1. Knowledge Creation and Virtual Enterprises in Power Plant Construction Pekka Välikangas & Jari Puttonen Fortum Engineering Ltd

2. Knowledge Creation and VE in Power Plant Construction Managing product life cycle information Product and activity models Knowledge Creation Environment (KCE) –Information collection process –Evolution of knowledge –Collection of tacit knowledge –Distribution of information in VE –Use of product and activity models in KCE KCE in power plant project –Description of VE –Knowledge exchange in VE Conclusions

3. As-built info Client require- ments require- ments General info - procurement - technical concepts Supplier performance feedback Contract awarded Design process plan Initial pre-plans: - production plan - procurement - commissioning - maintenance As-built updates As-designed info Planning & control - project mngmt - procurement Tendering Delivery Plan and manage production, procurement and further operation and maintenance instructions Pre- qualification A21 Pre-tender design Pre-tender planning and design A22 A24 Production & delivery status information Detail design Detail design of power plant A23 Operation status information Operate and maintain (O&M) power plant. A26 Detail design Detail design of O&M A25 pre-design As-required Operation Commissioned Product control - operation - maintenance - warranty pre-design As-operated updates As-O&M Managing product life cycle information of power plant

4. Product and Activity Models

5. Information Collection Process

6. Evolution of Knowledge

7. Collection of Tacit Knowlege

8. Distribution of Information in VE

9. Use of Product and Activity Models in KCE

10. KCE in Power Plant Project

11. Simulation Connections between descriptions -business goals -technical scope -simulation Connections between descriptions -business goals -technical scope -simulation Description of Co-operation in VE

12. Description of information in VE

13. Knowledge Exchange in VE

14. Summary KCE as a concept for defining VE –advanced support for co-operation in VE KCE for harmonising data exchange in VE –support robust data exchange in accordance with business and product descriptions KCE for publishing information in VE –explanatory descriptions attached to structured data