Book Description

This volume contains the proceedings of the Panel SP-8 Industrial Engineering Conference 89 and the minutes of their working meetings, jointly sponsored by Ship Production Committee and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, September 11-12, 1989, in Arlington, Virginia. The Ship Production Committee is unique in that it oversees the National Shipbuilding Research Program. This is a cost-shared effort among the nation's shipyards, which in the past has been administered through the U.S. Maritime Administration with funds supplied by the U.S. Navy. The Navy is currently in the process of assuming the Maritime Administration's role in the program. This Committee essentially functions without utilizing any of the Society's research funds. The Committee is chaired by Jesse W. Brasher, and consists of ten panels, grouped into areas of similar disciplines. The Design and Engineering grouping covers outfitting and production aids, design production integration, and marine industry standards. Production Processes oversees coatings, welding, and flexible automation while the third grouping, Resource Management considers facilities and environmental effects, shipyard organization and personnel, industrial engineering, and education. The work of this Committee is dedicated to reducing the costs of shipbuilding, overhaul, modernization, and repair, while seeking development, and implementing new ideas, techniques, and equipment in the shipbuilding industry and processes.