The National Shipbuilding Research Program. 1997 Ship Production Symposium. Paper No. 27: Use of Variation Merging Equations to Aid Implementation of Accuracy Control

Abstract

Implementation of accuracy control in U.S. shipyards has encountered a number of impediments. These include the short run nature of shipbuilding, the difficulty in understanding the specifics of data collection, and the difficult in prioritizing data collection efforts. As a part of its return to new construction, with the building of three new Jumbo Mark II Ferries for the State of Washington, Todd Pacific Shipyards was hoping to implement accuracy control. This paper reports on a new approach to the use of variation merging equation as a means of prioritizing data collection efforts. The research, performed by University of Washington researchers in conjunction with Todd personnel, was successful in helping prioritize efforts to improve implementation of accuracy control.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA451816

Entities

People

  • Richard Lee Storch
  • Sethipong Anutarasoti

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Assembly
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Fabrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Measurement
  • Naval Architecture
  • Personnel Management
  • Probability
  • Production
  • Shipyards
  • United States

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design