent with rapid improvements in commercial manufacturing capabilities, the Department of Defense (DOD) requires a new approach to designing, engineering, manufacturing, buying, and upgrading weapon systems.

This book provides both a vision for that new approach and a strategy by which the DOD can accomplish the necessary changes. The result will be a higher quality, more cost-effective weapon systems and a stronger industrial base while still accommodating diminishing procurement budgets.