Productivity through CIS/2 electronic data exchange format for steel structures - Invited Presentation

Abstract

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) helps reduce errors by providing an accurate transfer of member sizes and locations.CIM Steel Integration Standards version 2 (CIS/2) format enables the EDI amongst all parties of the steel supply chain for the steel-framed structures. CIS/2 has now been implemented as a file import or export module by many steel design, analysis, engineering, and fabrication software packages. There are potential cost savings in using the CIS/2 over the paper based transfer of design documents. The major benefit of data transfer through CIS/2 is that the hours normally required for detailing and checking for errors are greatly reduced resulting in cost savings throughout the project since erection could begin sooner and occupancy could occur earlier. Apart from enabling the exchange of data between software applications, CIS/2 can also be used in construction applications, for example tracking of structural steel elements. The presentation provides an overview of economic benefits using CIS/2 and the business challenges that prevent its widespread usage.?L?\ue9change de donn\ue9es informatis\ue9 (EDI) aide \ue0 r\ue9duire les erreurs en procurant un transfert pr\ue9cis des dimensions et des emplacements des \ue9l\ue9ments. Le format d\ue9sign\ue9 CIMSteel Integration Standards, version 2 (CIS/2), autorise l?EDI parmi toutes les parties de la cha\ueene d?approvisionnement en acier pour les structures \ue0 ossature d?acier. CIS/2 est d\ue9sormais appliqu\ue9 comme module d?importation/d?exportation de fichiers par de nombreux progiciels de conception, d?analyse, d?ing\ue9nierie et de fabrication de l?acier. L?utilisation de CIS/2 pr\ue9sente des \ue9conomies potentielles par rapport au transfert sur support papier des documents relatifs \ue0 la conception. Le principal avantage du transfert des donn\ue9es via CIS/2 est une r\ue9duction appr\ue9ciable du nombre d?heures normalement consacr\ue9es \ue0 d\ue9tailler et \ue0 d\ue9pister les erreurs. Il en r\ue9sulte ainsi des \ue9conomies tout au long du projet, l?\ue9dification pouvant commencer plus t\uf4t, de m\ueame que l?occupation des lieux. Outre aux fins de l?\ue9change de donn\ue9es entre les applications logicielles, on peut \ue9galement employer CIS/2 dans les applications de construction, par exemple pour retracer les \ue9l\ue9ments d?acier de structures. Cette pr\ue9sentation fournit une vue d?ensemble des avantages \ue9conomiques de l?utilisation de CIS/2 et des d\ue9fis relatifs aux activit\ue9s qui en restreignent l?usage.Peer reviewed: NoNRC publication: Ye