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ISO 15926/iRINGBechtel Implementation Strategy

Bechtel

Central Engineering & Technology

Robin Benjamins

Bechtel’s Information Landscape

Owner Operator

Suppliers

JV Partners

CorporateSystems

ProjectCommercialSystems

Engineering &ConstructionSystems

Cost Data

Quantity Data

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StaticRequirements(Institutionalized)

DynamicRequirements

(Customer Driven)

Productivity

� Use of automation has resulted in productivity improvement but gains are not keeping pace with investment and expectations

� How can we break through the “Gap”?

Time

Productiv

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Potential

Actual

The Gap

The Problem Space

80%

20%

Business Process

Technology

We tend to overemphasize this portion

The challenge

Data ???

Exchange

A New Approach

80%

20%What we have been “fixing”for many years

Where we need to focus

Information Modeling

A Global Common Model

Information Information

ISO 15926

Exchange

Plethora of Standards

ISO 15926“Lingua Franca”

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CIS/2 / IFC ISO 15926

Construction Contracts Project Controls Startup

BankSteel

Fabricator

Equipment

Manufacture

Heater

Manufacture

JV

EPC

ProcurementEngineering

RDM

DataBroker

Exchange

ScenariosDataBroker

Interface

DataBroker

Interface

DataBroker

Interface

DataBroker

Interface

DataBroker

Interface

Application 1

Application 2 Application 3

Application 4 Application 5

DataBroker and the RDM

RDM

Information

Model(ISO 15926)

ApplicationMapping

Always

Changing

AlwaysExtending

AlwaysCompatible

Public

Proprietary

Automation Investment

Systems & InfrastructureTechnology

COTSProprietary

Open Source

RDS/WIP

VariousStandards

InformationModeling

T

Technical Services

ISO 15926Neutral Format

System“A”

System“B”

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Standard“Y”

Standard“X”

Harmonization

Extensions

& Additions

The Information Model

Drives the Transformation

Adapter

ImplementationDimension

AirCompressor

PurchaseOrder

ValveData Sheet

Info

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Information ModelDimension

Model Driven Interoperability

Information Model

(ISO 15926)

Systems & InfrastructureTechnology

ApplicationMapping

Public

Proprietary

COTS

Proprietary

Open Source

iRING Deployment

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ConstructionConstruction

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Owner/Operator

Customer,

Owner/Operator

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ProcurementProcurement

GISGIS

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ECMECM

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