1st Edition

The Business of Shipbuilding

By George Bruce, Ian Garrard Copyright 1999
300 Pages
by Informa Law from Routledge

300 Pages
by Informa Law from Routledge

The Business of Shipbuilding thoroughly analyses vessel construction, from material receipt and preparation, to final outfitting. It explains the central role of computer technology in the design process, the growing importance of supply chain management for materials and services and the use of subcontractors. Methods of measuring progress, productivity, performance and the need for enforcing... Read more
Preface, About the Authors, List of Tables and Figures, List of Plates, 1. THE MARKET FOR SHIPS, 2. POLITICAL INFLUENCES ON SHIPBUILDING, 3. OTHER EXTERNAL INFLUENCES,
4. SUPPLY IN THE SHIPBUILDING BUSINESS, 5. SECURING ORDERS, 6. THE SHIPBUILDING CONTRACT, 7. SHIP DESIGN, 8. MATERIALS AND SERVICES FOR SHIPBUILDING, 9. SHIP PRODUCTION PLANNING AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING, 10. ORGANISATION OF SHIPBUILDING, 11. THE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY, 12. THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHIPBUILDING FACILITIES, 13. QUALITY ASSURANCE, 14. THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY, Index

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George Bruce, Ian Garrard