Implementing a business improvement model based on integrated plant information

Abstract

The World Energy Council [1, 2] defines numerous challenges in the global energy arena that put pressure on owners and /operators to operate run existing plant better and more efficiently. As such there is an increasing focus on the use of business and technical plant information and data to make better, more integrated, and more informed decisions on the plant. The research study developed a business improvement model (BIM) that can be used to establish an integrated plant information management infrastructure as the core foundation for of business improvement initiatives. Operational research then demonstrated how this BIM approach could be successfully implemented to improve business operations and provide decision-making insightDie Wêreld Energie Raad [1, 2] definieer talle uitdagings in die wêreld energie arena wat aanleg eienaars en/of operateurs dwing om bestaande proses-aanlegte beter en meer doeltreffend te bestuur. Dit vereis toenemende fokus op besigheids- en tegniese aanleg inligting en data om beter, meer geïntegreerde en meer ingeligte besluite te neem. Die navorsingstudie het 'n besigheids-verbetering model ontwikkel wat gebruik kan word om 'n geïntegreerde aanleg inligting infrastruktuur te skep as die grondslag vir besigheid verbetering inisiatiewe. Operasionele navorsing is dan ook gebruik om prakties te demonstreer hoe hierdie model en benadering suksesvol geïmplementeer kan word om sakebedrywighede en besluitneming insig te verbeter