throughput and timing data, such as processing times of stations, speed of conveyors and speed of cranes..
In Design to Value, all elements of the project stay in play.Collaborative teams question the value drivers as they go along and they even question the problem statement.
Sometimes problem statements can be rewritten – part way through a project, answers might be found but the team may determine they are insufficient, and perhaps the very question they are answering needs reframing.Everything has to be fluid.This approach means that the architect or engineer does not simply design or build a structure; they become part of the business, seeking to solve a problem or open up new ways of working..
In one instance, Bryden Wood were asked to design a factory.They observed that workers had to wear heavy personal protective equipment (PPE) to enter a certain room.
They asked themselves, ‘What if we imagined a scenario in which we didn’t need the chemical that makes the PPE necessary?’ Although it was beyond the scope of construction, they realised that wearing PPE for eight hours a day is hot and difficult, uncomfortable and inefficient, at odds with the values of the enterprise.
In the end everyone agreed that it would be ideal to eliminate the hazardous chemical.The spaces within the estate need to allow for flexibility in the location of people, processes and equipment, with changes, wherever possible, carried out without the need for engineering and construction.
Finding the right balance is a critical factor..Almost universal among participants in the discussion, was a concern about the sheer amount of data now generated in laboratories.
This is one of the key drivers for smart systems, as the level of data already outstretches the human capability to examine, analyse, and make-sense of it.. Smart systems can provide a mechanism to inform decision making, but the sheer quantity and flow rate of new data also create practical problems.Due to the data flow rate and a perceived lack of secure systems and protocols, WiFi is not used for laboratory instruments.
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