The Application of Computer-Aided Process Planning to Ship Modernization, Overhaul and Repair

Abstract

To be truly competitive, the U.S. ship repair industry must divorce itself from the entranced, archaic practices that impede the productive work effort and stymie personal initiative. The industry is married to a 50 year old systems-oriented work culture that has failed to reap the benefits of a product-oriented work structure. The application of new construction experience to repair work, specifically, group technology and zone logic, has been limited. Pockets of excellence do exist in the repair industry but, overall, progress has been excruciatingly slow. Where change is taking place, it is more a testimony to individual leadership and initiative than stated Government policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA453494

Entities

People

  • H. L. Young
  • M. R. Gluse

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Systems (Military)
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Production
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Shipbuilding
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Uss Constellation
  • Uss Kitty Hawk

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design