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Options for Reducing Methane Emissions Internationally: International Opportunities for Reducing Methane Emissions, Vol. 2

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9781289184728 | Gardners Books, July 16, 2013, cover price $30.90

Learning from Experience

By John F. Schank (editor)

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9780833059031 | Rand Corp, December 1, 2011, cover price $82.00

A Methodology for Estimating the Effect of Aircraft Carrier Operational Cycles on the Maintenance Industrial Base: Technical Report

Product Description: The Fleet Response Plan is a U.S. Navy program to enhance the operational availability of the aircraft carrier fleet. This report describes program modeling that varies the time between depot availabilities and the size of the depot work packages, to estimate its effect on the maintenance industrial base and the operational availability of the aircraft carrier fleet...read more

By Clifford A. Grammich, James G. Kallimani, Raj Raman, John F. Schank and Roland J. Yardley

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9780833041821 | Rand Corp, October 31, 2007, cover price $32.00 | About this edition: The Fleet Response Plan is a U.

Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities: Executive Summary

Product Description: Nuclear submarine design resources at the shipyards, their suppliers, and the Navy may erode for lack of demand. Analysis of alternative workforce and workload management options suggests that the U.S. Navy should stretch out the design of the next submarine class and start it early or sustain design resources above the current demand, so that the next class may be designed on time, on budget, and with low risk...read more

By Mark V. Arena, Kimberly Curry, Paul Deluca, Jessie Riposo and John F. Schank

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9780833041616 | Rand Corp, July 1, 2007, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Nuclear submarine design resources at the shipyards, their suppliers, and the Navy may erode for lack of demand.

Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities

Product Description: Nuclear submarine design resources at the shipyards,their suppliers, and the Navy may erode for lack of demand. Analysis of alternative workforce and workload management options suggests that the U.S. Navy should stretch out the design of the next submarine class and start it early or sustain design resources above the current demand, so that the next class may be designed on time, on budget, and with low risk...read more

By Mark V. Arena, Kimberly Curry, Paul Deluca, Jessie Riposo and John F. Schank

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9780833041609 | Rand Corp, July 1, 2007, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Nuclear submarine design resources at the shipyards,their suppliers, and the Navy may erode for lack of demand.

Miscellaneous:

9780833042767 | Rand Corp, June 14, 2007, cover price $9.95

Impacts of the Fleet Response Plan on Surface Combat Maintenance

Product Description: To achieve a more responsive and more readily deployable fleet of surface combatants, the Navy adopted the Fleet Response Plan (FRP) in 2003 to replace its traditional two-year ship maintenance cycle. The authors of this report look at the effects the FRP has had thus far and determine whether maintenance resources are meeting maintenance demands and whether related industry resources have been coordinated effectively...read more

By James Chiesa (editor), Raj Raman (editor), Jessie Riposo (editor), John F. Schank (editor) and Roland J. Yardley (editor)

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9780833039439 | Rand Corp, July 30, 2006, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: To achieve a more responsive and more readily deployable fleet of surface combatants, the Navy adopted the Fleet Response Plan (FRP) in 2003 to replace its traditional two-year ship maintenance cycle.

Acquisition And Competition Strategy for the Dd(X): The U.S. Navy's 21st Century Destroyer

Product Description: How can the Navy achieve the most effe tive competition among its supplers during development and production of its new family of destroyers while ensuring that two shipyards reamin in business to compete on future programs?

By Brien Alkire, John Birkler, Michael Boito, Gordon Lee, Rajkumar Raman, John F. Schank (editor) and Giles K. Smith

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9780833038708 | Rand Corp, February 28, 2006, cover price $22.50 | About this edition: How can the Navy achieve the most effe tive competition among its supplers during development and production of its new family of destroyers while ensuring that two shipyards reamin in business to compete on future programs?

United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Ministry of Defense RolesÂ

Product Description: Recommends measures and structures the U.K. Ministry of Defense can adopt to better amanage its risks and responsibilities in submarine acquistion.

By Raj Raman (editor) and John F. Schank (editor)

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9780833038456, titled "United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Ministry of Defense Roles." | Rand Corp, November 30, 2005, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Recommends measures and structures the U.

