@article{GENERAL,
      recid = {7625},
      author = {Bolton, M T W and Waterworth, S N and McClurg, R J},
      title = {Enabling, Equipping and Empowering the Support Enterprise  through Digital Transformation},
      journal = {Conference Proceedings of INEC},
      address = {2018-10-04},
      number = {GENERAL},
      abstract = {Existing digital technology is transforming adjacent  industries and will transform the Maritime sector.  Increased data integration, exploitation via applications  and use of mobile technology will enable the realisation of  benefits, particularly in the management of material state  and design change. Improvements to the way we store, share,  manage and act upon information will ensure decisions are  based upon the best, most accurate and timely information  available shared across the Support Enterprise. It will  also reduce time taken for maintenance by better  understanding the maintenance requirement and avoid  unnecessary cost by reducing the need for 2nd, 3rd and 4th  line support. All of this should lead to a greatly reduced  safety risk and increased platform availability.  Furthermore, these improvements will enable the Royal Navy  (RN) to further empower its maintainers, improving  efficiency, productivity and job satisfaction. These  personnel are at the heart of the Support solution and are  of vital importance not least because platforms are complex  but also because conduct of operational engineering, by RN  personnel at reach, in adversity, ensures the Service is  always ready to fight and win.   <br>
The RN is  embracing Digital Transformation (DX) as the means to  deliver maritime support improvement and specifically  safety, availability and productivity benefits. Navy  Command has developed the Maritime Support Information  Exploitation (MarSIX) strategy and model to drive the  development of a single configured, assured, inter-related  data set that can effectively exploit information across  the enterprise and ensure the RN maintainer is firmly  positioned at the heart of Support. Vital to the safety  argument and meeting availability requirements, the  approach is part of a journey towards a future Support  Network that recognises the unique maritime operating  environment and the close relationship between front line  engineering and the enterprise that supports it.},
      url = {http://library.imarest.org/record/7625},
}