Overview
Shipbuilding Partners and Suppliers (SPARS) Vendor Packing List (2008-324)
Project Team:
- SPARS Consortium
- General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
- General Dynamics Electric Boat
- Ingalls Shipbuilding
- National Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols
- IBM
2007
NSRP ASE Investment: $100K
Objective:
This effort developed a capability that allows suppliers to access a system (thru SPARS) to print standard packing lists that meet all shipyard requirements. The packing list includes a bar code that can be scanned without having to remove it from the plastic or opening the packages to verify contents, thus significantly reducing the time required in the receipt process for incoming purchase order material. The payment process is expedited for suppliers who use this system. The project builds on previous SPARS process improvements that have generated cost reductions as high as $2 million annually per process, per shipyard.
Key Deliverables:
Request Final Report from NSRP – Limited Distribution to authorized government agencies and NSRP ASE Program representatives