Table of contents : Introduction Contents About the Author Photographs 1 Background to the Industry 2 An Activity Map of the Shipbuilding Process 3 Competitiveness 4 Overview of Project Management 5 Shipbuilding Company Strategy 6 Ship Project Strategy 7 Commercial Activities 8 Materials Management 9 Ship Design for Production 10 Planning 11 Cost Estimating 12 Steel Part Preparation 13 Assembly 14 Ship Construction 15 Quality Management 16 Human Resources 17 Progress Monitoring and Control 18 Management Organisation and Information Systems 19 Completion and Evaluation Further Reading