Shipbuilding & Yachts
Shipbuilding & Yachts: production orders and BOM, stock and warehouse, quality and reporting.
Challenges
- Projects run long, so cost only becomes visible when the job ends and interim margin stays unknown.
- Progress is not measured by block and section, so progress billing turns into an argument.
- Classification-society survey records stay in paper files and have to be hunted for at audit time.
- Subcontract and outsourced work hits the project cost late, so budget variances are noticed too late.
Workflows
From project to block fabrication
- The project is opened with a block and section breakdown.
- A bill of materials and a routing are defined for each block.
- Plate cutting, welding and assembly operations are tracked on the work order.
From survey to progress billing
- Classification-society inspection and test results are added to the project file.
- The percentage of completion is updated block by block.
- The progress billing is prepared from that progress and invoiced.
Documents
- Project and block breakdown list
- Welding procedure specification and welder certificates
- Class survey and test reports
- Progress billing file
Reports
- Progress and cost by block
- Budget versus actual variance
- Subcontract and outsourcing cost breakdown
- Progress billing collection status
Metrics
- Project percentage of completion
- Budget variance rate
- Weld rejection rate (NDT)
- Progress billing collection period
Compliance
- Classification society rules and survey approvals
- Welder certification and WPS/NDT records
- Maritime occupational safety and shipyard environmental permits
Glossary
- Block
- A sub-work item and cost centre under the project
- Survey
- A quality inspection record linked to the project
- Progress billing
- An invoice document based on progress
- NDT
- The weld quality-control step and its result
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I see interim cost before the project ends?
Yes. Material, labour and subcontract costs accumulate in real time on the project and block code.
Can I measure progress block by block?
Yes. Each block is a separate work item, and its percentage of completion feeds the progress billing calculation.
Can I link survey records to the project?
Yes. Inspection and test reports are held in the project document archive.
Can I see subcontractor cost on time?
Yes. Outsourced work orders and subcontractor progress billings hit the project cost immediately.
Can I catch budget variances early?
Yes. The budget-versus-actual comparison is reported at block level.