Sharing Engineering Information Plant （共享工程信息工厂）.pdfVIP

Sharing Engineering Information Steve Pearson, Pearson-Harper Ltd., UK. About the Author Steve Pearson is a senior consultant with Pearson-Harper, an engineering information management company. The company is heavily involved in the development of ISO15926 and has developed an innovative web based multi-supplier catalogue to facilitate information sharing. 1 Introduction Corporate and financial decision-makers realise the importance and significance of “operating and maintenance” and “information technology”. However, the combination and optimisation of these subjects to increase equipment performance, which yields improved plant uptime and reduced maintenance support costs, will prove a very compelling argument for our leaders! The common factor, which underpins most corporate initiatives, is engineering information. Reducing the number of equipment suppliers, reducing stock levels, improving equipment reliability, reducing maintenance and operating costs, compliance with latest regulations and a variety of other initiatives all prove difficult to execute with poor engineering information. This paper describes the life cycle process associated with the selection of an item of equipment through to the support of the item during the operating and maintenance phase. The paper then describes the related international standards, which have been, or are being, developed to help all industries descr