Highly customized products in short series characterize the shipbuilding industry. In shipbuilding projects, engineering changes introduced throughout the project duration are unavoidable. They cannot be planned or introduced to the next production run since ships are built only once and rarely repeated. Adding to the challenge is the complex structure of a ship, the numerous working disciplines involved, and the vast amount of information flowing between different stakeholders during design and construction, including design consultants, suppliers, and subcontractors who may be affected by a change…