The National Shipbuilding Research Program. Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium. Paper No. 23: A Practical Approach to Using Standard Software Packages in Small Shipyards

Abstract

In the growth of a shipbuilding concern, a time arrives when manual efforts to control cost and report status become undesirable. However, when an attempt is made to apply readily available software, many obstacles are presented. One approach to avoid many of these obstacles is addressed. By describing vessel construction through a network of dated work orders, and the treating of this network as a structured bill of material, standard software packages can be used to manipulate the data necessary to provide material requirements planning and job cost accounting. Critical issues impacting the selection and successful implementation of computerized systems are also discussed.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA450076

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  • George H. Hoffman

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