The National Ship[building Research Program. Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Sympsoium, Paper No. 20: An Approach to Successful Shipyard Planning and Scheduling

Abstract

Critical paths, "I-J" nodes, and activity duration are all words of the network designer. All are usually foreign to the shipyard planner, and in general, shipyard planning personnel tend to shy away from the networking approach to ship construction planning. Networking, however, can be used to plan, and subsequently schedule, the production work orders required to complete the construction of any vessel, regardless of its complexity. The fundamental approach to successful shop production planning and scheduling using networking techniques that have reduced planning time dramatically are described. Two basic criteria for the planning and scheduling network are "simplicity" and "accuracy". Simplicity is concerned with the creation, development, and maintenance of a production plan. Accuracy defines the manner in which the plan reflects the actual construction of the vessel in question.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA450066

Entities

People

  • Stephen M. Knapp

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Systems (Military)
  • Materials
  • Pert
  • Production
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Shipbuilding
  • Shipyards
  • Software Testing
  • United States

Readers

  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design