NSRP selects three R&D projects for $6.2M in awards
The Executive Control Board of the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has selected a new round of R&D projects for award, as part of the program’s continuing mission to employ a unique
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Op-Ed: An effective U.S. National Shipbuilding Research Program
By Darren Guillory, Technical Solutions Specialist, SSI The U.S. National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) was established in 1971 to identify areas for improvement within U.S. shipbuilding. Working with shipbuilders and the supply
NSRP funds panel project on automated detail planning
The National Shipbuilding Research Program has awarded funding for a panel project on Automated Detail Planning and Instant Earned Value Control. The panel members are Netherlands-based Floorganise BV and ShipConstructor Software USA,
Auros to play key role in NSRP panel project
The National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has selected the project “Structural Interface for Automated Compliance Checking” in its latest round of Panel Projects as part of the program’s continuing mission to “reduce
Panels to research 17 ways to reduce shipyard costs
OCTOBER 5, 2016 — The Executive Control Board of the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has selected 17 panel projects for funding awards, as part of the program’s continuing mission to reduce
NSRP issues RFI on shipyard best practices
JANUARY 8, 2016 — The National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) 01-01, to solicit abstracts related to research, development and implementation of best practices in the
NSRP looks at shipbuilding cost management software
NSRP is an industry-led, Navy-sponsored collaboration of U.S. shipyards working together to reduce the cost of building, operating and repairing Navy ships by improving productivity and quality through advanced technology and processes. Its various panels strive for the discussion of best practices and overlapping challenges.
The CostFact software that will be in the spot light at next month’s San Diego has been developed in close cooperation with naval shipyards such as ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and incorporates a number of best-practice methods.
The meeting in San Diego offers the opportunity to look at selected CostFact features. Case studies will demonstrate the application of CostFact at naval shipyards. The integration of CostFact with the CAD software ShipConstructor will also be shown.
NSPS: Ottawa brings in a bean counter
JULY 11, 2013 — There’s been growing public skepticism about the cost effectiveness of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy(NSPS) ever since a Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) report in February indicated that the