The cost of Navy ships is escalating at an unsustainable rate. A surprisingly large part of this escalation is attributable to Standards and Specifications. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has undertaken several activities to accomplish cost reduction with the goal of building an affordable fleet. One of these, Documents for Ship Cost Reduction (DSCR), is the focus of this paper, and it seeks to answer a key question: Without ...
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