A ship block logistics support system based on the shipyard simulation framework

Abstract

The block logistics in shipyard accounts for a considerable proportion of the production cost. And further, it used to effects serious delays on the shipbuilding processes in typical cases. However, the planner hardly incorporate the logistics into serious consideration due to its various restriction at the stage of production planning. In this paper, a simulation-based ship block logistics support system is suggested. With which, the block logistics is to be simulated according to the various production plans and operational strategies of shipyards. The suggested system will allow planners and the management to determine the current state of logistics and to have the insight of improvement as well, reflecting effectively the constantly revised production plan of the shipyard. In addition, the system can be easily adapted to the any shipyard, since it has been developed based on a shipyard simulation framework which can be extended properly with its scalable components.