If we could live with not-knowing, if we can weather uncertainty then we can find better outcomes..
Reduced handoffs for reduced risk.Embedding pertinent data in a digital library avoids continual calculations from first principles and sequential issuing.
Instead, compliance is pre-baked into the design through rule sets and parameters that are agreed up front by multiple engineers.From that point on, design compliance can then be either shown systematically against the agreed rule set or even autogenerated against it..The diagram below shows how detailed requirements can be documented and managed through the design process, and compliance validated in the manufacture and assembly phase:.
Rigorous, automated QA gives total confidence in compliance.Automatic generation of models ensures that the correct components are used and are performing within their defined parameters and also that the data is properly structured and follows all of the information management protocols.. NB Even if the models are not automatically generated, the same principles can be used to create automated workflows e.g.
scripting or use of software such as Solibri.
This helps ensure that even manually created models can be checked to ensure that again all of the technical requirements and constraints are being met..As we began to evaluate the facility, we began to ask different types of questions.
This led to some interesting realisations.One of the primary products to be manufactured in the factory was bottled water.
The team discovered two important things: the first was that the energy costs to manufacture the product would be high; the second was that the sale price for bottled water in Africa is low.This meant that, ultimately, the product itself was prohibitively unprofitable, and the entire venture ended up being deemed a nonviable investment.