Authors: Dong, Fang; Parvin, Hoda; Van Oyen, Mark P.; Singer, David J.

Source: Journal of Ship Production, Volume 25, Number 4, November 2009 , pp. 206-213(8)

Publisher: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)

Abstract:

Operational flexibility is a powerful but complex strategy that is increasingly used in manufacturing and service industries. We introduce operational flexibility to ship production as a method to alleviate the effects of delays that ultimately create issues such as high cost, high variability in production workload, ineffective production control, and resultant low facility use. Our emphasis is on how incorporating a flexible curved block job shop can, with appropriate control/scheduling, increase the efficiency and timeliness of the block assembly process for both flat and curved blocks and enhance the robustness of the shipbuilding system. We formulate a stochastic model of our approach, as a flexible controlled queuing network in particular, and we provide a simulation test bed to quantify the value of this flexibility.

Keywords: SHIPBUILDING; FABRICATION; MODEL TESTING; PRODUCTION RESOURCES; OPERATIONS (GENERAL)

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2009-11-01

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