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The purpose of this report is to document General Dynamics efforts in developing and implementing an effective method of establishing problem solving teams in the shipyard. Electric Boat was awarded a grant from the Human Resource Innovation Panel (SP5) of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) to study the results of problem solving team activities.
This discussion will cover a structured problem solving methodology as it is used in the Operations Department at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics. A brief overview will describe several successful applications of the problem solving methodology. To provide an understanding of the concepts, a brief description of the technique used will be given.
This publication is the deliverable of a research project managed and cost shared by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation (EB-GD) for the National Shipbuilding Research Program under MARAD Contract No. DTMA91-84-C-41027 with Bethlehem Steel Corporation (BSC) and subcontract SP5-87-3 between BSC and EB-GD. The National Shipbuilding Research Program is a joint government and industry program dedicated to improving productivity of shipbuilding, overhaul, modernization, and repair by seeking, developing, and implementing new ideas, technologies, and equipment in the Nation's shipyards. This research project was conducted under the auspices of Panel SP-5, Human Resource Innovation, of the Ship Production Committee of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). Frank Long, principal consultant of the consulting firm Win/Win Strategies was the Chairman and Program Manager of Panel SP-5 when this project got underway and he is the author of this report. The purpose of this project was to test, in a shipyard environment, the effectiveness of problem solving teams in improving safety performance, thereby reducing the injuries to trade personnel and the associated costs of medical treatment and claims due to occupational injuries and illnesses. Of particular interest are the interaction and accomplishments of union-management teams using union leadership.