SOME ASPECTS OF SHIPYARD PRODUCTIVITY

This paper discusses the potential for improvement in the productivity of labour and of the working process through organization. The examples used will be familiar to all in the industry but it is hoped that the quantification of these will be new and compelling. The data used has been taken from several of the sources available to the writer. All data on performance has been obtained by work measurement techniques in common use throughout industry and applied by trained and experienced observers.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Millen, W
• Publication Date: 1978-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Labor productivity; Panels; Production; Production control; Productivity; Shipbuilding; Shipyards; Steel
• Old TRIS Terms: Panel assembly; Steel production economics
• Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00177219
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM