Improvements for Chowgule & Co. Ltd.

Shipbuilding Division
Ambattuparambil Gopi Nikhil 09NA1008

 Located on River Zuari at Loutulim Builders, owners & repairers of river fleets since 1951 Developing waterways economy Built over 100 vessels including
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Iron Ore Barges Deep Sea Refrigerated Fishing Trawlers Grab & Cutter Section Dredgers Tugs Twin-Hull Catamarans Floating Restaurants

GOA

River Zuari

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 Construction Bays on either side of Slipway Main yard near Outfitting Jetty Ample amount of Skids for module assembly but scattered Distance between Stockyard & Main yard Space between Gate & Main Yard unutilized (trees?)
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Ambattuparambil Gopi Nikhil 09NA1008

Design Room

Production Department

Scheduling

Grit Blasting/ painting

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Lofting

CNC Cutting

Assembly of Modules

Modular Construction

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Survey

Movement

Launching

Sea Trials

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 Slipway 220m x 20m 2 Construction bays either side of slipway

90m x 30m open space 90m x 40m open space

Outfitting Jetty 7m x 10m x 15m Sufficient skids for pre-fabrication of modules/panels Well equipped workshop
Ambattuparambil Gopi Nikhil 09NA1008

 Shipyard specializes in smaller vessels especially those used in waterways and for fishing Capacity is limited Delivery time is of utmost importance
Being a private yard (no Govt support) To get more orders Maintain credibility

Will need more facilities if it wants to extend its product catalogue Best way to improve layout maybe to induct a production flow line model that allows easy flow of materials without bottlenecks
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Ambattuparambil Gopi Nikhil 09NA1008

 Set up Stockyard near Checkpoint to reduce travel time of plates coming in and to be nearer to Main yard. Shift Sand blasting unit accordingly Use the unutilized area to set up Grit blasting/painting & CNC Cutting units Reduces travel time of modules/plates Add more (or shift existing) skids nearer to Main yard to reduce travel time of modules Shift Main office building to give direct access of main yard to construction bays May shift store to north of Main yard if space permits
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Faster production line Lesser delivery time more orders Lower man-time requirement Use of lifting equipment freed for better purposes (due to lower amount of shifting of modules & panels)

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09NA1008 Presentation on Improvement of Shipyard Layout in Chowgule & Co. Ltd. Shipbuilding Division
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