Implementation of Integrated CAD/CAM Systems in Small and Medium Sized Shipyards: A Case Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 14 (02) ◽  
pp. 134-153
Author(s):  
Larry Mercier ◽  
Tracy Byington ◽  
Walt Senkwic ◽  
Christopher Barry
Keyword(s):  
Process Management ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Interference Control ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Cad Cam ◽  
Management Techniques

The Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay·, MD implemented a PC/AutoCAD based CAD/CAM system and used it to construct a series of 15 M (49 foot) buoy tenders. Implementing CAD/CAM is primarily a management, rather than technical, challenge. Performance-Based Management Techniques were used to develop the new system as an integrated whole, controlled and documented under ISO 9001. The process was cost-effective, required minimum retraining, was fully implemented in a few months, and was appropriate to a small shipyard building boats, but extensible as required to medium sized ships. The authors discuss:The use of Performance-Based Management and team-building techniques to help implement the process;The use of process management techniques to document, control and systematically improve the process in order to remain competitive;The process developed, including methods to allow varying levels of operator skill, geometry, weight and interference control, and development of automation techniques;The lessons learned, the results in productivity improvement, and the future path for continuous improvement

USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)—A Case Study for Implementing Reliability-Centered Maintenance

2000 ◽  
Vol 37 (01) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
William J. Reicks ◽  
Richard Burt ◽  
John P. Mazurana ◽  
Russell J. Steinle
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Maintenance Planning ◽  
Detail Design ◽  
Reliability Centered Maintenance

In new ship construction, maintenance planning affords both an opportunity and a challenge. On one hand, a new ship class enables maintenance planners to start with a clean slate and consider improved and more cost-effective maintenance methods. On the other hand, new manning concepts, lack of timely technical information when maintenance planning is conducted in parallel with detail design, use of equipment new to the fleet, and the like impose a measure of uncertainty on the planning process. In this paper, we review why and how Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) techniques were applied to the new Polar icebreaker U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (CGC) Healy (frontispiece). We review how we incorporated condition-based maintenance techniques where appropriate. We discuss the decision process used for fine-tuning the Maintenance Procedure Cards (MPC) for CGC Healy's hull, mechanical, and electrical (HM&E) Preventive Maintenance Manual. Finally, we share some lessons learned in the process.

scholarly journals A RECONNAISSANCE-SCALE GIS-BASED MULTICRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE BIOCHAR USE: POLAND AS A CASE STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka E LATAWIEC ◽  
Lewis PEAKE ◽  
Helen BAXTER ◽  
Gerard CORNELISSEN ◽  
Katarzyna GROTKIEWICZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Multicriteria Analysis ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Potential Barriers ◽  
Indirect Land Use Change ◽  
Biomass Availability ◽  
Change Mitigation

Although increasing numbers of research papers regarding biochar are being published worldwide, in some countries growing interest in biochar has only recently been observed; this is true of Poland. We analysed information on biochar research in Poland alongside lessons learned elsewhere in order to identify the significant opportunities and risks associated with biochar use. This data fed into a GIS-based multicriteria analysis to identify areas where biochar application could deliver greatest benefit. We found that 21.8% of agricultural land in Poland has at least moderate indication for biochar use (soil organic matter below 2% and ph below 5.5), while 1.5% was categorized as a priority as it also exhibited contamination. Potential barriers identified included biomass availability and associated risks of indirect land-use change due to possible national and transnational biomass production displacement. Biochar use could have positive global consequences as a climate change mitigation strategy, particularly relevant in a country with limited alternatives. Scaling up a mitigation technology that is viable on account of its co-benefits might be cost-effective, which could, in turn, adjust national perspectives and stronger involvement in developing mitigation policies at the regional level. Biochar has much promise in temperate conditions and further research should therefore be assigned to explore biochar’s environmental and socio-economic impacts.

Performance Mangement in City Government: A Case Study

1988 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney Nordstrom ◽  
Greg Rucker ◽  
R. Vance Hall
Keyword(s):  
Employee Performance ◽  
Large City ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Management Training ◽  
City Government ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Nonmonetary Rewards

Productivity improvement programs in the public sector have recently become a popular topic of concern among both academics and practitioners. Many methods of productivity enhancement programs have been discussed ranging from the privatization of services to improved management training. This article describes how a behaviorally-based management training program was used to increase employee productivity in a large city department. The results show that nonmonetary rewards can substantially increase employee performance. Group earned time off, individual employee time off, and goal setting and feedback were all effective for improving employee performance. These cost effective techniques saved the city over $80,000 the first year of implementation. The case study is described by the manager who conducted the project.

FOSS 248-P2 OIL SPILL – A CASE STUDY

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (1) ◽  
pp. 485-489
Author(s):  
Tedd Hutley ◽  
Myola Martinez ◽  
Mark Dix
Keyword(s):  
Puget Sound ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Incident Command ◽  
Indian Tribe ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Unified Command ◽  
Marine Safety

ABSTRACT At 1205, on December 30, 2003, the Foss Maritime tank barge 248-P2 spilled nearly 6,000 gallons of bunker fuel oil during a loading operation at the Chevron-Point Wells facility in Shoreline, Washington. Approximately 4,637 gallons was discharged into Puget Sound. Upon notification, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) Puget Sound, Washington Department of Ecology (DOE), and Foss Maritime launched an aggressive response, mobilizing numerous spill response personnel and nearly every major piece of spill response equipment in the Northwest. In less than 24 hours of the spill, nearly all the oil had moved ashore impacting only two miles of shoreline. The most heavily impacted area belonged to the Suquamish Indian Tribe, which included a highly sensitive and culturally significant saltwater marsh. A representative for the Suquamish Tribe quickly joined the Unified Command. Operational success can be linked to the frequent training and exercising of the responding agencies, preplanned geographic response plans, and use of incident command system. Despite the successes, weather and tides proved to be the leading contributor to the four-month shoreline clean up operation. Lessons learned identify response strong points in addition to areas needing improvement.

