ESPRIT Project 20.623

Maritime Industry's Virtual Enterprise Linkage

MARVEL OUS is a project under the umbrella of the G7 initiative MARIS (Maritime Information Society) and is accepted as a user reference project under the 4th framework programme of the European Commission.

MARVEL OUS is an end-user driven project. The impetus behind the development comes from the end-users of the system. The consortium consists of shipyards, classification societies and research institutes (eleven companies from seven countries).

Project objectives

MARVEL OUS will

• define Process Chains for design, manufacturing, logistics and survey
• identify suitable Information and Communication Technology to support these chains
• install accompanying measures to shorten product development and improve logistics
• promote application concepts through pilot installation of state of the art technology
• identify gaps in current applications and therefore
• trigger new RTD projects and
• assures their complementary coverage of the entire life cycle

MARVEL OUS will identify and harmonise generic requirements for use of advanced information and communication technology (IT and CT) in manufacturing and engineering across the maritime industry, building up links with other sectors for the mutual benefit.

MARVEL OUS will develop detailed specifications of IT and CT user requirements and will prototyping, test and demonstrate the conception basis of commercially available solutions.

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