Coordination procedures in commercial ship design, production, and procurement are widely predominantly analyzed fields. While deadlines become shorter and shorter, the complexity of modern commercial vessels increases steadily, so that these information systems are more and more indispensable for integration in maritime industry. Based on a detailed evaluation of integrating the upstream and downstream data flows, this paper describes the current implementation states under the collaborative environment concept and establishes the future integration network for shipbuilding.

Keywords:
freight & logistics services, knowledge management, information management, project management, marine transportation, infrastructure, design process, supplier, communication, database
Subjects:
Communities of practice, Information Management and Systems, Knowledge management, Professionalism, Training, and Education, Project management, Strategic Planning and Management
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2005. The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
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