The data remains ‘clean’..

The maximum throughput of the equipment that is used will determine how many pieces of equipment are needed to process the volume.The degree of process automation will determine how many human operatives will be needed along with the associated offices, meeting rooms, tea points and toilets.

Every aspect of the process can be used to inform facility design.. Clients will often approach us with a pre-determined idea of what their project should look like.There is a lot of value in this because the client holds all the technical expertise about their process- more than we ever will.A client’s proposed solution will probably already be well aligned with their engineering requirements but it will also be just one of many possible solutions and our job is not to settle for the adequate outcome but to find the best.. DIGITAL SIMULATION DELIVERS THE BEST PERFORMING DESIGN SOLUTION.

This is another area where data analytics can help the construction industry.Many aspects of a process can be considered a variable.

For example, a warehouse can be made smaller by changing the delivery frequency or providing more in-process staging.

Throughput can be increased by changing the shift pattern or by reallocating products onto under-utilised equipment.This resulted in, for example, designs that were highly optimised in terms of layouts, space allocation, adjacencies and functional flows – which could then be deployed across the PETP programme and wider prison estate.

It creates further efficiencies.For example, the standard building types can be used across a range of sites.

For each, the site-specific design activities can be focused on the placement of the buildings relative to each other, arranging orientation to minimise overlooking and overheating (for both the comfort of prisoners and to reduce energy use), maximise views of landscape, and so on.It contributes to overall better design and allows designers to focus more of their efforts on solving the specific challenges relating to a particular site and context.