LEANWIND reduction
A new EU 7th Framework Programme project, ‘Logistic Efficiencies and Naval architecture for Wind Installations with Novel Developments’ (LEANWIND),aims to reduce costs across the offshore windfarm lifecycle and supply chain.
This will be achieved through the implementation of ‘lean’ principles and development of state-of-the-art technologies and tools – a process that was first developed by Toyota to optimise the processes of manufacturing industries.
This ‘lean’ paradigm will be applied to each of the critical project stages: logistical processes, shore-based transport links, port and staging facilities, vessels, lifting equipment, safety and O&M.
LEANWIND will ensure that unnecessarily complex or wasteful stages of the development process are removed, flow between the required stages is streamlined, quality is enhanced and overall cost and time efficiency are improved to enable the industry to bridge the gap between current costs and industry cost aspirations.
The project will continue for four years from 2014.
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