Maritime Cast Shop Integrated Improvement Plan

Abstract

Under the auspices of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Maritime Cast Shop (MCS) Integrated Improvement Plan, this project provided substantial improvements to two foundries that provide significant Department of Defense maritime products. The Willcor Industrial Base Innovation Fund (IBIF) proposal was a result of observations made while assisting General Dynamics Electric Boat to improve their supply chain which included critical casting suppliers. Shipbuilders periodically experience construction schedule delays with resultant cost increases from castings issues. Casting issues in shipbuilding include the late delivery of components as well as the late discovery of latent quality issues. Costs of shipyard delays are typically vastly out of proportion with the actual cost of the casting itself.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 20, 2010
Accession Number
ADA529054

Entities

People

  • Albert Lang
  • Michael Delaney

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

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  • Accuracy
  • Chemistry
  • Commerce
  • Communication Systems
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Production
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Supply Chain

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  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
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  • Metallurgy