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Applying A3 problem resolution to new system design to improve performance and reduce rework
Author(s) -
Svendsen Alexander,
Haskins Cecilia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2016.00218.x
Subject(s) - subsea , rework , new product development , quality (philosophy) , computer science , product (mathematics) , systems engineering , process management , engineering , manufacturing engineering , business , embedded system , marketing , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology , marine engineering
There is a need for constant improvement in today's projects/technology to stay competitive in the Oil and Gas market. This motivates actors in this domain to constantly anticipate the need for new products through innovation and development efforts that result in advanced subsea products. One such product is the Subsea Gas Compression module (SGC), the first installation of its kind. Aker Solutions has worked on standardizing Subsea Production Systems (SPS) and developed a quality system to fit these projects. When initiating new product development, Aker Solutions needs to adapt their quality system to define work processes suitable for an innovative project, which may demand other focus areas than for a traditional Major Subsea Project. At the time SGC project execution reached System Integration Testing (SIT) several errors were discovered. Some of these were attributed to late life design changes, multidisciplinary complexity and poor application of the Project Execution Model (PEM). This paper explores the SGC project from a retrospective viewpoint, investigating errors discovered during SIT by performing Root Cause Analysis, and recommends, based on the results, that the company updates the PEM with targeted activities for new product development to improve performance and reduce rework during later stages of development.