Digital Delivery

Jacobs Life Sciences has embraced the Industry 4.0 digital era by looking at technology solutions and lean methods to create new – or modify existing - business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet changing business and market requirements. This re-imagining of business in the digital age is transforming our approach to project delivery. We have a robust digital roadmap established and aligned to the organisations business strategy which focuses on:

  • Digitising project delivery systems & tools;
  • Establishing an innovation solution centre;
  • Developing an enterprise approach to data management;
  • Leverage latest advancements in machine learning and AI to drive better insight into our operations.
  • Providing expertise in Smart Factory Solutions for our Clients.

Our Clients are recognising the benefits of utilising digital solutions and practices in the design and operation of their facilities. At Jacobs we are collaborating with our Clients to ensure our digital strategy is aligned with our Client’s expectations and we are sharing our knowledge and expertise to assist our Clients in defining their own operational strategy.

Some recent advancements within projects in Life Sciences has included the development of digital solutions to improve coordination and collaboration on projects which provides a central location for stakeholders to access a central source for shared information on projects. We have developed standarised workflows for data capture and near real-time reporting and are developing sustainable solutions for utilising 4D & 5D workflows on projects. Furthermore, we are utilising design automation to streamline design workflows and leveraging our in-house expertise to produce Smart Factory designs for our Clients.

Technology solutions for improved coordination and collaboration

We have established advanced cloud based, digital solutions to manage collaboration and coordination through the entire EPCMV life cycle of our projects. This provides a central source of truth for all project stakeholders to access shared information and manage the creation, tracking and closure of all issues on our projects.

Extended Reality (VR & AR solutions)

We are utilising VR in the design phase of our projects to manage our safety in design processes. Our Clients operations teams have the opportunity to walk through the new facility that they will be managing in a virtual environment and identify operational issues that can be rectified in the design phase such as the accessibility of maintenance areas and valves. This ensures issues can be addressed at minimal cost rather then having to rectify it after installation and at considerably more expense.

Project Delivery

During the Construction Management phase of projects it is important to have access to the latest information in order to make informed decisions quickly and keep the project on track to meet the contract milestones. As such, we are developing sustainable 4D & 5D processes to be utilised on all of our projects as these processes will aid in quicker and more informed decision making throughout our project life cycles. We have developed near real-time reporting solutions which provide the very latest status of safety, quality and schedule performance and this is further enhanced by the use of imagery technology solutions to provide daily 360deg images of the status of works on the project.

Design & Process Automation

The use of design and process automation has streamlined workflows and considerably reduces the time taken for the completion of regular tasks and the completion of design deliverables such as single line diagrams. This has also created a standardised approach for the production of design deliverables and ensures the quality of the information being produced. These Automated solutions are now being replicated across all disciplines and functions within the business.

Pharma 4.0 Smart Factories

On our journey through the Pharma 4.0 era, Jacobs have in house Smart Factory experts who are supporting our Clients to develop design solutions which utilise Smart I/O sensor technology and centralised data repositories that allow us to leverage advancements in machine learning to provide predictive metrics on the performance of our Clients Facilities. This centralised data repository can also generate ISA data sheets, I/O lists, cable & tubing schedules, loop wiring and interconnections in a standard format that our Clients require to operate their facilities.

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