How to make reports

Accurate and comprehensive reports are essential for efficient shipbuilding operations. This article explains how to generate reports based on a detailed 3D assembly model containing part data. This step is crucial for subsequent tasks like purchasing, planning, and logistics. Report generation involves verifying data completeness, running queries, and presenting the results in a clear and informative format.

Did you know? The word "report" comes from the Latin word "reportare", which means "to carry back". While we might not be carrying back physical objects, reports certainly carry back crucial information for decision-making!

Making reports in MasterShip

This video demonstrates how to make part and stiffener reports (from 2:56 onwards). Here below are some of the best practices in the shipbuilding industry as well.

• Data Integrity: Ensuring the underlying data is accurate and complete is paramount. Before generating reports, perform a visual check of the 3D assembly model verify completeness. Subsequently, utilize SHIPSYNCHRONIZEPROJECTFOLDERS to make sure all data is up-to-date within the project database.

• Report content: The report should encompass a comprehensive list of plates and stiffeners, including detailed information such as stiffener end-detail dimensions, materials, and quantities. A typical report for the shipbuilding industry contains the following:  

• • • Plate purchase list
    • Stiffener purchase list
    • Plate parts: bill of material with code-numbers, description, thickness, part number and
      plate number.
    • Stiffener parts: bill of material with code-numbers, stiffener type, stiffener dimension,
      description, stiffener number and staff number.
    • Stiffener saw list with overlengths, end conditions, bend info, details.

These reports are automatically generated in MasterShip with the use of the Organiser (Reports > Predefined). The reports can be exported to Excel as follows: right click on the report dialogue > save...

Expert tip: It is possible to get much more information into your reports. For example specific part treatment data for logistic purposes. Essentially, all the information in the project database can be turned into a report. You can define these using SQL statements (Reports > User defined...).

Note: Purchase lists are only generated after the nesting is done. The nesting of parts and stiffeners is explained in the article How to make nestings.

• Data presentation: Consistent data presentation enhances readability and usability. MasterShip offers pre-configured Excel templates. Customize these or create your own to match specific requirements. The templates can be found in the project folder or the general settings folder. 

• Data verification: Despite software advancements, manual checks remain crucial. Review the generated reports for inconsistencies to prevent errors.

Output and next steps

Once the part and stiffener reports are finalized and verified, they serve as critical input for subsequent process steps, including:

• Procurement and purchasing.
• Production planning and scheduling.
• Material allocation and inventory management.

These steps are outside of the scope of this knowledge base. Good luck with these downstream tasks!