BE Magazine Volume 5, Issue 2 - (Page 36) PLANT BE Award Winner Engineering an Enterprise Portal Content management reduces project time by 30 percent through improved collaboration Customization over the next four years delivered system functionality fully integrated with the firm’s engineering resource planning system, including directory and mapping, workflow, communication, version control, security, planning, and finished product. “Our use of ProjectWise has been widely accepted and viewed as a core capability by potential clients and partners of NCPE,” said Li Zhi, general engineer at NCPE. “For example, NCPE and governmentowned power companies recently reached an agreement to use ProjectWise for managing design content on future projects. In addition, when CH2M HILL selected NCPE as its partner in China, the firm said it was impressed with our deployment of ProjectWise.” C onstruction in China, its fourth largest industry, accounts for about 7 percent of its gross domestic product, contributing to the high demand for quality services in architecture, engineering, procurement, and construction. To remain competitive in this lucrative market, domestic firms find they must invest in the latest technology. North China Power Engineering (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (NCPE) is one of those firms. Ranked among Engineering News-Record’s top 50 Chinese design firms, NCPE needed an integrated system for design management, information exchange, and publication processes for a portfolio of 1,550 projects in 20 countries. The system had to be traceable, satisfy quality-control requirements, and be able to streamline the workflows of more than 1,000 project team members working on four continents. The firm also needed a system that would streamline project management and make NCPE a more attractive partner for international firms looking to enter China markets. PROJECT OVERVIEW Building Up NCPE Content Management Platform With ProjectWise Organization North China Power Engineering (Beijing) Co., Ltd. BE Awards Category Plant Lifecycle Information Management Project Objective Create an integrated content management system for the portfolio of 1,550 projects in more than 20 countries v By implementing ProjectWise, North China Power Engineering has streamlined project management for a portfolio of 1,550 projects in 20 countries NCPE selected Bentley’s ProjectWise on a trial basis in 2001 to manage, find, and share design, engineering, and project information among multiple disciplines; coordinate and streamline publication and co-signature workflows; and speed project creation and work schedules. NCPE is a leading provider of survey and design, engineering consultation, and general contracting services, with Class A and Class B qualification certificates in nine industries: power engineering design, architectural engineering design, oceanic engineering, electronic communications, municipal works, hydraulic engineering, engineering supervision and consultation, environmental impact assessment, and general contracting. The company’s award-winning designs are recognized for their optimization of safety, reliability, and economy while satisfying clients’ exacting requirements. With the help of ProjectWise, NCPE manages content that includes survey, design, and engineering data related to 142 600-kilowatt generator projects, 93 300-kilowatt generator projects, 102 5 millionkilovolt power line and substation projects, 118 2.2 million-kilovolt power line and substation projects, and 17 domestic and international general contracting projects. ProjectWise currently holds 19 data sources, 420,000 shared files, more than 52,000 process transfers and audits, and more than 240,000 published, archived, and delivered electronic documents and relevant hard copies. Since its implementation across the entire enterprise in 2005, ProjectWise has enabled NCPE to save $11 million and cut project times by up to 30 percent through improved collaboration among employees. “Using ProjectWise has helped NCPE meet the goal of being a high-technology enterprise with the resources to develop EPC projects at home and abroad by providing an excellent and friendly development environment,” said Jian Lv, IT manager at 36 BE MAGAZINE | Volume 5, Issue 2
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