Siemens Government Technologies
As integrators of Siemens’ globally trusted products and services, Siemens Government Technologies delivers innovative solutions compliant with rigorous government standards and classification levels, while providing flexible financial solutions that enable agencies to meet project requirements, surpass performance benchmarks, improve acquisition strategies, and save time and money. SGT connects federal agencies to the comprehensive, end-to-end portfolio of solutions from Siemens—one of the most technologically advanced and proficient engineering, industrial and software leaders in the world—to secure and modernize the largest infrastructure in the world, the U.S. Federal Government, so it can keep its citizens safe and economy thriving.
Smart Factory, Equipment & Process Modernization, Machine Controls, Fire Alarm Controls
Problem:
Naval Shipyards were last significantly updated in WWII. A Shipyard GAO report of September 2017 stated that planned maintenance periods complete on schedule only 47% of the time for aircraft carriers and 24% of the time for submarines. From 2000 – 2016, maintenance overruns resulted in 1,300 lost operational days for aircraft carriers and 12,500 lost operational days of submarines. Modernization of the physical plant to take advantage of new work processes has associated risk of major financial investment.
Technology Solution:
This effort focuses on processes within the shipyard’s back shop facilities to optimize workflow, equipment, and worker resources at the detailed process level. Performance improvements will then be mapped to the shipyard forecasting models to assess the potential impacts to ship repair availabilities. The two digital models to be delivered are:
- A stochastic equipment level model incorporating all infrastructure and industrial assets required to support Fabrication processes (F-Phase), Repair processes (H-Phase), Other Productive Work, and equipment maintenance performed in these facilities.
- A stochastic forecasting model incorporating outputs of equipment models to predict future Naval shipyard availability durations.
Benefits:
- Improve back shop repair process performance.
- Maximize allocation of resources.
- Allow for supported decisions on layout alternatives to reach defined objectives within cost constraints.
- Target faster ROI from project investments in facilities, tooling and new technologies.
- Establish a NAVSEA enterprise simulation management tool.
- Establish priority on readiness.
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