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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Shipyard"”.
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Shipyard layout
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, 1946.
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The layout of a shipyard
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, 1920.
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Smoothing of pipe system completion processes in a shipyard environment/
Due to a number of different production issues, the manufacture of template pipes is often delayed. These delays hold up pipe system completion on board the ships in production and can delay payments from the Ministry of Defense. In order to improve the production of template pipes, a number of …
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Quincy Shipyard : valuation of the yard for industrial water-dependent uses
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 1986 [first author]; and, (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1986 [second author].
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Steps towards automatic scheduling of production at the Boston Naval Shipyard
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Management, 1960.
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The use of automatic identification technology to improve shipyard material handling processes
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 2000.
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Shipyard to Stoneyard: The Capitol Stones at the Intersection of Material and Memory
The Capitol Stones in Washington DC's Rock Creek Park were a delight for urban explorers, a curiosity for historians, and a tangible connection for descendants of enslaved laborers who quarried, transported, and shaped them into the United States Capitol. Banished from the East Front of the Capitol …
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Converting the Boston Naval Shipyard at Charlestown to civilian uses : easier said than done.
Thesis. 1976. M.C.P. cn--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Multidimensional Approach to Implementation of Continuous Process Improvement Utilizing Small Run Analysis in a Shipyard Environment
<p>Nationally, both public and private shipyards are experiencing a high rework rate (over 40%) in the fabrication of plug connectors used for electronic systems onboard Navy vessels. The shipyard's survival depends on acquiring the elements necessary to maintain a major industry in a position of …
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An Exploration of the Role of ‘Community’ in the Search for Workforce Diversity at the Shipyard
… this research project is based, is situated at a shipyard in Barrow-In-Furness, in the North West of England. The shipyard is part of BAE Systems, a global defence, aerospace and security company, which in 2009, stated its desire to increase the diversity of its workforce. The geography and …
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Design and construction of an offshore floating nuclear power plant
… entirely built within a floating platform in a shipyard, transferred to the site, where it is anchored within 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the coast in relatively deep water (=/> 100 m), and connected to the grid via submarine AC transmission cables. Shipyard construction ensures a supply of …
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Cost reduction of polar class vessels : structural optimization that includes production factors
… a ship that was easier to construct at the shipyard, i.e. designing for downstream processes. Using the newly defined Unified Requirements for Polar Ships by the International Association of Classification Societies Inc., a numerical tool was developed to minimize construction cost of the …
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32 in '44: A management and environmental study of submarine construction at Portsmouth Navy Yard during World War II
… team that thrived in a decentralized wartime shipyard environment. Employing aggressive and innovative management techniques that included employee empowerment, small teams, and mass production techniques to the extent that they could be applied to submarine construction at the time, the …
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In search of water : Aqua Exhibition Center in Erie Basin, Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York
… drydock and defamiliarized water in New York Shipyard within the Brooklyn Waterfront caused by a rapid change in maritime technology. After the new introduction of modern maritime technology -from labor intensive break-bulk shipment to containerization-, there has been a significant …
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From Shipyard to Sea: A Flexible System Design Approach to the Transition from Shipbuilding to Operations A Case Study Using the United States Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter Program
The United States Coast Guard faces significant challenges transitioning new ships from shipbuilding to operations. Historically the low volume and irregular pace of major ship deliveries, combined with diverse homeporting factors, have resulted in anomalous post-delivery requirements. Today, a …
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Realigning contract incentives for the non-competitive environment of the US shipbuilding industry
… large capital investment into an existing tier 2 shipyard in order to increase its production capabilities to the level of a tier 1 shipyard.
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INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN MODERN SINGAPORE
… of workers; with a case study of workers in a shipyard. The third locates the position of foreign workers within the national economy and polity; and considers the consequences for this faction of the workingclass.
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World War I and Local Change in America: Federal War Production and Class Relations in Portland, Oregon
… the local political establishment, AFL unions, shipyard owners, 'enemy aliens,' and anti-capitalist radicals.
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