A Shipbuilder s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) & Earned Value Management (EVM) System



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A Shipbuilder s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) & Earned Value Management (EVM) System 1

Purchasing Stores Integrating the Shipyard Production Processes Engineering Pipe Shop Machine Shop Joiner Shop Sheet Metal Shop Electrical Shop Structural Prep & Fab Block Assembly Pre-Outfit Hot Blast & Paint Pre-Outfit Cold Block Erection On Board Zone Outfit Tests & Trials Steel Yard Equipment Staging Support Services Information Systems Planning Contract Admin Quality Control Yard Services Shipyard Administration Shipyard Admin Finance Human Resources Marketing

ERP An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is an integrated computer-based application used to manage internal and external resources, including tangible assets, financial resources, materials, and human resources. Its purpose is to facilitate the flow of information between all business functions inside the boundaries of the organization and manage the connections to outside stakeholders. Built on a centralized database and normally utilizing a common computing platform, ERP systems consolidate all business operations into a uniform and enterprise-wide system environment. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 3

CAD Interface 3 rd Party Software ShipConstructor AutoCAD AutoShip, etc. Drawing Control Accounts Payable Accounting Systems Accounting System Interface Purchasing Material Control Accounts Receivable Cost Planning Manpower Performance Customer Estimating Scheduling Control Reporting Billings Time Charges PERCEPTION Integrated Shipyard Resource Management System 4

PRIMARY SYSTEM FUNCTIONS 5

INTERFACES WITH ACCOUNTING SYSTEM A/P VENDOR FILE G/L (Stock) PAYROLL EMPLOYEE FILE A/P A/P = Accounts Payable A/R = Accounts Receivable G/L = General Ledger A/R 6

INTERFACES WITH CAD SYSTEM CAD 7

Most generic ERP systems do not provide a robust EVM capability. None provide an EVM capability specifically designed for the shipbuilding and ship repair industry. 8

EVM Earned value management (EVM) is a project management technique for measuring project progress in an objective manner. EVM has the ability to combine measurements of scope, schedule, and cost in a single integrated system. When properly applied, EVM provides an early warning of performance problems. Additionally, EVM promises to improve the definition of project scope, prevent scope creep, communicate objective progress to stakeholders, and keep the project team focused on achieving progress. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 9

The following are typical production problems that EVM can recognize early: Incomplete engineering drawings are preventing the manufacture of pipe spools in time to meet on-block assembly schedules leading this work to be done on-board with a 3:1 penalty in labor hours. Rented crane services arrives a week early with nothing to do. Poor night shift welding causing excessive rework and impacting day shift progress Panel line not able to maintain throughout that impacts platen schedules. Late material deliveries creating cost and schedule problem with out-of-sequence work. Engineering Problem Planning Problem Quality Work Problem Scheduling Problem Material Expediting Problem 10

EVM Terminology Used by PERCEPTION BAC = Total Budget At Completion BCWS = Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (Sum of Budgets Scheduled To Date) BCWP = Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (Actual Progress x BAC) ACWP = Actual Cost of Work Performed EAC = Estimated Cost At Completion (Six Methods Provided & Tracked) ETC = Estimate To Complete (EAC ACWP) Planned Progress = % Budget Scheduled To Date (BCWS/BAC) Actual Progress = % Physical work progress regardless of cost expended ------------ (BCWP/BAC) Performance Indexes = Measures of Cost and Schedule Performance (CPI, SPI, FCPI, TCPI, etc.) 11

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PERCEPTION determines WBS level performance from work performance. Rework Change Orders Labor Hours per 1% Progress Production Process Rates by Stage of Construction Weeks Ahead/Behind Planned Schedules Trend Weeks Ahead/Behind for 100% Progress Forecast & Trend Over-Run/Under-Run Performance Indexes (CPI, SPI, and others) 13

ERP EVM Coordinate Resources Measure Progress & Performance SPAR s PERCEPTION System Combines ERP & EVM to better plan, coordinate and manage the shipyard. Unlike other ERP and EVM systems, PERCEPTION was designed specifically for shipyards. 14

