Topic(s)
- Management systems
- Operations improvement
- Business operations improvement
Explore Newport News Shipbuilding’s transformation through a guided tour showcasing physical plant upgrades, process improvements and the challenges of adopting technology in large-scale shipbuilding.
Please note: Visitors must provide credentials to verify U.S. citizenship, including one of the following:
- A current U.S. passport (not expired)
- An original or certified copy of birth certificate AND valid government-issued photo ID (photo copies of passports and birth certificates are not accepted; the Real ID does not replace a passport)
Overview
Your tour of Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) will begin with an introduction and a presentation of recent efforts of the physical plant and process improvements, followed by a yard windshield tour. The tour will highlight the 2.5-mile long, 0.5 mile wide, campus adjacent to the James River. Upon the return, several NNS employees will field participants’ questions. Key takeaways will include the challenges of adopting technology in conjunction with the large physical nature of shipbuilding. Best practices will highlight how NNS manages its continued transformation and growth through physical plant investments and trades development.
Company
Since 1886, the ships built at Newport News Shipbuilding, like the American Shipbuilders who built them, have served our nation in peace and war, in times of adversity and times of abundance. HII’s legacy of “Always Good Ships” includes the design, construction, overhaul and repair of hundreds of ships for the U.S. Navy and commercial customers.
Today, NNS, a division of HII, is the nation’s sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of only two shipyards capable of designing and building nuclear-powered submarines, leveraging our unique expertise in nuclear propulsion, naval design and manufacturing. NNS provides fleet services for our ships worldwide. https://hii.com
