Facilities Management Solution - Case Study

Business Challenges

Major users of CAD reference files (xrefs)
Over a 100 buildings on site - design and changes to construction of these has to be reviewed & approved as part of FDA validation requirements
Management of more than 50,000 documents and drawings
Concurrent revision process for drawings
Audit records required for any changes made to documents and drawings
Management of documents and drawings through major and minor capital projects
Documents and drawings can be included in many different types of projects, requiring complex sets of property relationships
The majority of the work is undertaken internally, however EPC/Vendors are required when major capital projects are undertaken - processes to manage incoming documentation & validation required

McLaren Solution

Management of base plans (reference files), loop diagrams and drawings
Validation process for every document state change
Review, approval & transmittal process - audit records
Complex set of property relationships implemented (due to various project types required)
Engineering change requests process
Process to manage concurrent revision of drawings - and importantly transparency of process through reporting options and notifications
Structured and detailed filing structure (required for historic reasons)

Benefits