PERCEPTION ties together all areas of Earned Value Management: 1. Cost Estimating 2. Planning, Budgeting & Scheduling 3. Labor Work Order & Manpower Management 4. Purchasing & Inventory Control 5. Change Order Management 6. Earned Value Performance Measurement Reporting 7. Cost & Schedule Forecasting 8. Cost Analysis For Future Work Estimating 15

Cost Estimating Planning Budgeting & Scheduling PERCEPTION: An Integrated System of Shipyard Business Functions Labor, Manpower Cost Management Purchasing & Material Cost Management Earned Value Performance Reporting Cost Analysis 16

PERCEPTION ESTI-MATE Cost Estimating New Construction & Repair TM ESTI-MATE 17

Cost Estimating PERCEPTION was developed to permit cost estimating that can reflect modern ship design and production methods. Using product- and process-based information, cost estimates can be generated quickly and accurately at any level of detail: Parametric cost estimates based upon modifiable ship design and mission characteristics Standard shipbuilding & ship repair interim products & services Detail cost estimates based upon engineered bills of material and equipment specifications. 18

System Benefits 1. PERCEPTION has flexible features to address almost any estimating situation, whether for commercial or government requirements. 2. PERCEPTION offers a toolbox of easy-to-use functions to help the estimator expedite the process and ensure the estimate is both complete and accurate. 3. PERCEPTION allows cost data to be cataloged in convenient and easy-to-use database libraries. 4. PERCEPTION cost libraries ensure all estimators are using consistent information. 5. PERCEPTION libraries can be configured to accurately define standard shipyard production processes to ensure every estimate is complete, nothing is missing. 19

PERCEPTION can manage extensive cost estimating libraries 1. Various libraries of Cost Estimating Relationships ( CERs ) 2. Standard Parts Catalog for detail parts costs 3. Standard Interim Products & Services Packages that identify standard manufacturing, assembly and support operations plus material requirements 20

Putting together an estimate from manual cost entries and from cost libraries. CER Libraries Parts Catalog Prior Estimates Standard Package Library Cost Items Project Estimate Manual Cost Items 21

Cost Risk Analysis Cost Probability 120% 100% Probability 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% $0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 Cost Range For large, complex bids, PERCEPTION provides more confidence in the cost estimates 22

PERCEPTION PERT-PAC Production Scheduling 23

All successful shipyard contracts are based on a well-thought-out and executed build strategy 24

PERCEPTION provides a system s integration feature for using Microsoft Project to automatically develop and schedule Planning Activities. PERCEPTION maintains schedule updates automatically. 25

Planning & Scheduling 26

PERCEPTION has features for planning and scheduling all project activities: Schedule Design & Engineering Activities Schedule Engineering Drawings Schedule Production Work Orders Schedule Work Order Material Pallets Schedule Purchased Material Deliveries Schedule Subcontractors Schedule Tests & Trials 27

Planning & Scheduling Planning Activity Planning Activity Activity Work Orders Planning Activity Drawing Requisition PO Work Order Pallet Items 28

Scheduling requires the proper sequencing of work and related project activities. Steel Hot Work Pipe Work HVAC Work Electrical Cables Ship Zone Outfit Work Type Scheduling Linings & Bulkheads Paint & Deck Covering Maintain Clear Access Alleys for Men & Materials Ceilings & Doors Outfit & Furnishings Fixtures & Breakables Groom & Clean 29

PERCEPTION WORK-PAC Managing Labor Costs & Schedules TIME CHARGE WORK ORDER 12 11 1 10 2 9 3 8 4 7 5 6 11 1 MANPOWER FORECASTING 30

System Benefits 1. Better labor planning cost/schedule control. 2. Improved management control of job progress and labor expenditures. 3. Immediate job cost reporting and summarization. 4. Fast and accurate reporting of labor cost problems. 5. Labor costing by project (job) work breakdown structure and by organization structure. 6. Automated final labor cost forecasting based upon actual performance. 7. Automated job progressing - no manual assessments required. 8. Generous checks for erroneous data and bad timecard charges. 31

Three Types of Work Orders Provide Extra Flexibility Discrete Work Orders Time-Phased Work Orders Distributed Work Orders Contract Work Breakdown Structure Production Processes (Work Centers) Production Interim Products, Assemblies & Modules 32

