Case Study: General Dynamics NASSCO reduces shipyard analysis costs with AnyLogic simulation software

General Dynamics NASSCO cuts analysis labor costs by 75% with AnyLogic

General Dynamics NASSCO, the West Coast’s largest new construction shipyard, faced a challenge in pre-production planning. With hundreds of thousands of parts moving through its facility annually, traditional spreadsheet analysis was insufficient for assessing how these parts interacted with labor, machinery, and workspace to impact overall shipbuilding capacity.

Using AnyLogic simulation software as its centerpiece, NASSCO implemented a custom-built system called the Large Scale Computer Simulation Modeling System for Shipbuilding (LSMSe). This solution reduced recurring analysis labor costs by 75% and provided the critical ability to identify and eliminate bottlenecks, optimize labor assignments, and right-size facilities. The implementation of results from AnyLogic potentially saved millions of dollars in capital investments.

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