Flexible Production Scheduling System (The National Shipbuilding Research Program)
Abstract
A schedule which is developed in phases is far more effective than a schedule which attempts a level of de tail beyond the progress of design. Prerequisites for scheduling that result in high performances by production processes and constant improvements in a scheduling system are: accurate information of material volume (total materials required) corresponding with each level of design development; a system for first assessing all materials required in large groups or units and, as each design phase develops, for refining all material requirements into small groups or units,; statistically acquired parameters, based on past performances, which associate man-hours normally required with each material group or unit so as to accurately predict work volume (material volume x parameter work volume); timely preparation of drawings, material lists and purchase order specifications; effective material management systems for material procurement and marshaling per schedules, and procedures for workload leveling and for regulating the rate of work.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA445649