CC1801

CASEstudy
MMB’s “Common Way of Working” allowed for rapid deployment
of predefined templates to projects around the globe
The availability of intelligent components from the DCC through
well-structured data in ProjectWise enables quick
accommodation of design changes
ensure quality, environmental
sustainability, safety, and efficient global
resource allocation. Hosted on
ProjectWise, MMB's collaborative
approach allows the rapid deployment of
predefined templates to projects around
the globe, which has significantly reduced
project start-up time and provides
efficiencies that can be passed directly to
its clients.
Working in a connected data
environment optimises information mobility
and, combined with the availability of
intelligent components in the DCC,
enables quick accommodation of design
changes, reducing errors and onsite costs.
Furthermore, leveraging the expertise
and resource availability within Mott
MacDonald's global connected data
environment provided MMB with
consistent and rigorous work methods,
resulting in a daily increase in productivity
by 62.5 percent and design cost savings
of 50 percent.
OPENPLANT STREAMLINES
DATA EXCHANGE
With a large proportion of its work related
to process engineering, MMB recognised
the importance of adopting a consistent
means of delivering intelligent P&IDs as
part of its information management
strategy. To accomplish this, the project
team relied on Bentley's OpenPlant to
facilitate a seamless flow of information
from design through commissioning that
could be integrated with the connected
data environment hosted on ProjectWise,
providing a single source of asset data.
Bentley's interoperable software enabled
MMB to create a standardised client
symbols library, generate client specific
scheduling, and specify and manipulate
asset data using datasheets all accessible
through a data source on its SQL server.
Using OpenPlant PID, MMB realised the
potential for reducing rework by providing
information from the P&IDs, motors, and
equipment in a manner that allowed the
client to assign function blocks to the
items within their own database early in the
design process. The ability for the client to
assign asset tags to their devices and
furnish the same information to MMB's
database eliminated the use of system
integrators to carry out the task.
OpenPlant's interoperability facilitated and
automated the data exchange in the early
stages of design, reducing potential errors
and costly rework.
Similarly, OpenPlant facilitated seamless
data exchanges with other vendors' 3D
modeling applications, allowing crosspollination
of P&ID datasets with thirdparty
software. MMB created a test project
as proof of concept to demonstrate that
software packages such as Revit can work
flawlessly with OpenPlant through a single
data source.
Having established a company-wide SQL
server, MMB combined all of the table
outputs from OpenPlant PID with the
outputs from other parametric modeling
packages and created an SQL script that
writes to each of the third-party package
software tables, ensuring data consistency
between each package. As a result, asset
data that historically was buried within
Revit has been liberated and can be
controlled, verified, and approved as any
other MMB deliverable using Bentley's
data manager interface. Having access to
this client data allows MMB to deliver a
synchronised numerical and visual dataset
that can contribute to the client's overall
asset information model and assist its
clients in achieving their aspirations for
better information management.
A SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH
Integrating OpenPlant with ProjectWise
introduced rigour into the management of
BIM project data to improve the flow of
information through all stages of MMB's
projects. By providing the right information
at the right time to the right people, MMB
eliminated costly construction delays. The
interoperability of Bentley applications
facilitated effective data sharing and
collaboration, and optimised information
mobility enabling MMB to establish its
information management system as a
single source of truth for its technical data
throughout all project lifecycles.
The use of ProjectWise and OpenPlant
PID enhanced the management of BIM
project information, helping MMB
improve productivity and accelerate
corporate growth. Using the digital
components catalogue standardised
MMB's content management strategy,
optimising the consistency and efficiency
of BIM deliverables.
Working in a connected data
environment significantly reduced project
start-up time and allowed MMB to
capitalise on the expertise and resources
of the Mott MacDonald global group to cut
design costs by 50 percent.
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