last modified 15/02/2002

Coursecode: mt726
Coursename: Projectmanagement in shipbuilding and offshore

More information: Blackboard

DUT creditpoints: 3
ECTS creditpoints: 4,5
Subfaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology
Lecturer(s): Nienhuis, dr.ir. U.

Tel.: 015-27 xxxxx
Catalog data:
Marketfactors, strategic planning, budgetting, operational research, production optimation, problem analysis, quality management, organisation and execution of repairs and salvage, scrapping, expertise, insurance, single production, production control, planning systems.		 Course year: 4
Period: 0/4/0/0
Hours p/w: 4
Other hours: -
Assessment: Essay + presentation
Assessm.period(s):
(see academic calendar)
Prerequisites: mt711, bb1, bb4
Follow up: mt712, mt714
Detailed description of topics:

Method:

  • Studying literature about theorie and practise in shipbuilding, project management and specific applications in the maritime industry.
  • Doing research and writing an essay in a team.
  • Applying the theories found in literature.
  • Evaluating theoretical models considering common practice.

Course information:

Six fields of interest are offered in this course. They are all directly related to the subject ‘management in unique manufacturing’. The student will be requisted to make a selection.

Fields of interests are:

  • Planning and organisation
  • Internal and external companyfactors
  • Finance, accountancy and economics
  • Quality management
  • Maintainance
  • Transport, logistics and operations research

Within these six area’s the student is free to choose a subject. The research is executed with the common practise of a project at a shipyard or reparationsyard in mind. Other possibilities are projects for salvage. Creditpoints are rewarded after writing an essay and doing a presentation about the chosen subject.

Chosen subject are investigated against the background of maritime orientated company. It is important to point out the importance of the subject for the company in relation to the project.
Course material:
  • "Een boekje over bedrijfskundige methodologie"; Management van onderzoek Prof.dr.ir. A.C.J. de Leeuw.
  • Ship Production, Kaizen, Imaki Masai
  • Produceren door informeren. Th.M.J. van Rijn.
  • Produktie management H. Botter
  • ISO-9000 t/m 9004.
  • Literature depending on the subject, Lloyd’s list and magazines.
References from literature:
  • "Een boekje over bedrijfskundige methodologie"; Management van onderzoek Prof.dr.ir. A.C.J. de Leeuw.
  • Ship Production
  • Kaizen, Imaki Masai
  • Produceren door informeren. Th.M.J. van Rijn.
  • Produktie management H. Botter
  • ISO-9000 t/m 9004.

Literature depending on the subject, Lloyd’s list and magazines.
Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):
A project is carried out in a small team of 2 or 3 students. Most of the time case-studies from the industrie are the basis for the subjects. Therefore a project is often carried out at a yard or in favor of a salvage company.
Goals:
To obtain knowledge and insight in specific aspects related to project management in shipbuilding, shiprepair and offshore.
Computer use: General computer applications.
Laboratory project(s): See ‘Remarks’
Design content:
Percentage of design: