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The Transformation of Plant Design at Zeon through SOLIZE Collaboration

In a significant step towards advanced plant design, SOLIZE Ureka Technology Co., Ltd., based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and Zeon Corporation, also headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, have initiated a collaborative effort aimed at enhancing the quality and stability of plant design, particularly focusing on P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram) design and review processes.

The Need for Improvement

In the context of a growth strategy, Zeon has recognized that ensuring high-quality and stable manufacturing processes is essential. Central to this is the P&ID design; however, the quality assurance in this area presents serious challenges. The P&ID design and review are heavily reliant on past experiences and insights from veteran engineers, which often lead to inconsistencies due to individual variations in judgment and experience.

To counter these challenges, Zeon realized the need not just for a system that allows referencing past knowledge but a structured approach where criteria for evaluations and their bases are clearly defined and can be collectively utilized based on organizational insights. With this understanding, Zeon has joined forces with SOLIZE Ureka Technology to re-evaluate entire design, consideration, and judgment processes.

Implementation and Achievements

The initiative specifically redefined the overall process of P&ID design and review. The following strategies were implemented:

• - Breakdown and reconstruction of the design, consideration, and judgment processes.
• - Clarification and standardization of judgment criteria and rationale in design and review.
• - Systematization of knowledge incorporating judgment criteria and supporting rationale.

These steps have empowered designers to make knowledgeable confirmations and judgments by leveraging the organization’s collective intelligence. This enhances and stabilizes the quality of the designs, while reviewers can conduct assessments based on this collective knowledge, thereby reducing reliance on personal experience and minimizing inconsistencies in review perspectives.

Consequently, the collaboration has achieved both a reduction in review workloads and an improvement in quality. Additionally, a process was established that enables continuous accumulation of knowledge linked with the review activities.

Utilizing SpectA DKM

P&ID design and review often encounter diverse and extensive assessment points, which can vary significantly from project to project. The use of SpectA DKM has facilitated the timely extraction and referencing of necessary knowledge for design considerations, ensuring that information is consistently leveraged throughout the project lifecycle.

By harnessing the results of this initiative, SOLIZE Ureka Technology aims to go beyond P&ID design and review, fostering organizational knowledge utilization and quality improvements across broader design and engineering landscapes in the future.

About SpectA DKM

SpectA DKM represents a next-generation knowledge management AI solution specifically designed to tackle challenges in development and design processes. It extracts and reconstructs information from the vast outputs generated within organizations daily, tailoring information to meet specific operational needs. This ensures timely and sufficient access to knowledge, allowing for increased productivity, reduction in dependency on individuals, and accelerated technology transfer. In doing so, it supports the sustainable competitive advantage of customers through a robust knowledge platform.

For more information, visit the SpectA DKM service page and explore the details of this transformative project on Zeon's change case study.