The system allows the user to develop three different types of work orders: 1. Discrete work order (default) that can clearly be assigned to any single element or level of the project WBS. 2. Distributed work order that cannot be assigned to any single project WBS element, but rather includes work that involves multiple elements. 3. Time-phased level of effort work order that has no clear-cut end product, but rather is a service to be provided over time within a fixed budget. 33

Sample Daily Time Card For Manual Time Chare Entries 34

Sample Bar Coded Work Order List for Time Charging using Bar Code Scanners (Optional) 35

Data Flow for Labor Cost Management 36

Tracking Manpower Requirements As Planned in Baseline As Currently Planned As Actually Expended To Date As Forecast to Complete Manpower can be evaluated by WBS, by shipyard work center, for one project or across multiple projects. The analysis can combine current back-log with proposed new work. 37

Tracking Project Manpower Requirements 38

Total Shipyard Manpower Modeling (New Work Modeled On Top Of Active Work) 39

PERCEPTION MAT-PAC Managing Purchasing & Material Control Purchase Order 40

Managing Material From Engineering to Production INSPECTING RECEIVING WAREHOUSING MATERIAL REQUISITIONS PLANNED REQUIREMENTS PURCHASING PERCEPTION Life Cycle Material Control KITTING ISSUES TO PRODUCTION ACTUAL USAGE OPTIONAL CAD INTERFACE VENDOR INVOICES CUSTOMER BILLINGS HISTORICAL RECORDS Interface With Accounting Systems EXCESS STORES 41

Sources of Ship Materials: Direct purchased material (spec items & standard parts) Stock inventory Owner-furnished material Manufactured parts 42

Engineering Bills Of Material Stock, Direct Purchase & Manufactured Parts Tracking Material Throughout the Shipyard Material Requisitions Purchase Orders, RFQs And Amendments Delivery Expediting Information Delivery Receipts & Inspections Warehousing & Storage Locations Work Order Pallets Issues To Production Vendor Invoice Control Customer Invoice Control Tool Room Control 43

PERCEPTION tracks material and subcontractor costs via issued purchase orders or via open purchase orders & vendor invoices. 44

Purchasing PERCEPTION generates a variety of purchase orders: Normal POs formulated directly from purchase requisitions QUICK PO for items not entered on a requisition. Blanket Purchase Agreement Bulk Purchase Order Purchasing schedules that are integrated with technical and production schedules ensure production can perform its work on schedule 45

PERCEPTION manages all purchasing and material control cost and schedule functions: Purchase Requisitions Requests for Quotations (RFQs) Purchase Orders Expediting Functions & Reports Receiving Functions Vendor Invoice Control Transactions To Accounting System s Accounts Payable (A/P) & General Ledger (G/L) 46

Tracking & Managing Material Costs and Schedules Total Committed Costs: Purchases + Stock Used + Stock Reserved Total Purchases Purchases Received Purchases On Back Order Purchases Used Purchases Paid Stock Used Stock Reserved Costs & Schedules Reported by Project and Yard-Wide 47

Bar Code Options Tool Room Control Production Issues Physical Inventory 48

System s Integration With CAD PERCEPTION has been linked to various Ship Design and Engineering systems: ARL s ShipConstructor (Optional) The Navy s ASSET Ship Concept Model Proteus Engineering s FlagShip suite Intergraph s GSCAD Autodesk s AutoCAD general design system Rebis AutoPLANT piping system design and engineering system Bentley System s MicroStation 49

Options to Automate Transfer of BOMs from CAD systems. PERCEPTION CAD System Purchase Requisitions Production Control 50

Drawing Control (Disciplined drawing controls will prevent cost and schedule problems in production ) Material requirements for a project can begin with requisitions. However, requisitions can be preceded by engineering drawings and their bills of material (BOMs). Drawing BOMs can be entered manually or via downloading this detail information from CAD systems. 51

Electronically accessing CAD design data can significantly expedite the purchasing and material control process. 52

Linking Basic Material Documents Drawings DWG BOM Items Requisitions REQN Reqn Items Purchase Orders PO PO Items (Optional) REQN Reqn Items PO PO Items 53

Flexibility for Linking Material Documents to Suit Special Needs DWG BOM Items REQN Reqn Items PALLET Pallet Items Requisition can be created from Drawing BOM or manually. Pallet can be created from a Drawing BOM Pallet can be created from a Requisition Requisition can be created from a Pallet REQN Reqn Items PALLET Pallet Items PALLET Pallet Items REQN Reqn Items 54

