Reducing costs and increasing productivity in ship maintenance using product lifecycle management, 3D laser scanning, and 3D printing

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. === The Department of Defense (DOD) spends an enormous amount of money on maintenance. For fiscal year 2011, the DOD spent almost $80 billion. Of this amount, the Navy spent almost $5.5 billion on ship depot maintenance. Going forward, the amou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mackley, Cameron J.
Other Authors: Housel, Thomas
Published: Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/41413