Industry Solutions Process Manufacturing Flexible and Agile Engineering Document Control for Efficient, Safe and Compliant Plants

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1 Industry Solutions Process Manufacturing Flexible and Agile Engineering Document Control for Efficient, Safe and Compliant Plants Industry Solutions

2 Key Challenges Facing Process Manufacturing High energy prices. Volatile commodity prices. Competition from developing economies. Expanding risks, laws and regulations. Skill shortages and the need to optimize operations. The Need to Optimize Operations While Ensuring Plant Integrity Whether steel, cement, life sciences, high-tech or chemicals, the Process Manufacturing sector today faces a series of very unique documentation challenges. McLaren Software Meeting Process Manufacturing s Many Challenges McLaren Software and its industry leading engineering, project collaboration, document control and facilities management solutions help Process Manufacturers improve operational efficiencies, reduce plant downtime, increase plant safety, and ensure regulatory compliance. McLaren Software s solutions provide: Real-Time Visibility into plant operations and material processes and internal and external global collaboration throughout the project lifecycle. Reduced Process Cycle Times, ensuring best practices are adhered to, streamlining information access, and improving operational efficiencies. The Security and Integrity of all Asset Documentation with a complete audit trail throughout the project lifecycle and an automating of approval processes. Improved Regulatory Compliance with adherence to all legal, environmental and safety requirements. Guaranteed Quality Assurance, ensuring consistent practices across operations and the effective sharing of business documents and designs both internally and externally. Firstly, there is the intricate and often complex nature of the manufacturing process with a wide variety of raw materials and a number of interrelated manufacturing stages, during which the smallest bottleneck can affect the entire process. Furthermore, the increased focus on batch production with varying raw material ingredients, flexible routing and unique specifications has only increased the pressures on plant owners to secure full end-to-end document transparency. If owners are to optimize operational efficiencies, constant collaboration is required between internal and external stakeholders. There is also the issue of regulation covering everything from record keeping to safety, emissions and environmental regulations. The US Food and Drug Administration s 21 CFR code on electronic records and the European Union s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) code are just two regulatory codes that plant operators must address. Accurate technical documentation is required at all times if operators are not to face fines, delays, and, in worst case scenarios, production shutdown. Finally, there is the constant state of flux due to changing economic conditions, customer requirements, manufacturing processes and product lines. Document control processes must have the flexibility and agility to keep up. In summary, Process Manufacturers today are looking to optimize their plant operations through flexible and agile document control solutions that mirror the leanness and agility of their processes, guarantee the integrity of their asset documentation and meet all their regulatory requirements. industry & document control experience Increased Flexibility with real-time information on plant operations, processes and performance providing operators with the ability to adapt to changing processes, manufacturing lines, customer requirements and economic conditions. McLaren Software provides solutions that address the unique challenges of the process manufacturing sector.

3 An End-to-End Solution Manufacturing safety, efficiency and compliance rely on consistent and auditable document control processes. Many of the world s largest steel, cement and aggregate manufacturers use McLaren Software solutions today. One of the world s leading suppliers of cement and aggregates looked to McLaren to develop an automated document control solution to support construction projects in Australia and Brazil. The new system, McLaren Enterprise, has led to a streamlined vendor document management process, increased transparency, reduced project delays and costs, and less demands over internal resources. From manufacturing and fabrication through to plant design, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning, McLaren s end-to-end document control, project collaboration and facility management solutions cover all elements and stages of the Process Manufacturing asset lifecycle. By ensuring that all documents relating to a plant s design, construction and configuration are stored, viewed, updated and transmitted to the right people at the right time, McLaren guarantees plant operators improved asset availability, reduced maintenance costs and the highest standards in operational safety. At the design, procurement and construction phase, McLaren solutions accelerate project execution, reduce rework and deliver projects on time and on budget. At the handover, commission and start-up phases, McLaren solutions ensure the seamless exchanging, reviewing and updating of engineering and project information and the minimising of time to first revenue and operations. And at the operations and maintenance stage, McLaren solutions minimize operating costs, reduce risk and lost production, and ensure all regulatory and safety requirements are met. Decommission / Restoration Turnaround Operate Operations Maintain Asset Planning Concept / Pre-FEED Engineering Custody Transfer / Handover Select EPC FEED Commission & Start-up Detailed Design EPC Contractors A&E Firms Procure Construct A Complete Solution across the Asset Lifecycle

