The National Shipbuilding Research Program 1985 Ship Production Symposium. Volume 1, Paper Number 20: Marine Industry Standards of the U.S. and the World

1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert B. Toth
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
Marine Industry ◽  
Industry Standards ◽  
The World ◽  
The U.S

THE INFLUENCE OF SCOTTISH ACCOUNTANTS IN THE UNITED STATES: THE EARLY CASE OF THE SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS IN EDINBURGH

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A. LEE
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Research Program ◽  
The United States ◽  
The World ◽  
Early Case ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Chartered Accountants ◽  
The U.S

This study represents part of a long-term research program to investigate the influence of U.K. accountants on the development of professional accountancy in other parts of the world. It examines the impact of a small group of Scottish chartered accountants who emigrated to the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Set against a general theory of emigration, the study's main results reveal the significant involvement of this group in the founding and development of U.S. accountancy. The influence is predominantly with respect to public accountancy and its main institutional organizations. Several of the individuals achieved considerable eminence in U.S. public accountancy.

Marine Industry Standards of the U.S. and the World

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (03) ◽  
pp. 179-184
Author(s):  
Robert B. Toth
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Industry Data ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Voluntary Standards ◽  
Marine Industry ◽  
Industry Standards ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Recommended Action

This paper provides an overview of standards developed or invoked by national and international organizations for the marine industry. Data on standards promulgated by U.S. voluntary and government organizations are presented and compared with those standards available to shipbuilders in other nations. The sources of international and national mandatory standards are reviewed and the U.S. standards system is compared with those of other nations. A critical deficiency in the United States is the relatively small number of fully definitive voluntary standards that can be used for competitive procurement. Recommended action by the marine industry and the standardization community is presented, focusing on the need to effectively apply the limited resources that are available.

Benefits of the National Shipbuilding Research Program to the Navy and the Industrial Base: Part 2—Industry Perspective

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (04) ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
J. W. Brasher
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Industrial Base ◽  
Successful Program ◽  
Marine Industry ◽  
Acquisition Costs ◽  
The U.S

The National Shipbuilding Research Program, a joint venture of the marine industry, the U.S. Maritime Administration and the U.S. Navy, is a mature and successful program. As a direct result of this program, major savings in ship acquisition costs have been realized. Today, participation and funding issues which could decimate the entire program are before the committee. If we are to continue to be successful in lowering ship acquisition costs and saving the taxpayer millions of dollars, these challenges must be overcome.

IHI’s Experience of Technical Transfer and Some Considerations on Further Productivity Improvement in U.S. Shipyards

1988 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
pp. 104-115
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Sasaki
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Research Program ◽  
North American ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
The World ◽  
The U.S

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (IHI), a leading shipbuilder in Japan, has uniquely exported shipbuilding technology throughout the world for three decades. North American efforts, starting in the mid-1970's, were stimulated by the U.S. Government/industry National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP). The technology transfer, for which the U.S. Maritime Administration deserves much credit, has significantly modernized and improved U.S. shipbuilding systems with carryover into naval shipyard operations for overhaul of all types of warships. But, productivity levels achieved thus far in the United States, while impressive, are not nearly as great as those in Japan. This paper is based on analyses of the underlying differences of shipbuilding systems, technology, and practices between those in Japan and in the United States. It is hoped that descriptions of the state-of-the-art IHI technology will serve as guidance for further productivity improvements in the United States.

TRICAT High Speed Ferry -Redesign for the U.S. Market

1999 ◽  
Vol 36 (01) ◽  
pp. 45-54
Author(s):  
William A. Wood ◽  
John A. Hunter
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Lower Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Effective Alternative ◽  
Design Issues ◽  
Marine Industry ◽  
The World ◽  
Cost Effective Alternative ◽  
The U.S

Ferries are making a comeback in the U.S. because they are a cost-effective alternative for traffic-weary commuters and travelers. The U.S. gave up most of its ferries by the 1960's in favor of bridges and tunnels because we could afford them. Most of the rest of the world continued to operate and improve on the much lower cost ferry system. The U.S. marine industry was, therefore, not a major participant in the development of modern high speed ferries. Now, with the resurgence of ferries, especially high speed passenger ferries, many U.S. entrepreneurs are looking for proven foreign designs. This paper discusses some of the design issues including the IMO High Speed Craft Code, classification and problems encountered when the British-designed 318 passenger, 45 knot TRICAT ferry was Americanized for construction and operation in the U.S.

A4. UNRWA, IMPACT OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SECURITY BARRIER ON THE QALQILYA, TULKARM, AND JENIN DISTRICTS, GAZA CITY, JULY 2003 (EXCERPTS).

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineering ◽  
West Bank ◽  
The West ◽  
Full Report ◽  
The World ◽  
Aid Coordination ◽  
President Bush ◽  
Engineering Projects ◽  
The U.S

The separation wall, one of the largest civil engineering projects in Israel's history, has been criticized even by the U.S. administration, with Condoleezza Rice stating at the end of June 2003 that it ““arouses our [U.S.] deep concern”” and President Bush on 25 July calling it ““a problem”” and noting that ““it is very difficult to develop confidence between the Palestinians and Israel with a wall snaking through the West Bank.”” A number of reports have already been issued concerning the wall, including reports by B'Tselem (available at www.btselem.org), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (available at www.palestinianaid.info), and the World Bank's Local Aid Coordination Committee (LACC; also available at www.palestinianaid.info). UNRWA's report focuses on the segment of the wall already completed and is based on field visits to the areas affected by the barriers, with a special emphasis on localities with registered refugees. Notes have been omitted due to space constraints. The full report is available online at www.un.org/unrwa.

Institutional actors: Children’s emerging beliefs about the causal structure of social roles

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Noyes ◽  
Frank Keil ◽  
Yarrow Dunham
Keyword(s):  
Soccer Player ◽  
Social Roles ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Causal Structure ◽  
Executive Orders ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Children's Beliefs ◽  
Institutional Actors ◽  
The U.S

Institutions make new forms of acting possible: Signing executive orders, scoring goals, and officiating weddings are only possible because of the U.S. government, the rules of soccer, and the institution of marriage. Thus, when an individual occupies a particular social role (President, soccer player, and officiator) they acquire new ways of acting on the world. The present studies investigated children’s beliefs about institutional actions, and in particular whether children understand that individuals can only perform institutional actions when their community recognizes them as occupying the appropriate social role. Two studies (Study 1, N = 120 children, 4-11; Study 2, N = 90 children, 4-9) compared institutional actions to standard actions that do not depend on institutional recognition. In both studies, 4- to 5-year-old children believed all actions were possible regardless of whether an individual was recognized as occupying the social role. In contrast, 8- to 9-year-old children robustly distinguished between institutional and standard actions; they understood that institutional actions depend on collective recognition by a community.

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