Tour ID:

WT-02

Company Name:

n Intermediate

9:00 am

Bus Travel Time:

10 Minutes

4 hours (lunch included)

General Dynamics’ NASSCO has been designing and building large ships since 1959, specializing in auxiliary and support ships for the U.S. Navy and oil tankers and dry cargo carriers for commercial markets. NASSCO employs more than 4,600 people and is the only major ship construction yard on the West Coast of the United States.

Come experience Lean manufacturing on a large scale. Watch hundreds of tons of steel move from plate and profile to assemblies to a ship in a lean and organized manner.

5S; Lean scheduling; Employee involvement.

1. No photography permitted
2. Closed toe shoes
3. Safety glasses\hardhats provided
4. U.S. citizens only