4 McLaren Software Solutions Whatever the challenge in today s Process Manufacturing sector, McLaren Software s solutions, consultancy and partnership capabilities have the answer. Full Consultancy Expertise Through business process reviews, recommendations, detailed solutions designs and work breakdown structures, McLaren Software s consultancy expertise will ensure all Process Manufacturing projects are delivered to the highest standards. McLaren also provides Information Management outsourcing services to perform business process using McLaren technology, people and processes. Partnering With the Best McLaren Software is only as successful as its technology partners. It s through these partnerships that customer investments and roadmap and product compatibility are guaranteed. Current McLaren technology partners include Autodesk, EMC, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle. Modular Solutions across the Asset Lifecycle McLaren s engineering, document management and control solutions support all lifecycle phases. Its modular applications software suite covers drawings, audit trails, reporting, transmittals, handover, and operations and maintenance. Key document control features ensure that global teams no matter how many thousands of miles apart are always working together as a single entity. Improving Plant Efficiencies, Reducing Costs Plant efficiencies are down to a number of factors from improved inventory and production planning through to increased efficiencies in batch production, leaner manufacturing, and maximum visibility over all processes from raw materials through to finished goods. McLaren Software s document management and control solutions help reduce bottlenecks, ensure that timelines are rigorously followed, improve operational efficiencies and reduce costs. Documents are automatically validated and released to a central repository, and templates are designed so that projects can be set up without increasing pressure on internal resources. Generating a Comprehensive Audit Trail for Regulators McLaren s enterprise scale engineering document management, control and project collaboration solutions are ideal for complex process manufacturing plants where an accurate and transparent audit trail for the regulator is required at all times. From health and safety to electronic reporting, chemical inventories, waste shipments or global emissions management cutting across multiple plants and countries, McLaren s solutions have the scope, features and flexibility to meet all regulatory requirements. Managing Global Teams and Supply Chains through the Cloud McLaren s cloud-based collaboration and document management solutions are designed for either single or multiple plants and enable suppliers, contractors, regulators and other external parties to collaborate seamlessly in the cloud. Documentation can be seamlessly transferred across countries, language barriers and project teams with the open-based, information exchange platform ensuring that the supply chain can be easily extended. McLaren has also developed a hybrid document control solution that utilizes all the collaborative benefits of the cloud while also leveraging the value of internal systems. The result is improved efficiencies and reduced costs. Maximum Flexibility Mirroring Manufacturing Processes Manufacturing processes and plants today need to have maximum flexibility as new product lines are added and output is reduced or ramped up according to market conditions and the volatile prices of raw materials. McLaren solutions have the necessary flexibility to adapt to changing manufacturing and business processes. Such solutions ensure complete visibility and flexibility across the process manufacturing project lifecycle. Tracking Data and Documents The tracking of data in Process Manufacturing is every bit as important as the tracking of documents. McLaren delivers a complete engineering workflow that supports the control of data throughout project handover as well as ensuring data integrity at all asset lifecycle stages. McLaren Software solutions deliver: Consistent and auditable business processes. Cloud-based, collaborative solutions. Increased scalability, reduced costs. Built-in flexibility and configuration. Accessible and secure solutions. Full integration. Configurable templates and work breakdown structures. Predefined and configurable reporting dashboards, drill downs and full audit trails. 300,000 users 15,000 capital projects 50 countries Partnership with Technology Leaders (EMC, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle)

5 McLaren Software, part of the Idox Group, is a leading provider of engineering document control and project collaboration solutions supporting all lifecycle phases of operational assets, buildings and facilities. Our customers are leading companies in asset intensive industries including Oil & Gas, life sciences, process manufacturing, construction industries and the built environment. Founded in 1995 McLaren helps owner operators, EPC contractors, construction companies and facility operators execute safe, efficient, compliant projects and operations in all five continents. McLaren solutions are available On-Premise or as SaaS or Privately hosted solutions supported by the McLaren OnAir cloud infrastructure with data centers in the USA, UK and UAE. For more information us at info@mclarensoftware.com or visit our website McLaren Software Houston, USA (Head Office) Regional Offices in: Richmond Avenue Suite 825 Houston, Texas USA Tel Fax London, UK (Idox Head Office) Tel Paris, France Tel Perth, Australia Tel Frankfurt, Germany Tel Pune, India Tel Glasgow, UK Tel San Francisco, USA Tel Idox plc. Ideas, solutions, suggestions, hints and procedures from this document are the intellectual property of Idox plc and thus protected by copyright. They may not be reproduced, transmitted to third parties or used in any form for commercial purposes without the express permission of Idox group. McLaren Technology Partners