Excessive Administrative Rework from Change Order Re-Pricing
Definition
Per [3], 'In only two of the projects, change orders were priced an average of once; in one case, the average number of times change orders were priced was three times.' Typical re-pricing tasks include: approval-to-trades notification (30 hrs), schedule revision (13 hrs), drawing cross-checks (16 hrs), specification updates (16 hrs), layout & compliance enforcement (19 hrs), and accounting processing (8 hrs). Multiplied by 2–3 cycles, this becomes 92–276 hours of waste per change order.
Key Findings
- Financial Impact: AUD 13,800–41,400 per change order (92–276 hours @ AUD 150/hour loaded labor rate). On a 10,000-ton frigate with 150–200 change orders, total waste = AUD 2.07M–8.28M.
- Frequency: 66–100% of change orders require 2+ pricing cycles on Australian projects (based on [3] data).
- Root Cause: Disconnected approval workflows; lack of single source of truth (per [2] on shipbuilding PLM gaps); manual spreadsheet/database tracking; no integrated product lifecycle management (PLM) system.
Why This Matters
This pain point represents a significant opportunity for B2B solutions targeting Shipbuilding.
Affected Stakeholders
Planners, Project Schedulers, Engineers, Accounts Payable, Procurement Coordinators
Action Plan
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Methodology & Sources
Data collected via OSINT from regulatory filings, industry audits, and verified case studies.