RESULTS FROM USE OF AN INTEGRATED SCHEDULE FOR DRAWING DEVELOPMENT AND EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT.

A computer program was developed to produce integrated schedules for drawing development and equipment procurement for shipbuilding purposes. The program can also be used to develop a schedule for the fabrication and assembly stages of the construction process or to receive data from an existing construction schedule. In either case, the construction data is used to ensure that drawings are produced and equipment is purchased in time to support production planning. The program uses a commonly available database program, is suitable for use on a minicomputer and will allow a network of terminals to be used to enter data and obtain reports. This paper reports on the results of applying this scheduling program to a simulated shipbuilding program and highlights a number of significant results. The principal result was the clear demonstration that planning for the purchase of equipment must take into account the needs of the ship design process for data about the equipment being procured.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference paper; Also published in Journal of Ship Production, Vol.6, No.3, [August 1990], pp.180-190
• Authors:
  • Wilkins Jr, J R
• Conference:
  • National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) 1989 Ship Production Symposium
  • Location: Arlington, Virginia
  • Date: 1989-9-13 to 1989-9-15
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 18p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Equipment; Integrated systems; Procurement; Scheduling; Shipbuilding; Technical drawings
• Old TRIS Terms: Engineering drawings
• Subject Areas: Construction; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00658736
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM