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"u D efore you hang a computer on a process, you better make sure it's the right process. If it is a bad process, the computer will help you get the wrong answers quicker," said Capt.

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His message, in context, was part of an overall description of how his team has had to change its approach to the processes involved in procuring a U.S. Navy ship in today's tight economic times.

Considered in a broader context, the statement could be construed as a mandate for designing, build-

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Without belit- tling the impor- tance of interna- tional accords, it seems that dispro- portionate atten- tion is often paid to the unpre- dictable, oft-changing political side of the maritime industry, when a focus on productive building prac- tices and the formulation of long- range business plans would per- haps produce higher dividends.

At press time, the fate of the

OECD agreement was still in question, as the agreement had been amended by the U.S.

Congress to extend the terms of the popular Title XI program beyond the negotiated deadline.

International reaction, to put it mildly, has been harsh.

All news this month, however, is not dour. Our Cruise Industry

Annual shows how several U.S.- based cruise ship operators can be considered the template for 'doing it right.'

Associate Editor Bridget

Murphy took a whirlwind, three- day trip through South Florida to visit some of the most influential cruise ship executives in the world.

Her report, complete with insights from Royal Caribbean's Richard

Fain, Disney's Art Rodney and

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