The Readiness of Mena Shipyards to Adopt an Integration of Lean Manufacture with Digital Technology in Ship Repair

Ahmed Samir Ghowel

Abstract


Shipping is vital for world trade and specifically to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, this permits the related SME shipyards in this region to play an essential role in the economic growth of MENA countries. The cost, schedule, and quality of ship repair facilities minimize the waste and bring value to the client, making it more attractive for the shipping companies to stop for repair in this area while they are chartering. The challenge of upgrading the ship repair production system is that it is irregular compared to shipbuilding. This is due to unforeseen factors that represent a high percentage and influence the production planning of any yard. Thus, this study commences adopting lean digital approach in the operation management of ship repair. However, the first step is to determine the yard's readiness for such transformation, which is crucial to the level of change required. This research is about determining the readiness factor and the first steps as a road map for lean digital transformation for the Small to Medium Enterprises- SME ship repair facilities in the MENA region. Follow by another study focus on the combination of leagile in ship repair. 

Keywords


Ship Repair, Lean Manufacturing, Leagile, Digital Transformation, Shipyard, Last Planner, Waste Assessment Model.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21622/MARLOG.2024.13.1.86

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