Physical Location Tree (LBS)

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Physical Location Tree (LBS)

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The CE database is an advanced database that has over a 1,000 tables and 10,000’s of fields. To illustrate at a high level, diagram below will show how the use of common core data structures can link most information together in CE.   By linking this information it dramatically simplifies usage while improves searching, reporting and handover of information.  By assigning tags to location will provide the end user a simple method to find a tag, or collection of tags without actually knowing what tag they are looking for.


Abbreviation

Definition

LBS

Location Breakdown Structure is the backbone of location-based management. To get greatest benefit for the project, all subcontractors working on the same construction phase (for example, superstructure or interiors) should agree on one LBS. The typical practice in projects has been that each subcontractor plans their own work using different location breakdowns.


A Location Breakdown Structure (LBS) is the logical and sequencial layout of a plant or project by geographical locations.  It is broken into Plant, Process Area, Area and Physical Locations (4 Tiers).  It is a location oriented decomposition which is heavily used for Operations and Maintenance perspectives.The LBS is used to identify specific “Areas” and “Physical Locations” used for costing against different geographical locations of a project, which is different than systemization where an equipment may be downstream of an equipment, but geographical (location) 10 kM away.


The process for developing Location Breakdown Structure (LBS) is outlined below:


 Step

  Action

  1

Navigation:  Configuration > Trees/Tasks > Physical Location Tree



ENTER PLANT:  Select the PROJECT and press NEW LEAF.  Enter in Number and Name of PLANT. Press SAVE.




Location Edit Form - Process Area

 2

ENTER PROCESS AREA:  Select the PLANT and press NEW LEAF.  Enter in Number and Name of PROCESS AREA. Press SAVE.




NOTE:


  1. Repeat the process for AREA(s) and PHYSICAL LOCATION(s).  Select the system and press NEW LEAF, enter Name and Number.


  1. Process Areas are used in the PPM report to report on major areas. Must at least go down to the process area level.


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