Benchmarking / Performance improvement

Benchmarking and performance improvement services involves systematic assessment of a shipyard’s productivity and processes to identify strengths and weaknesses and compare against industry practices. Evaluation covers the pre-production areas of design, engineering, procurement, and planning, and production areas such as fabrication, assembly and outfitting. I have been involved in the benchmarking of over 90 shipyards and the productivity/performance assessment of around 250 ships around the World.

Projects include:

• Major warship series production, UK, 2024

• Commercial shipyard, UK, 2020/21

• Major warship construction programme, Australasia, 2012/20

• All major and mid-tier shipyards, US, 2013/14

• All naval construction shipyards, Australia, 2012

• Submarine construction shipyards, various worldwide

• All naval construction shipyards, UK, 2011

• Mega-yacht construction shipyard, UK, 2011

• Naval construction group (three shipyards), Europe, 2011/12

• All national naval dockyards, Western Government, 2008

• Mega-yacht construction project, UK, 2008

• National commercial shipbuilding (three shipyards), Eastern Europe, 2008

• Leading warship builder, UK, 2006/07

• Large US shipbuilding yard, 2006

• Leading UK naval/commercial shipyard, 2005

• All large US shipbuilding yards (six shipyards), 2004/06

• Six large international shipbuilding yards, 2004/06

• Ten mid-tier US shipbuilding yards, 2004/06

• Five international mid-tier shipbuilding yards, 2004/06

• Ten large and mid-tier shipyards, UK, 2004

• One large UK shipyard, 2001

• Three large European shipyards, 2000/01

• Mid-tier commercial shipyard, UK, 1999/2000

• UK Naval and commercial shipbuilding and ship repair yards, 1999

• US naval and commercial shipbuilders, 1999

• Three shipbuilding and repair yards, Portugal, 1999