Concurrent planning and design

A known challenge is that Norwegian transportation project is taking to long time in the planning an design phase. In 2016, Vianova Plan og Trafikk, Metier OEC, Trimble Solutions, Sweco, Rambøll, Bane NOR, NTNU and Epsis joined forces to help solve this challenge. Through an R&D project supported by the Research Council.

Background

The R&D-projects overall idea was to develop a new methodology to reduce the planning and design time in infrastructure projects with minimum 50% calendar time. The main factor for such a time reduction is better interaction and more parallel work. The aim is therefore to develop a new planning and design process; – “Concurrent planning and design in Infrastructure Projects”(SPP). These projects are dependent on smart collaboration, good design tools and other software tools to support the new way of working.

SPP should not only be a planning process but will also act as a tool to make decisions. Methods and tools in the SPP should then help supplement technical planning and design with facilitated decision support as well as excellent tools for joint collaboration.

Results

The result of the 4-year R&D project is a method for more efficient decision-making processes in the transportation projects. The method has been named Samtidig Plan og prosjektering(SPP)/ Concurrent engineering and design.

“There are decisions that give progress in projects. In order to succeed with the major transport projects we have ahead of us, we are dependent on the right decisions, at the right time, with the right information at hand. The method we have developed facilitates this, Bergesen adds“

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Epsis announces first contract with Petronas in Malaysia

Of the major oil producers world wide, Petronas is renowned for being among the leaders within operational excellence. Now they are moving another step forward, and plan to further digitalize their Integrated Operations by utilizing Epsis TeamBox.

Specifically, Epsis Teambox(now Enify) will orchestrate their many sources of applications, documents and systems, to make sure that the right information is shown to the right person or team at the right time. Petronas’ headline of the project is “Implementation Of Collaboration Interface Tool For Operational Excellence”, and Epsis TeamBox(now Enify) will be the control system for collaboration. A system of accessing and using distributed information was exactly what they needed. The Epsis TeamBox(now Enify) platform solution will provide Petronas with the digital framework for implementing repeatable processes and supporting decisions with the complete context of available operational information.