Material Deliveries Must Be Scheduled to Meet Required Delivery Dates Required Delivery Date Need Date Stores Buffer Time Work Order Schedule Production Planned Start Date Production Planned Finish Date 55

Tracking Material Costs Various Tabular & Graphical Reports 56

PERCEPTION supports a Parts Catalog that can be used in the following areas of the system s capabilities: Cost estimating that identifies detail material requirements using Part IDs from the catalog. Stock inventory control, where stock items are managed in the Parts Catalog. Standard Direct Purchase Material Items that provide the means for bulk purchasing benefits. Production pallet planning and management functions using standard parts (stock and/or direct purchase items) from the catalog. Engineering drawing bills of material using standard parts (stock and/or direct purchase items) from the catalog. 57

Storage & Warehouse Controls PERCEPTION allows real-time tracking of warehouse materials. PERCEPTION allows same type commodity to be stored in any number of different storage locations. 58

Vendor Invoice Controls PERCEPTION provides functions for entering vendor invoices to cross check against purchase order requirements and delivery status information. The system s accounting interface provides the means to electronically transfer the vendor invoice transactions directly to the shipyard s Accounts Payable system. 59

Customer Billings Immediate Time & Material Charges Milestone Progress Billings Fee-Based Charges The system s accounting interface provides the means to electronically transfer the vendor invoice transactions directly to the shipyard s Accounts Receivable system. 60

PERCEPTION EVM Cost Tracking & Forecasting Projects PERCEPTION tracks cost and schedule performance at both detail and summary levels. Forecasts are made by the system based upon earned value methods Trends are developed by the system to provide management with improved visibility of changes to contract performance. 61

Tracking & Managing Costs and Schedules Labor Hours Labor Dollars Overhead Dollars Material Dollars Purchased Services Total Dollars 62

Tracking & Managing Costs and Schedules Original Estimated Costs & Schedules Baseline Costs & Schedules Current Plan Costs & Schedules Actual Costs & Schedules 63

Tracking & Managing Costs and Schedules By SWBS (Ship Systems) By PWBS (Ship Zones, Hull Blocks & Assemblies) By Shipyard Chart of Accounts (Work Centers) By CLIN (Contract Line Item) 64

Each project has a hierarchy of information managed by the system, flowing from lowest level details to the highest level summary. The Contract is the highest project level The Project is the highest operations project level Contract Project A contract may have multiple projects (par.ex. multiple ship programs). The WBS is an intermediary hierarchy depending on the project requirements. WBS WBS WBS WBS WBS Cost Items Material Requisitions Work Orders Cost Estimate Material Resources Labor Resources The lowest level of project information 65

Project documents & transactions can reference one or more different work breakdown structures. 66

Multi-Ship Program Management Cost & Schedule Consolidation Contract Project Project PWB SWB COA CLIN PWB SWB COA CLIN Work Order Work Order Material Costs Time Charge Material Costs Time Charge 67

Tracking & Managing Costs and Schedules BAC: Budget At Completion MR: Management Reserves BCWS: Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled BCWP: Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (aka Earned Value) ACWP: Actual Cost of Work Performed EAC: Estimated Cost At Completion EAC Trend for 100% Progress Planned, Actual, & Manual Progress Estimated & Trend Completion Schedule 68

Tracking & Managing Costs and Schedules: Rework Change Orders Labor Hours per 1% Progress Production Process Rates by Stage of Construction Weeks Ahead/Behind Planned Schedules Trend Weeks Ahead/Behind for 100% Progress Forecast & Trend Over-Run/Under-Run 69

Sample Graphic Reports 70

Many Reporting Formats 71

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Summary Progress Reports by Production Work Centers Know what production process cost & schedule needs management attention 73

Summary Progress Reports by Production Modules & Ship Zones Know what ship zone/production interim product costs & schedule needs management attention 74

Summary Progress Reports by Shipyard Trade/Craft Know what production trade cost & schedule needs management attention 75

Comparing Production Costs with Estimate 76

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Reporting Schedule Variances 80

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Tracking Performance Costs & Status On-Line 82

