The National Shipbuilding Research Program. Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium. Paper No. 5: SPARDIS -- A Shipyard Production and Control System
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Published: 1976
Total Pages: 42
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSPARDIS provides NASSCO with a tool to use one of its most valuable resources - information. SPARDIS is designed to provide various levels of management with the information they need to better perform their function. It is intended that the task of providing this information be accomplished with the least amount of paper work. To do this, all of the SPARDIS information is in the form of on-line, real time, data inquiry and update. Data is collected, updated and maintained for the system through a network of communications terminals. These terminals are located where data is originated, the system user area. The communications terminals are located throughout the shipyard at strategic locations for both inquiry and update. Responsibility for data input is placed in the area organizationally responsible for its creation and maintenance. The teleprocessing system permits decisions to be made based on the latest information available. As a management tool for planning and scheduling SPARDIS provides: .Explicit Schedule and instructions to make parts, assemble components install. equipment, etc.