A normative view of the pre-overhaul planning process.

Abstract

This paper derives from the author's understanding and appreciation of the importance of the various events in the Pre-Overhaul Planning Phase. This thesis describes the Pre-Overhaul Planning Process for a destroyer type ship scheduled for overhaul at a naval shipyard. The Pre-Overhaul Planning Process is then examined from a normative viewpoint which concurrently provides a basic framework for the decision maker to utilize in the detailed analysis of each component of the overhaul repair work package. In conducting this detailed analysis, numerous tradeoffs are required between the overhaul objective, the constraints and the resources available to accomplish the overhaul repairs. The environment the decision-maker encounters in the Pre- Overhaul Planning Process is also described. By presenting how the Pre-Overhaul Planning System works, how it should work and the environment that must be contended with, this thesis will lead to an increased awareness of the requirements and the importance of Pre- Overhaul Planning.