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Information without an expiration date
Using a model-based information management
process, you won't need to start from scratch
once you've been awarded the project. All of the
information you've created during the bid phase
can be put to use throughout the rest of the project
workfl ow, and your bid-phase 3D model can be
developed into a fully-detailed, production-ready
structure.
Having a visual representation of all the project
information builds confi dence and transparency for
people downstream and lets them put the available
information to use. It's easy to get a big picture view
of the entire project or zero in on small details like
quantities.
Information management processes off er powerful
tools for production planning and project progress
follow-up, too. You can, for example, defi ne and follow
from the model important project phases such as the
erection sequence, production and logistics. Once
construction has begun, the site manager can minimize
waiting time and delays by simply checking the status
of any element directly from the model to fi nd what
has been produced and is ready for delivery.
The model can even save time and money by optimizing
transportation. You can plan loading and element
placement, depending on parameters such as weight
and erection sequence, to ensure installation is as swift
as possible. And when it's time to do post-calculations,
it's easy to spot any diff erences between the
estimation and the fi nal calculation. The model is
the only way to truly see where things may have gone
wrong and where they were calculated correctly.
