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Lean Design Application in Early-Stage Ship Design
Presentation by Peter Jaquith, retired shipyard executive and SME on ship design and construction
Lean Design application in early-stage ship design has led to significant reductions in work content and variation and improved alignment with manufacturing.
The Lean Design method was initially developed by Ford and Toyota motors in the late 1980’s. Lean Design is a set-based design process where multiple design arrangements are evaluated leading to down selection of a preferred design that meets/exceeds operational requirements while reducing work content and variation and ensuring design alignment with manufacturing. Application by Asian shipbuilders, automotive, aerospace, engineering and construction (E&C) and consumer product industries has supported up to 50% reduction in work content and variation, improved operational performance, and design alignment with their manufacturing processes.
Available remotely by video teleconference. 45 minutes including 10 minutes of Q&A.
Your Speaker
PETER E. JAQUITH
PETER E. JAQUITH has shipyard executive experience in ship design, production engineering, planning, and production. He is a recognized leader in improving North American shipbuilding processes including the application of advanced outfitting, modular engine room techniques, the Toyota Production System, and world-class Lean Design and Production Engineering practices to naval and commercial ship design and construction. Peter has benchmarked world-class shipbuilding, automotive, aerospace, and civil engineering best practice and led their application to U.S. naval and commercial shipbuilding. He received a B.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Webb Institute of Naval Architecture with advanced studies at the University of Maine and Harvard Business School. Peter has authored numerous papers on ship design, production engineering, modular construction, and ship manufacturing practice including the Lean Design Guide for Pre-Contract Design, SNAME T&R Bulletin 7-11. Peter is an ASNE Member Emeritus, a SNAME Life Fellow, and is recipient of ASNE’s “Jimmie” Hamilton and SNAME’s William M. Kennedy and Elmer L. Hann awards for his contributions to shipbuilding.