The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Sustaining Design And Production Resources

Product Description: The complexity and uniqueness of a nuclear submarine requires special skills, facilities, and oversight not supported by other shipbuilding programmes. There is particular concern about the future vitality of the United Kingdom's submarine industrial base...read more

By John Birkler, James Chiesa, Raj Raman (editor), Jessie Riposo and John F. Schank (editor)

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9780833037978 | Rand Corp, August 30, 2005, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: The complexity and uniqueness of a nuclear submarine requires special skills, facilities, and oversight not supported by other shipbuilding programmes.

Monitoring the Progress of Shipbuilding Programmes: How Can The Defence Procurement Agency More Accurately Monitor Progress

Product Description: The Defence Procurement Agency, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, asked RAND to analyze how major shipbuilders and contractors monitor programme progress, to consider what information would be useful for shipbuilders to provide the agency, and to understand why ships are delivered late and why commercial shipbuilders maintain a much better schedule performance than do military builders...read more

By Mark V. Arena (editor), John Birkler, Clifford A. Grammich, Jessie Riposo and John F. Schank

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9780833036605 | Rand Corp, August 15, 2005, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: The Defence Procurement Agency, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, asked RAND to analyze how major shipbuilders and contractors monitor programme progress, to consider what information would be useful for shipbuilders to provide the agency, and to understand why ships are delivered late and why commercial shipbuilders maintain a much better schedule performance than do military builders.

The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Options For Initial Fuelling

Product Description: Cost increases in maintaining regulating licenses at BAE Systems' Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and Devonport Management Limited's (DML's) facility have led the UK Ministry of Defence to consider the possibility of consolidating its nuclear fuel-handling capabilities at DML...read more

By John Birkler, James Chiesa, Robert Murphy, Raj Raman, John F. Schank (editor) and Laurence Smallman

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9780833037848 | Rand Corp, July 30, 2005, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Cost increases in maintaining regulating licenses at BAE Systems' Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and Devonport Management Limited's (DML's) facility have led the UK Ministry of Defence to consider the possibility of consolidating its nuclear fuel-handling capabilities at DML.

Options For Reducing Costs In The United Kingdom's Future Aircraft (CVF) Programme

Product Description: Examines ways in which the UK Ministry of Defense can reduce the wholelife costs and manpower requirements jof the Royal Navy's two Future Aircraft Carriers.

By Mark V. Arena, John Birkler, Edward Keating, Hans Pung, Jessie Riposo, John F. Schank (editor), Harry Thie and Roland Yardley

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9780833036674 | Rand Corp, June 15, 2005, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Examines ways in which the UK Ministry of Defense can reduce the wholelife costs and manpower requirements jof the Royal Navy's two Future Aircraft Carriers.

Differences Between Military And Commerical Shipbuilding: Applications For The United Kingdom's Ministry Of Defence

Product Description: Looks at the feasibility of UK shipbuilders expanding outside their domestic military contracts into the worldwide commercial or foregin military markets,

By Mark V. Arena, J. L. Birkler (editor), James Chiesa, Hans Pung, Denis Rushworth and John F. Schank

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9780833036704 | Rand Corp, April 30, 2005, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Looks at the feasibility of UK shipbuilders expanding outside their domestic military contracts into the worldwide commercial or foregin military markets,

Outsourcing And Outfitting Practices: Implications For The Ministry Of Defence Shipbuilding Programmes

Product Description: Advised how the United Kingdom should best use modern outsourcing and outfitting practices for shipbuilging in teh years to come.

By Mark V. Arena, John Birkler, Gordon T. Lee, Hans Pung and John F. Schank (editor)

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9780833036353 | Rand Corp, September 1, 2004, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Advised how the United Kingdom should best use modern outsourcing and outfitting practices for shipbuilging in teh years to come.

Shipbuilding and Force Structure Analysis Tool: A User's Guide

Product Description: Explains the Rand developed Shipbuilding and Force Structure Analyisis Tool and describes its use.

By Megan E. Abbott, Mark V. Arena and John F. Schank

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9780833034847 | Rand Corp, February 1, 2004, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Explains the Rand developed Shipbuilding and Force Structure Analyisis Tool and describes its use.

Use of Simulation for Training in the U.S. Navy Surface Force

Product Description: Examines current and prospective use of simulation in training for U.S. Navy Ships.

By Jolene Galegher, Jessie L. Riposo, John F. Schank, Harry J. Thie and Roland J. Yardley (editor)

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9780833034816 | Rand Corp, November 1, 2003, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Examines current and prospective use of simulation in training for U.

