Virtual shop clusters: A new layout concept for a ship repair and maintenance facility

Naval Engineers Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-111

  Mayer, Brian ^a   Irani, Shahrukh ^b   Adra, Hosni ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio State University

^c Create A Soft Corporation

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE; AUTONOMOUS; CELLULAR LAYOUTS; DAILY PRODUCTIONS; FUNCTIONAL LAYOUTS; IMPLEMENTING; LEAN THINKINGS; MANUFACTURING SECTORS; NAVY SHIPS; OPERATIONAL WASTES; ORGANIC; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES; PILOT PROJECTS; PIPE SHOPS; PLANNING AND SCHEDULING; PRODUCTION FLOW ANALYSIS; REPAIR AND MAINTENANCES; REPAIR FACILITIES; SHIP MAINTENANCES; SHIP REPAIRS; SHOP FLOOR CONTROLS; SIMULATION RESULTS; SMALL GROUPS; SUB-ASSEMBLY; SUPPORT SYSTEMS; TIME VALUES; VIRTUAL CELLS; VIRTUAL SHOPS;

CELLS; CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CYTOLOGY; MACHINE SHOPS; MACHINERY; MACHINING; MAINTENANCE; MILITARY OPERATIONS; PIPE; SHIPBUILDING; SHIPS; TURNAROUND TIME; WELDING; WELDS;

REPAIR;

EID: 54949119911     PISSN: 00281425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-3584.2008.00128.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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