Synchronizing the shipbuilding supply chain with generic cumulative production figures

First published in
IFIP advances in information and communication technology  
Number in series
767 IFIPAICT
Start Page
349
End Page
363
Citation
International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2025
Contribution to Conference
International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2025  
Publisher DOI
10.1007/978-3-032-03542-4_24
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105015414622
Publisher
Springer
ISBN of container
978-3-032-03542-4
978-3-032-03541-7
978-3-032-03543-1
978-3-032-03544-8
Shipbuilding is often characterized by a high complexity of the final product and a high variance of parts. Some shipyards even produce one-of-a-kind ships. Logistics performance of the shipbuilding supply chain, which is crucial for competitiveness of shipyards, is often limited due to long throughput times, high inventory levels and productivity losses, e.g., in material handling. Synchronizing supply with assembly processes in the shipyard can help to greatly reduce throughput times and inventory levels and to increase productivity, as the example of lean production in the automotive industry shows. However, neither conventional lean production concepts from high-volume production, nor existing approaches of shipyard production planning and control can support shipbuilding supply chain synchronization in a sufficient way. This paper presents a new concept for highly frequent planning and control of shipbuilding supply and production processes with a comparatively low information demand, which is based on a concept of Cumulative Production Figures (CPFs) from automotive production.
Subjects
Cumulative Production Figures
One-of-a-Kind Production
Planning and Control
Shipbuilding
Supply Chain
DDC Class
600: Technology