Planning and Executing the Refueling and Complex Overhaul of the Uss Nimitz: Lessons for the Future

Product Description: Improving the planning and execution of the refuleing and complex overhaul of the Navy's nuclear aircraft carriers.

By John F. Schank (editor)

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9780833032881 | Rand Corp, November 1, 2002, cover price $55.01 | About this edition: Improving the planning and execution of the refuleing and complex overhaul of the Navy's nuclear aircraft carriers.

The Royals Navy's New Generation Type 45 Destroyer Acquistion Options and Implications

Product Description: Describes an analysisi of strategies for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense to take in acquiring the Type 45, a new generation destroyer that will become a main component of the Royal Navy's surface fleet.

By Mark V. Arena, J. L. Birkler, Gordon Lee, John F. Schank and Giles Smith

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9780833032034 | Rand Corp, November 1, 2002, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Describes an analysisi of strategies for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense to take in acquiring the Type 45, a new generation destroyer that will become a main component of the Royal Navy's surface fleet.

Options for Funding Aircraft Carriers

Product Description: Examines alernatives to full-funding strategy for funding aircraft carriers

By John Birkler, Irv Blickstein, James Chiesa, Ronald D. Fricker, Denis Rushworth, John F. Schank and Giles Smith

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9780833031679 | Rand Corp, May 1, 2002, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Examines alernatives to full-funding strategy for funding aircraft carriers

Finding the Right Balance: Simulator and Live Training for Navy Units

Product Description: Can the U.S. Navy save money by increasing its use of simulators without sacrificing readiness? The authors look at the use of simulators in the Air Force, the Marines, and French and British forces to see if the Navy's current mix of simulator and live training should be changed substantially for the first time since the 1970s...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Joseph Beel, Clifford M. Graff, II, John F. Schank, Jerry Sollinger and Harry J. Thie

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9780833031044 | Rand Corp, January 1, 2002, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Can the U.

The Closing and Reuse of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

Product Description: The report describes the distinctly European business philosophy of the eventual tenant, Norwegian shipbuilding giant Kvaerner, and the conditions of its deal with the city and concludes that the Philadelphia example should be considered by other U...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Ronald Wayne Hess (editor), Malcolm Mackinnon (editor), Jefferson P. Marquis (editor) and John F. Schank (editor)

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9780833030436 | Rand Corp, August 1, 2001, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: The report describes the distinctly European business philosophy of the eventual tenant, Norwegian shipbuilding giant Kvaerner, and the conditions of its deal with the city and concludes that the Philadelphia example should be considered by other U.

Consolidating Active and Reserve Component Training Infrastructure

Product Description: Examines ways to consolidate training infrastructure and augment capabilities across components to gain efficiency. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By James C. Crowley, Rodger A. Madison, Michael G. Mattock, Laurie L. McDonald, John F. Schank, Michael G. Shanley and John D. Winkler

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9780833026736 | Rand Corp, December 1, 1998, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Examines ways to consolidate training infrastructure and augment capabilities across components to gain efficiency.

Identifying and Supporting Joint Duty Assignments: Executive Summary

Product Description: The Goldwater-Nichols Reorganization Act of 1986 directed the Department of Defense to make a broad range of organizational and functional changes to better enable the military services to carry out successful joint operations. However, concerns raised on numerous fronts prompted Congress to reevaluate the original implementation of the legislation...read more

By Margaret C. Harrell, National Defense Research Institute (other contributor), John F. Schank, Harry Thie and United States. Joint Chiefs of (corporate author)

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9780833023193 | Rand Corp, July 1, 1996, cover price $7.50 | About this edition: The Goldwater-Nichols Reorganization Act of 1986 directed the Department of Defense to make a broad range of organizational and functional changes to better enable the military services to carry out successful joint operations.

Wartime Roles and Capabilities for the Unified Logistic Staff

By S. Craig Moore, Rand Corporation (corporate author), John F. Schank and James P. Stucker

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9780833010377 | Rand Corp, April 1, 1990, cover price $7.50

Unit Cost Analysis: Annual Recurring Operating and Support Cost Methodology

By Susan J. Bodilly, R. Y. Pei, John F. Schank and United States Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (corporate author)

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9780833006561 | Rand Corp, March 1, 1986, cover price $10.00

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