Formal Manufacturing Approaches to Modern Shipbuilding (The National Shipbuilding Research Program)

Abstract

This paper describes how a formal manufacturing environment, as defined by the American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS), compares to modern shipbuilding techniques. Formal manufacturing, through a product based build strategy, provides a framework for integrating contract scheduling, design development, material purchasing, inventory control, production capacity planning and production control. An understanding of formal manufacturing provides a foundation for understanding modern shipbuilding techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA454145

Entities

People

  • Charles I. Zigelman
  • Paul C. Powell

Organizations

  • Bath Iron Works

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Inventory Control
  • Lead Time
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Systems (Military)
  • Materials
  • Naval Architecture
  • New York
  • Production
  • Production Control
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Shipbuilding
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Industrial Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design