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Communication in the Manufacturing Industry: An Empirical Study of the Management of Engineering Drawing in a Shipyard

Communication in the Manufacturing Industry: An Empirical Study of the Management of Engineering Drawing in a Shipyard
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Author(s): Sigmund Aslesen (Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway University of Oslo, Norway)and Svein Erik Moen (Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 21
Source title: Social, Managerial, and Organizational Dimensions of Enterprise Information Systems
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-856-7.ch019

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Abstract

This chapter is based on a case study of one shipyard’s effort to make the flow of engineering drawings feeding into its production process more reliable. To construct a ship, detailed drawings of every part of the product is an essential input. For these drawings to be reliable, they must include all relevant information, they have to follow each other in a proper line of order, and they should be released according to production milestones. In the shipyard in this study, an analysis was initiated to explore the management of engineering drawing. The main findings show that the usability of ICT is limited for this purpose, and that to really make an effort in order for engineering drawings to be reliable, a more basic understanding of the interpersonal communication at work in a one-off project environment is fundamental.

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