PERCEPTION System s Integration CAD Systems Accounting Systems Desktop & Internet Products 83

Interfaces With Accounting Systems Accounting Systems Payroll General Ledger System Transactions Time Charges Purchases Stock Usage & Adjustments Customer Invoices Vendor Invoices Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable 84

Established Interfaces With Popular Accounting Systems Great Plains ACC-PAC Peachtree Quick Books Generic Export Transactions for other systems 85

Data Import/Export Features PERCEPTION can import/export data in various formats: SQL ODBC Databases: Excel, Access, Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase SQL Anywhere Text files (comma, tab delimited & strings) Windows cut, copy & paste U.S. EDI Standard X12 (XML) Microsoft Project 86

PERCEPTION Tool Room Management Control Check-out & Returns of Small Tools Track Tool Usage Track Tool Repairs Track Tool Costs & Purchasing Sources 87

Miscellaneous PERCEPTION Features 88

Customizing Display Layouts PERCEPTION offers a number of features that allows the user to customize the system windows & reports. 89

Modified Data Window (En español) 90

Data Window Designer All columnar worksheets, free-form data windows and most system reports can be edited & customized by the user: 1. Text Headings & Data Field Labels can be modified to suit specific user requirements. This includes using non- English text and Windows-supported non-english alphabetic characters. 2. Un-needed data columns and free-form data fields can be hidden from displayed view. 3. Data Fields re-arranged and re-sized in free-form data windows. 91

On-Line User Help On-Line Help is only a click away: 92

Help is available by section of user manuals and by index reference. Help also is available by keyword search. 93

Training Tutorials PERCEPTION system includes a wide range of training tutorials depending upon the user s specific needs and scope of system functions authorized to use. These tutorials minimize training and re-training costs. They can be exercised any time for the user s convenience. 94

Training Tutorials: Getting Started General System Features Starting A New Project ESTI-MATE Cost Estimating Libraries ESTI-MATE Estimating New Construction ESTI-MATE Estimating Ship Repair MAT-PAC Starting From Scratch for Material Planning, Purchasing & Inventory Control. MAT-PAC Managing Drawings MAT-PAC Managing Stock Inventories MAT-PAC Material Requisition MAT-PAC Purchase Orders MAT-PAC Receiving & Warehousing MAT-PAC The Parts Catalog MAT-PAC Tool Room Management Control MAT-PAC Withdrawing Material MAT-PAC Work Order Pallets PERT-PAC Integrated Scheduling PERT-PAC Scheduling Hull Block Construction WORK-PAC Starting From Scratch for Work Order Planning & Management WORK-PAC Generating Work Orders WORK-PAC Project Manpower Planning & Forecasting WORK-PAC Shipyard Total Manpower Modeling Project Manager Activities Reports - Labor Cost & Work Progress Reports - Material Cost &Schedule Status Accounting New Project Setup Accounting Customer Billings Accounting Interface Setup Accounting Time Charges Accounting Vendor Invoices 95

PERCEPTION Software PERCEPTION is a WIN32 application based on PowerBuilder Version 11.51. PowerBuilder is a 4GL software development tool that enables new software development 10-times faster than 3GL tools. PowerBuilder expedites fast & easy interfacing/integrating with other WIN32 and.net applications. It is a two-tier Client/Server System which also can be operated over the Internet using a remote central database. 96

PERCEPTION Database PERCEPTION uses the SyBase SQL Anywhere database, a powerful RDBMS system which includes a self-tuning query optimizer and dynamic cache sizing features. Unlike other large-scale database systems, these features minimize any database administration functions for the user. SQL Anywhere can integrate securely and reliably to databases using enterprise-class synchronization. This is the only synchronization technology to link with leading mobile devices, Sybase, Oracle, Microsoft, MySQL and IBM databases in the enterprise. Sybase, now an SAP company, will be servicing all future SAP software systems. 97

System Security All users are required to log into the system with their name and password. Each user also is formally assigned authorized areas of the software to access and restricted from all others. 98

SPAR Associates, Inc. Over 35 Years Providing Shipyard management software Software development services Training & maintenance support Planning & scheduling services Independent cost estimating services Management consulting 99

Over 35 Years Serving the Shipbuilding & Repair Industry 100