A15 – Modularity and Platform-Based Ship Design
This course aims to explain what modularity and product platforms mean for ships and shipyards, why they matter commercially, and how they are applied in tendering and specification work, so you can judge where a modular strategy will pay back in your own projects.
£299.00
20 hours
Focused, self-paced learning designed to fit around professional schedules.
Online, self-paced
Study online at a pace that fits your schedule.
7 sections
Structured curriculum sections.
English
Language of instruction for this course.
Quiz count: 5 total
Knowledge checks and assessed activities.
25 lessons
Focused lessons organised into a clear learning path.
Course overview
Designed for: engineering graduates looking for refresher courses in niche expert areas.
Entry requirements: an engineering degree or equivalent experience, plus a working familiarity with ship design or shipbuilding projects (specification, procurement and production); no advanced mathematics is needed.
What you will learn
Define modularity and distinguish modular product strategy from simple production decomposition.
Explain how product platforms, product architecture, and configuration systems support ship design.
Analyze the main drivers, trade-offs, and value-chain effects of modularization in shipbuilding.
Classify modular structures and modularity types using maritime examples.
Apply the logic of platform-based tendering and specification development to shipbuilding practice.
Skills and knowledge
Modularity
Ship design
Product platforms
Configuration systems
Tendering
Shipbuilding strategy
Lean production
Course curriculum
Introduction
1.1 Welcome
Foundations of Modularity
2.1 What Modularity Means
2.2 Platforms and Architecture
2.3 Configuration Systems
2.4 Lean and Modularity
2.5 Quiz 1 (quiz)
Why Modularity Matters
3.1 Drivers and Drawbacks
3.2 Tendering and Response Time
3.3 Value Chain and Sustainability
3.4 Quiz 2 (quiz)
Modular Structures and Types
4.1 Integral vs Modular Design
4.2 Types of Modularity
4.3 Quiz 3 (quiz)
Norwegian Industry Projects
5.1 LCC and Stakeholder Trade-Offs
5.2 Rational Construction
5.3 Early Outfitting and Procurement
5.4 LCC Worked Example
5.5 Quiz 4 (quiz)
Tendering and Specification Platforms
6.1 Why Tendering Matters
6.2 TenderSuite and Templates
6.3 Five-Step Platform Process
6.4 Sustaining the Platform
6.5 Platform Payback Worked Example
6.6 Quiz 5 (quiz)
Summary
7.1 Key Takeaways
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£299.00