FACTORY
WAREHOUSE PROJECTS & INDUSTRIAL FACILITY PROJECTS - PROJECT MANAGEMENT, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Characteristics
of factory warehouse projects and industrial facility
projects
Characteristics
of factory warehouse projects and industrial facility
projects are specificity, clarity,
modularity and logisticality.
factory warehouse & industrial
facility projects are typically purpose specific.
It is due
to the
common situation that owner and operator of factory &
industrial facilities are always the same
party, except that warehouse facilities may be developed by
developers on spec. Often the owner operator's brief is known at
the
beginning
of an industrial project. The parties involved in the briefing,
planning
and design
of the project are usually stable throughout the project. Most of
the time
factory & industrial projects are custom built to satisfy a
particular need or expansion plan of an existing industrial complex.
Custom built factory & industrial project is often required
to project a suitable corporate image for the owner operator.
factory warehouse & industrial facility projects typically demand a
high degree of clarity, accessibilityand isolability.
Process related industrial facility involves a large amount of
services runs and equipments. Each part of an industrial facility
may represent one part of the industrial production process.
Large industrial complex are accessed by all types of personnel,
visitors, inspectors, delivery and disposal units. A high level
of clarity in the layout is required to facilitate such access and
movement of personnel safely and efficiently. Each part of an
industrial facility will be accessed for different reasons. A
logical layout with good accessibility is important for satisfactory
running of industrial processes. Some factory warehouses &
industrial facilities are run 24 hours a
day and the whole year
round. Others are not. If a factory industrial facility
runs continuously, it is important that certain parts can be isolated
and bypassed when stoppage in the industrial process occurs or when
maintenance service is carried out. It is important that design
and construction of factory warehouses and industrial
facilities are carried out with isolability in mind
so that the factory warehouses and industrial facilities can
maintain their function with minimum breakdown and disruption.
factory warehouse & industrial facility projects
typically demand a reasonable degree of modularity in layout and logical continuity in design &
construction.
factory warehouses and industrial
facilities need to meet demand for expansion when time comes.
Very often industrial facilities are developed with expected
growth of a specific market. However, industrial facilities are
seldom developed to cater for the estimated larger market initially.
During planning,
design,
construction, fitout and equipment procurement / installation of
factory warehouse
& industrial projects, project managers, architects, builders
and
contractors should remember that a reasonable degree of expandability
need to be designed and built into the project.
Modular layout and logical continuity of design and construction
system usually work better.
factory warehouse & industrial facility projects typically
demand a high degree of logisticality. The quality of
the design and construction of a factory warehouse or industrial
facility can affect the facility's
operation and function for its owner.
Among all, logisticality is an important aspect of a factory
warehouse
& industrial facility project. During planning of
layout,
design of space, choosing of finishes, and design of structural
system,
it
is important to consider what logistics is required, what
access
is needed to carry out the industrial process, what equipment or
vehicle will be
used and how frequent maintenance is required. Low logistics
consideration will lead to inefficient industrial process, inability to
conduct certain function, redundant systems and higher running cost of
the factory warehouse or industrial facility.
Industrial
project managers, industrial architects, industrial
planners & industrial construction managers need to meet the
challenge of the above
typical characteristics of
factory warehouse and industrial facility projects, as well as specific
issues
pertinent to a
particular project.
Some
of the common specific issues in factory
warehouse
projects and industrial
facility projects
are:
New factory warehouse
& industrial Facility Projects
Completeness of project brief provided by the factory warehouse owner
operator
factory warehouse owner operator's design brief in
relation to their selection of industrial equipments
factory warehouse & industrial facility
project's target growth in future
Assumptions and projections in the factory warehouse &
industrial facility project's feasibility study
Relationship of the factory warehouse project with
its surrounding environment
Access for delivery of material
& supply; storage and disposal of waste
Infrastructure internal and external to
the site
Vehicular access, egress and parking
arrangement, particularly for large vehicles
Relationship & access between material storage area, production
area and product storage area
Creation of unique character for the
specific factory warehouse or industrial facility project
Access for material, equipment, plant,
personnel of
the contractor
Separation of existing production traffic
from
construction traffic
Minimization of dust, vibration and
noise impact on factory warehouse operation, especially staff areas
Access and location for hoisting,
lifting,
scaffolding and
temporary structure
Storage space for material, equipment
and tools of
the contractor
Storage space for material, equipment
and refuse
of the factory warehouse
Disposal of debris and construction waste
Impact and change to vehicular, staff and
emergency access
&
egress route
Impact and change to staff
parking, visitors parking, drop off & pick up
Re-organization of factory warehouse process route
and
stages of moving routes around
Identification and record of existing
building
services infrastructure, size, type, location and
run
Integration of new building services
with existing,
especially major services run
Planning & scheduling sequence
of work, events
and relocation of factory warehouse operation route
Risk assessment of critical activities
and
construction work
Information distribution to
staff & external contractors regarding
timing of building work,
its impact and risk
Staged completion, commissioning and use
of new
facilities and required support services
AAPAC
GROUP's professional team, including development managers, project
managers, architects and
construction managers, has
the skill and experience in
managing above issues and meeting challenges of factory warehouse
projects and industrial facility
projects.
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GROUP ÑÇ °Ø ½¨ Öþ
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