Date of Award
Spring 5-2014
Degree Type
Thesis-Restricted
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Engineering Management
Department
Engineering Management
Major Professor
Herrington, Paul; Ahmed, Syed
Second Advisor
Hunt, Jay
Abstract
The Coast Guard has developed several systems to measure the performance of its engineering and logistics organizations. The development of these measures is based upon the need to show where and how the organization meets the American taxpayer’s needs. The use of multivariable regressions and determining the statistical distributions of the variables will show the adequacy of the measures and processes currently used. They will also determine a better way to measure the performance of the Coast Guard Small Boat Fleet. This research will analyze the 47 Motor Life Boat and 25 Response Boat-Small data from fiscal year 2011 to 2013. The focus will be on improving the measure used by the engineering and systems managers of the Coast Guard to manage assets and resources, as well as making recommendations on how to improve the processes involved in managing a robust engineering and logistics system.
Recommended Citation
Fitzpatrick, Brian D., "A Multivariable Statistical Approach to Managing United States Coast Guard Small Boats" (2014). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1797.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1797
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