Role of functional analysis techniques in ship design and production
Role of functional analysis techniques in ship design and production
Four techniques were investigated in this research: Goal Tree-Success Tree (GTST) Technique, Functional Analysis System Technique (FAST), Multilevel Flow Modelling (MFM) and Structured Analysis and Design Technique (SADT).
The last technique (SADT) is applied to a complex shipbuilding problem covering technical, organisational and managerial aspects of ship design, production and the build philosophy. This study takes advantage of SADT's ability to explore product-process interaction and interdisciplinary cross-links. The significance of decisions and knowledge has been traced as a function of different disciplines and traditional product range, organisational structures and processes in the yard.
Some of the examples presented in this research are based on generic knowledge; these demonstrate the applicability and capability of the different techniques. One example additionally is based on the results of a formal data gathering study on the lessons learnt in the design and build of a trimaran vessel in a leading UK shipyard. The subjects of this formal knowledge base definition included bid phase planning, procurement and purchasing, design and drawing office issues, production and process modelling, planning and build sequencing and IT support.
The key strength of the adopted approach is to enable a view of shipbuilding as an integrated whole, in a cross-disciplinary manner. The research has shown that SADT is an adequate tool to analyse successfully the interactions that arise in the design and build of complex products such as ships. Guidelines on the implementation of SADT in a shipyard environment and the manner of assessing the implications of introducing innovations and novelty are also presented.
University of Southampton
2002
Ring, Daniela
(2002)
Role of functional analysis techniques in ship design and production.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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Abstract
Four techniques were investigated in this research: Goal Tree-Success Tree (GTST) Technique, Functional Analysis System Technique (FAST), Multilevel Flow Modelling (MFM) and Structured Analysis and Design Technique (SADT).
The last technique (SADT) is applied to a complex shipbuilding problem covering technical, organisational and managerial aspects of ship design, production and the build philosophy. This study takes advantage of SADT's ability to explore product-process interaction and interdisciplinary cross-links. The significance of decisions and knowledge has been traced as a function of different disciplines and traditional product range, organisational structures and processes in the yard.
Some of the examples presented in this research are based on generic knowledge; these demonstrate the applicability and capability of the different techniques. One example additionally is based on the results of a formal data gathering study on the lessons learnt in the design and build of a trimaran vessel in a leading UK shipyard. The subjects of this formal knowledge base definition included bid phase planning, procurement and purchasing, design and drawing office issues, production and process modelling, planning and build sequencing and IT support.
The key strength of the adopted approach is to enable a view of shipbuilding as an integrated whole, in a cross-disciplinary manner. The research has shown that SADT is an adequate tool to analyse successfully the interactions that arise in the design and build of complex products such as ships. Guidelines on the implementation of SADT in a shipyard environment and the manner of assessing the implications of introducing innovations and novelty are also presented.
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