EVENT DESCRIPTION
The prevailing commercial shipbuilding strategy is based on volume, using economy of scale in pursuit of competitiveness. This is the ultimate expression of a strategy that commenced in the emergency shipyards of the United States in World War Two. The strategy is very expensive and, because of market volatility, cannot work without regular Government intervention. It is also now threatened by labour shortage, which may constrain any future market upturn. Is there a better way that responds to market volatility and reduces the dependence on labour?
SPEAKER/PRESENTER
Dr. Paul Stott BSc(Hons) PhD CEng FRINA,
Senior Lecturer in Marine Production and Shipping Market Analysis, Newcastle University
Paul is a naval architect who has worked in shipbuilding for forty years, initially as a shipyard manager and then as a consultant, spending 26 years advising clients in around forty countries. His primary area of expertise is strategy and markets, with a particular focus on competitiveness. In 2010 he became an academic at Newcastle University, to undertake research on problems that prevent WTO from being able to adequately address the global shipbuilding industry. The results of this work have been central to advising OECD and national governments on strategies for the development of the industry. Current research focuses on development of shipbuilding strategy that may be useful in countering the threat from subsidized volume producers and the looming difficulty of labour shortages.
LOCATION:
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects,
8-9 Northumberland Street, London, WC2N 5DA
This is a free event, all are welcome.
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