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Getting your project Deliverables Management Right.

Project deliverables management is a highly complex process. As projects become larger and more complex, the control of documents plays an important role in determining the success of the project. Globally diffuse supply chains, the importance of handing over correct and updated materials for operators, and the pressure to reduce risk, project slippages and cost overruns are just some of the reasons why the deliverable management is getting crucial.

For Engineering deliverables usually break it down into 4 progress milestone of each deliverable.
IFR, IFA, IFC and AFC. As each deliverables will set the precedence for another engineering activities, procurement or construction it important to monitor and control the progress for each deliverables milestones.

There are much time and money to be saved by properly coordinating the dependencies of Engineering -Procurement and Construction deliverables.

• Package drawing arrive when it is needed in construction sequence.
• They are the right and approved drawing.
• They contain the correct level of detail

The quality od design drawing, data and document is assured through an extensive quality management system and approval loop that consist of inter-discipline check as well as client approval. Since it set precedence for procurement and construction activities, we have to monitor and control the stage boundary closely,

Below is a chart that briefly explain the importance of getting the deliverables managed.

Piping Progress Measurement - Meter-Inch and Dia-Inch

The purpose of piping Meter-Inch and Dia-Inch is :

a. To find out piping erection load
b. Manpower planning
c. Piping work progress monitoring
d. Costing

In this article, we will discuss further in Piping work progress monitoring.
1. Piping Fabrication - Progress Measurement in Dia-Inch

During the construction phase Dia-Inch is an unit of Measurements used to measure the progress of Piping Spool fabrication.
The weld joint of the pipe size is converted to the equivalent Dia-Inch of welding.

Dia-Inch = no of welding joint x diameter of the pipe

Example :

a. 3 welding joint of 8 inch diameter pipe = 24 Dia-Inch
b. 2 welding joints of 12 inch diameter pipe = 24 Dia-Inch
 
2.Erection and Hydrotesting – Progress Measurement in Meter Inch

In construction projects Meter Inch is an unit of Measurement which used to measure the progress of Piping Erection and Hydrotesting.

The length of pipe erected or hydrotested of the pipe size is converted to the equivalent inch Meter of erection or hydrotesting.

Meter-Inch = length of pipe x diameter of the pipe







Examples:
a. 10 Meter of 24 inch diameter pipe Erected or Hydrotested = 240 Meter Inch
b.12 Meter of 6 inch diameter pipe Erected or Hydrotested    = 72 Meter Inch