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Revitalizing US Navy Shipbuilding

Austin Vernon · 3 Jan 2024 · austinvernon.site ↗

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  1. Our reading

    American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid.

    Their wordsLabor costs are not an excuse!
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  2. Our reading

    A modern shipyard can match a whole wartime industrial mobilisation with a fraction of the workers.

    Their wordsSouth Korea's yearly production often matches the total tonnage the US produced in WWII - with one-fifth of the workers!
    Interesting

  3. Our reading

    Precision earlier in the process is what buys manufacturing productivity, because parts that do not fit are paid for in rework.

    Their wordsNothing kills labor productivity like sections that don't fit together.
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  4. Our reading

    Shipbuilding productivity depends on clustering yards and suppliers in one place, and it decays when the cluster thins out.

    Their wordsSpecialized suppliers need multiple shipyards in one location to steady their business.
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