Making the outfitting process transparent

摘要

Process mapping on shipyards revealed a low level of digitization throughout the outfitting processes. The resulting low transparency regarding current state and progress of construction often leads to miscommunication. Assembly errors and defects are reported too late or not detailed enough. The lack of information requires additional coordination of suppliers and technical crews. Besides, the productivity gets lowered by unplanned supplementary work and no value-adding activities as searching for persons in charge. To resolve the problems and meet the agreed costs and delivery dates, a simple and affordable solution for capturing the current state of construction in the ship is needed. Shipyards already use photographs and 360° photography to capture details or whole rooms. This can be done with small devices, but still only delivers a two-dimensional image of the room. The use of 3D laser scanners solves this problem and enables the user to move through a digital copy of the ship. Nevertheless, 3D scanners are expensive and need to be carried as an extra tool, even if they are handheld. Doing an optical measurement requires an extra walk into the ship because the scanner is heavy and bulky.