Analyzing the order handling processes of the Finnish shipbuilding industry : A case study
Ahlroth, Caijus (2020)
Ahlroth, Caijus
Åbo Akademi
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2020061544453
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2020061544453
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This study was conducted as a part of a joint venture called the Maritime Digital Supply Space project. The goal of this project is to increase the competitive advantage of the Finnish maritime industry by implementing a new system to make the ordering process more efficient. The objectives for this study was to get an objective view of the potential for removing non-value adding work and manually conducted work by further automating and integrating the existing order handling processes.
This paper examines the five types of orders that are used within the Finnish shipbuilding industry. The study was designed to only analyze these orders from the perspective of the order handling process, lean methodologies, technology diffusion and through estimating what the potential for further automating and integrating these would be.
The research was done as a case study with several embedded units and by mixing three different research approaches. The data collection was done mainly through a field study that included observations and interviews at each of the companies that were included in the case study. The theoretical foundation for this paper was derived from research subjects such as, lean methodologies, engineer to order, technology diffusion and shipbuilding.
The result of this research was a through description and analysis for each of the five order types, including key observations regarding the research objectives, identified factors for technology diffusion and key considerations for further studies.
This paper examines the five types of orders that are used within the Finnish shipbuilding industry. The study was designed to only analyze these orders from the perspective of the order handling process, lean methodologies, technology diffusion and through estimating what the potential for further automating and integrating these would be.
The research was done as a case study with several embedded units and by mixing three different research approaches. The data collection was done mainly through a field study that included observations and interviews at each of the companies that were included in the case study. The theoretical foundation for this paper was derived from research subjects such as, lean methodologies, engineer to order, technology diffusion and shipbuilding.
The result of this research was a through description and analysis for each of the five order types, including key observations regarding the research objectives, identified factors for technology diffusion and key considerations for further studies.