Re-layout of an assembly area: a case study at Bosch Rexroth Oil Control

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengyao Ren ◽  
Carmine Barlotti ◽  
Yuval Cohen ◽  
Barbara Frangipane ◽  
Mario Garofalo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Layout Planning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Assembly Area ◽  
Unique Experience ◽  
Parameters Analysis ◽  
Comparison Criteria

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to highlight the considerations and lessons learned from a re-layout project in an assembly area for productivity improvement. The case study took place in Bosch Rexroth Oil Control Nonantola (Italy) with satisfactory results. The paper suggests how to approach reorganization projects with focus on productivity improvements following defined targets. Design/methodology/approach – After an analysis of the initial status, the authors examine several plausible layout alternatives: the main comparison criteria and their weights are defined. Then a scoring/measuring procedure follows for the criteria of each alternative, and the alternatives are compared using principal parameters analysis (PPA). Findings – The paper lists common considerations and lessons learned in the re-layout process. Using the PPA, the authors validate the best solution for the company. Originality/value – This paper shares a valuable experience that is general enough to be shared with many other assembly systems. A unique experience combining re-layout planning, MTM and use of PPA is shared with the readers.

Recovery of a Toxic Cargo from a Sunken Tank Barge: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 478-497
Author(s):  
Jim Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
American Petroleum Institute ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Pumping System ◽  
Unified Command

Abstract: In December 2015, operations were successfully completed in the recovery of a highly toxic cargo from the sunken tank barge ARGO in Lake Erie. The ARGO, constructed in 1911, sank in 1937 with a cargo of benzol that contained a high percentage of the carcinogen benzene. The ARGO was previously listed as the highest environmental risk in the Great Lakes by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Remediation of Underwater Legacy Environmental Threats (RULET) study. To recover the cargo, salvors designed a diver directed hot-tapping and pumping system to pump the remaining high benzene cargo from the sunken barge at a depth of approximately 50-feet below the lake’s surface. The cargo off-load system included pumping the cargo to a series of storage tanks onboard a barge equipped with designed-for-purpose inert gas and vapor recovery systems to ensure the safety of the public and responders. Working in a Unified Command that included the Coast Guard, U.S. and Ohio Environmental Protection Agencies and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the salvage crew achieved all operational objectives – from safely conducting around-the-clock cold-water contaminated water diving operations to collecting environmental and barge hull samples for further analysis. The ARGO case study will provide lessons learned to assist future responders in safely performing subsea oil removal operations. Additionally, the case study will frame the discussion of current submerged oil recovery regulations and guidance, including the 2016 American Petroleum Institute (API) sunken oil detection and recovery guidance and the U.S. Coast Guard’s guidance on the classification of Oil Spill Removal Organizations (OSRO) that perform non-floating oil detection and recovery operations.

scholarly journals A Review of Radio Resource Management in FemtoCell from Interference Control Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-128
Author(s):  
Nipendra Kayastha ◽  
Dusit Niyato
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Radio Resource Management ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Network Capacity ◽  
Interference Avoidance ◽  
Interference Control ◽  
Radio Resource ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Indoor Coverage ◽  
Management Techniques

A new and emerging technology called femtocell brings significant improvement in terms of better indoor coverage and higher data rate. Able to be installed and maintained by individual user, femtocell provides a cost effective solution to mobile operators to achieve higher network capacity. However, interference due to two-tier network structure introduces many challenges for successful femtocell deployment. In this article, we summarize various interference and resource management techniques proposed in the context of femtocell. Specifically, we focus on interference avoidance techniques. First, the overview of femtocells, its architecture, and common issues are presented. Next, various interference avoidance techniques are reviewed. At the end, several important research directions are outlined

Faculty Development: A Stage Model Matched to Blended Learning Maturation

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Fetters ◽  
Tova Garcia Duby
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Development ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Stage Model ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Curriculum Innovation ◽  
Enhanced Learning

Faculty development programs are critical to the implementation and support of curriculum innovation. In this case study, the authors present lessons learned from ten years of experience in faculty development programs created to support innovation in technology enhanced learning. Stages of curriculum innovation are matched to stages of faculty development, and important lessons for success as well as current challenges are delineated and discussed.

Soft Skills among Students: A Case Study of UiTM Cawangan Kelantan

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Muhammad Faizal Samat ◽  
Norazlan Annual ◽  
Raznee Atisya Md Rashidi
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Education System ◽  
Communication Skill ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Leadership Skill ◽  
Quality In Education

This article contributes to ongoing debates about soft skills among students. In 2017, the unemployment rate in Malaysia was at 3.42 percent as compared to 2.85 percent in 2014. Education system must aim towards employability and ensure quality in education to reduce the percentage of unemployment. Thus, this study aims to investigate the development of soft skills among students through co-curriculum activities in UiTM Cawangan Kelantan. The sample were 113 students from UiTM Cawangan Kelantan. Questionnaires adapted from previous research to measure the communication skill, problem solving skill, team building skill, leadership skill and soft development of soft skills among students through co-curriculum activities. SEM-PLS 3.0 were employed in this study. The findings revealed only team building skill has significant influence on developments of soft skills among students through co-curriculum activities. However, the study indicates that communication skill, problem solving skill and leadership skill are not significant towards development of soft skills among students through cocurriculum activities.

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