Peformance Improvement Studies
Construction projects typically face the following conditions:
- Require large capital investment therefore strong governance.
- Lifecycle of months if not years therefore potentially long periods before any return on investment is realised.
- Decision making during crises i.e. handling the perfect storm.
- Sustainable growth.
Construction projects typically face the following conditions:
- Require large capital investment therefore strong governance.
- Lifecycle of months if not years therefore potentially long periods before any return on investment is realised.
- Decision making during crises i.e. handling the perfect storm.
- Sustainable growth.
To deliver the ‘Comfort Factor’ and retain the confidence of investors and stakeholders requires:
- Reassurances that risk has been considered and reduced to As Low As Reasonably Practical (ALARP).
- Plan that is optimised for timely completion, cost efficiency and reduced carbon footprint.
- Strong management of the project schedule and costs during the project lifecycle.
However, the schedule that is developed (generally using Critical Path Analysis techniques from off-the shelf software packages) tends to be more deterministic and often miss the inherent random events such as weather. If variables are taken into account they can often lack ‘scientific rationale’.
To deliver the ‘Comfort Factor’ and retain the confidence of investors and stakeholders requires:
- Reassurances that risk has been considered and reduced to As Low As Reasonably Practical (ALARP).
- Plan that is optimised for timely completion, cost efficiency and reduced carbon footprint.
- Strong management of the project schedule and costs during the project lifecycle.
However, the schedule that is developed (generally using Critical Path Analysis techniques from off-the shelf software packages) tends to be more deterministic and often miss the inherent random events such as weather. If variables are taken into account they can often lack ‘scientific rationale’.
Loxcius uses discrete event simulation to review planning schedules and incorporate random variables such as:
- Varying traffic delays and journey durations.
- Operational hours that vary throughout the day.
- Impact of weather on safe working practices and operations.
- Constraints such as:
- Availability of equipment,
- Concrete going off in truck if left for too long,
- Minimum distances between different operations such as laying cables and surfacing work.
- Assess the level of risk that activities at a lower level have on the plan
- Provide a platform with which to test out new approaches and mitigation strategies in a safe environment.
- Foster greater participation amongst the team.
- Generate a more holistic solution.
- Assess the impact variables have on the plan.
- Produce an optimised solution
- Present the results in a more dynamic fashion with recognisable objects such as trucks and Extruding machines.
- Build upon BIM4D.
Loxcius uses discrete event simulation to review planning schedules and incorporate random variables such as:
- Varying traffic delays and journey durations.
- Operational hours that vary throughout the day.
- Impact of weather on safe working practices and operations.
- Constraints such as:
- Availability of equipment,
- Concrete going off in truck if left for too long,
- Minimum distances between different operations such as laying cables and surfacing work.
- Assess the level of risk that activities at a lower level have on the plan
- Provide a platform with which to test out new approaches and mitigation strategies in a safe environment.
- Foster greater participation amongst the team.
- Generate a more holistic solution.
- Assess the impact variables have on the plan.
- Produce an optimised solution
- Present the results in a more dynamic fashion with recognisable objects such as trucks and Extruding machines.
- Build upon BIM4D.
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To learn more about simulation and hear how Loxcius can support your project or visualise your line through virtual reality Contact Us.
We understand that the delivery of plans may be core to an organisations operations, therefore our services can be tailored to facilitate the development of a client based in-house capability and facilitate training as part of a larger staff continual professional development programme. To discuss this approach further please Contact Us.
To learn more about simulation and hear how Loxcius can support your project or visualise your line through virtual reality Contact Us.
We understand that the delivery of plans may be core to an organisations operations, therefore our services can be tailored to facilitate the development of a client based in-house capability and facilitate training as part of a larger staff continual professional development programme. To discuss this approach further please Contact Us.