Comparison of shipbuilding and construction industries from the product structure standpoint

Abstract

The use of building information modelling (BIM) in construction compares to the use of product lifecycle management (PLM) in manufacturing. Previous research has shown that it is possible to improve BIM with the features and the best practices from the PLM approach. This article provides a comparison from the standpoint of the bill of materials (BOM) and product structures. It compares the product beginning of life in both construction and shipbuilding industries. The research then tries to understand the use, form and evolution of product structures and BOM concepts in shipbuilding with the aim of identifying equivalent notions in construction. Research findings demonstrate that similar concepts for structuring information exist in construction; however, the relationship between them is unclear. Further research is therefore required to detail the links identified by the authors and develop an equivalent central structuring backbone as found in PLM platforms.

Developing a Production Structure Model Using Service-Dominant Logic—A Hypergraph-Based Modeling Approach

“…By using one integrative model, future engineers are enabled to model systems that include both production and services, more precisely and clearer, paving the way for a quantifiable service-dominant logic perspective for service systems and production. Additionally, for production systems, product models are essential because of their important role across functional areas of product lifecycles [10,11], including but not limited to design, purchasing , inventory management, planning and scheduling and logistics [12][13][14]. Due to the wide acceptance of product models and their importance for production and, more importantly, to demonstrate our production structure's wide applicability, this paper will conclude by deriving product structures and process structures from the introduced production structure.…”