The National Shipbuilding Research Program, Proceedings of the IREAPS Technical Symposium, Paper No. 1: Considerations Regarding Improved Productivity Based Upon Experience of Series Production of Merchant Ships
Abstract
In 1960 B&W Shipyard commissioned new yard facilities introducing new building methods with large blocks (modules, sections) assembled in the building dock by gantry cranes. To ensure effective operation of such facilities, computer based sophisticated planning and control systems were developed. The anticipated improvements in production efficiency of the new system remained, however, for the first decade of operation as it was with traditional shipbuilding. Upon thorough analysis of the situation the yard management was forced to acknowledge that the excessive complexity of systems applied had made the understanding of fundamental parameters for successful planning and control of new systems ambiguous.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA450153
Entities
People
- Cato F. Sverdrup