The Research and Engineering for Automation and Productivity in Shipbuilding (REAPS) program aims at increasing U.S. shipyard productivity. The organization, activities and current and planned development projects of the program are reviewed. The 1980 symposium focuses on developing a consensus on a format for long range facility plans, with an emphasis on cost effectiveness and environmental impacts.
National Shipbuilding Research Program, Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium Paper No. 1: Ship Production Committee Panel Overviews
1980
71 pages
Report
No indication
English
Quality Control & Reliability , Marine Engineering , Operations Research , Shipbuilding , Symposia , Automation , Technology transfer , Environmental impact , Environmental law , Shipyards , Productivity , Computer aided manufacturing , Environmental protection , Reaps(Research and engineering for automation and productivity in shipbuilding) , Group technology , Management strategies , Long range facilities planning , Caess(Computer aided estimating system for shipbuilding)