Analysis of Surface Warfare Enterprise's implementation of enterprise management practices
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Authors
Castle, Brandon S.
Massie, James G.
Subjects
Surface Warfare Enterprise
return on investment
organization
governance
surface board
enterprise management
cross-functional
Navy enterprise
SWE
return on investment
organization
governance
surface board
enterprise management
cross-functional
Navy enterprise
SWE
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Brook, Douglas A.
Candreva, Phillip J.
Date of Issue
2010-12
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The Navy's future success relies on its ability to improve its current level of readiness in an environment of limited budgets. The enterprise concept has been the Navy's tool to meet this fiscal challenge. Through better resource allocation, Navy Enterprise seeks to maximize return on investment (ROI). Previous projects have analyzed the results from Sea Enterprise through 2005 and Naval Aviation Enterprise through 2007. Addressing enterprise management in the surface warfare community expands this body of knowledge. This project focuses on enterprise practices in the surface navy. It analyzes how the Surface Warfare Enterprise (SWE) is organized, governed, led and attempted to determine if changes in resource allocation can be attributed to these practices. The results of this project reveal that SWE's application of enterprise management practices through organization, governance, and leadership is largely consistent with corporate enterprise models and recommendations, but also identifies some areas of inconsistency and potential challenges unique to SWE that must be managed carefully. The project identifies some changes in resource allocation that can be attributed to SWE, but is largely inconclusive. Further research into this area is recommended and a course of action is provided.
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MBA Professional Report
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xxii, 105 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.