EDW-based CAD Solution vs PLM-based Solution – A Comparative Study

Aggregating diverse data within this complex data management framework and analytics can help O&G companies get an integrated view of its processes. However, the following constraints remain:

•Scalability and cost • Low traceability of the source data • Difficulty in integrating with application performance management (APM)/other systems • Limitations on AR/VR connectivity for future requirements • Limited dashboard capabilities • Lack of integration capabilities with third-party tools These challenges call for an effective data management system that can integrate disparate data streams across the applications of an E&P platform for holistic analyses and faster decision making.

Parameters

Engineering Information Integration

Project Data Integration

Cross-Platform Integration

Supplier Collaboration & Vendor Management

Industry Experience EDW-Based Plant CAD Solution

Strong portal offering for CAD data integration, with good component separation. Integration maturity is limited to design and varies based on solution offered by AVEVA, HEXAGON, or BENTLEY.

Limited scalability in terms of integration with project data.

Availability of cross-platform integration is limited to CAD systems, which is also not available for all platforms, though platform owners are working towards improving this feature.

Nil capability for integration with supplier management. Strong O&G market presence with long history of successful project execution, albeit limited to individual project deliveries.

PLM-Based Solution

Single source of truth for design, engineering, analysis, and as build data. It is a centralized database for project and as-build data management.

PLM offers strong solution for collaboration across project lifecycle including budget, schedule, logistics, and progress dashboard.

PLM platforms are open for integration with different CAD and enterprise systems making collaboration easy and smooth.

Full scale capability for integration

with supplier management. Limited use cases available in O&G sector for usage of complete PLM toolset, though it has been used sparingly for project management, requirement management etc.