KR101052585B1 - LAN plant support system and user interface supporting it - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an LNG plant support system and a user interface for supporting the same, and in order to plan an LNG plant business, an LNG plant support processing system including a systematic contract step processing process for an LNG plant business is more appropriate and capable. The company supports the selection of LNG plant contractors, and the companies supporting the LNG plant business can conveniently access online through the LNG plant support processing system and the user interface provided by the system to perform objective and comprehensive data upload. In addition, the present invention discloses a configuration that minimizes unnecessary time and manpower waste in contract support, as well as enables a structured and structured LNG plant business to operate in accordance with the terms of the contract. Accordingly, the present invention can support optimal competitiveness through technological reinforcement and stability reinforcement of LNG plant support companies, as well as support systematic database construction and various consulting according to the operation of LNG plant business.

LNG plant, system, user interface

Description

System For Supporting LNG Plant And User Interface

The present invention relates to an LNG plant, and in particular, an LNG plant support system and a support system capable of supporting transmission and reception of various information necessary for planning and contracting by connecting an ordering company and an ordering company online at the time of planning and contracting an LNG plant. To a user interface.

The plant industry is a high value-added industry with high industrial effects, combining engineering, procurement, and construction, and since the late 90s, As price competition intensifies, overseas construction orders are shifting to the center of the plant, which is rapidly emerging as Korea's export engine. As a result, the importance of everything from plant projects to design construction, as well as preliminary investigation, financing, and maintenance has increased.

In Korea, the increase in exports of the plant market is considered to be a very important task, but so far, the oil and gas and petrochemical sectors are so biased that there is a shortage of workforce due to unbalanced orders among companies and various technical and cost problems. In order to solve these problems, it is necessary to establish a management strategy through accurate market environment analysis.In order to secure sustainable profits, domestic construction companies should enter overseas markets instead of domestic markets, which have limited market development in light of recent market trends. It is necessary to secure a strategy for doing so.

As a result of the survey, domestic companies have enough experience in the construction field to enter the plant market, compared to the possibility of development of the overseas plant market, but they are very vulnerable to high value-added engineering and business management. As a result, they are falling behind in competition for orders from overseas companies.

Re-defining the above-mentioned plant construction project, the plant construction project carries out all phases of work such as planning and feasibility study, basic and final design, procurement, procurement, construction and commissioning, operation and maintenance of systems or facilities. It is a field of construction to be carried out collectively. The main features of this plant construction project can be summarized as the complex technology-intensive physical system, the industry of technical standards, the dynamics of industrial equipment technology, the importance of experience and know-how, and the high project management technology requirements. Accordingly, the plant construction project combines various disciplines and technologies to form a complex device, and success depends largely on systematic technical standards and procedures, accumulation of experience and know-how, and management techniques. In particular, as the size of the overseas LNG plant construction market is expected to expand steadily, order for plant construction projects to create high added value requires more systematic and efficient LNG plant support rather than construction-oriented orders. It is John.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an LNG plant support method capable of supporting a more efficient and systematic LNG plant project and a user interface supporting the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the LNG plant support system of the present invention may include an LNG plant support server terminal, an LNG plant support client terminal, and a communication network. The LNG plant support server terminal may support the LNG plant support company to configure the project organization, support for estimating and managing the quotation required for the LNG plant project, and process various information related to bidding of the LNG plant project. To support the processing of information related to the bidder's LNG plant business contract. The LNG plant support client terminal may access the LNG plant support server terminal and register information necessary for LNG plant business planning and contracting based on the function provided by the LNG plant support server terminal, and the communication network may register the LNG. It supports information transmission and reception between a plant support server terminal and the LNG plant support client terminal.

The present invention also includes a project management user interface for creating a new project, generating and storing project organization information based on manpower information, and a quotation management user including items capable of registering the quotation related information of the project. Interface, a bid management user interface including items for registering bid schedule and bid related information, and a contract management user interface including items for registering contract related information with a successful bidder according to a bid result It provides a user interface for the LNG plant support system. In this case, the user interface for the LNG plant support system may further include a user interface that supports registering the negotiated information regarding the warranty and indemnity related to the LNG plant business during the contract execution.

According to the present invention, the system and user interface of the present invention connects the ordering company and the ordering company online for the LNG plant business, thereby limiting the location and time for registering and reviewing information required in the planning and contracting phase of the LNG plant business. Can be run smoothly.

In the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described, and the description of other parts will be omitted so as not to disturb the gist of the present invention.

The terms or words used in the specification and claims described below should not be construed as being limited to the ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors are appropriate to the concept of terms in order to explain their invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meanings and concepts corresponding to the technical spirit of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

The LNG plant support system and user interface of the present invention described below provide a uniform evaluation criteria for various contractors supporting the LNG plant, and based on this, it is possible to select an optimal contractor for a specific LNG plant business. In order to apply, it is possible to connect the ordering company and the ordering company through a communication network so that various information registration and review can be performed online. To this end, the ordering company can provide a user interface to induce various information registration required in the planning and contracting process of the LNG plant business, and the information registered by the ordering companies is integrated information and knowledge through the life cycle analysis of the LNG plant. It can be used to establish a management system, and in parallel, the improvement of the life cycle process can be identified to estimate the improvement process model for shortening the air. In addition, LNG plant orderers analyze the life cycle of LNG plants based on LNG plant-related information registered by various contractors, identify business management processes in connection with the analysis results, and build a project management system and plant life Decision-making models can be developed at each cycle level, and a business management system can be created to make optimal decisions through risk assessment. When the ideal modeling work is completed through the LNG plant-related information of the ordering company, the evaluation of the ordering companies supporting the LNG plant business can be evolved more appropriately and systematically. As a result, the ordering companies also support the LNG plant business. You will be able to learn a variety of skills.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of the LNG plant support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the LNG plant support system 10 of the present invention may include an LNG plant support server terminal 100, a communication network 300, and an LNG plant support client terminal 200.

LNG plant support system 10 of the present invention having such a configuration, if the LNG plant ordering company provides a LNG plant support server terminal 100 is designed to store a variety of information for LNG plant support, specific information can be registered After the LNG plant support client terminal 200 accesses the LNG plant support server terminal 100 through the communication network 300, the LNG plant support server terminal 100 performs various information viewing and retrieval provided by the LNG plant support server terminal 100. The LNG plant support server terminal 100 may support to perform various information registration requested. Accordingly, the LNG plant support system 10 of the present invention can provide a system that enables various companies to support a specific LNG plant business without the spatial and temporal limitations of the ordering company and the ordering company. You can create planning and contract modeling for various LNG plant projects. Hereinafter, each configuration of the LNG plant support system 10 will be described in more detail.

The LNG plant support server terminal 100 is a terminal operated by a company that orders an LNG plant business. The LNG plant support server terminal 100 provides various information related to the planned LNG plant business and collects various LNG plant support related information registered by the winning candidate companies. do. The LNG plant support server terminal 100 may select a candidate company for an appropriate LNG plant business based on the collected information. In addition, the LNG plant support server terminal 100 may define a process related to planning and contracting in the LNG plant life cycle based on the collected information, and may perform modeling to support decision making. The configuration of the LNG plant support server terminal 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

The communication network 300 relays information that is disposed between the LNG plant support server terminal 100 and the LNG plant support client terminal 200. To this end, the communication network 300 includes a communication module capable of communicating with the LNG plant support server terminal 100 and a communication module capable of communicating with the LNG plant supporting client terminal 200, and transmitting and receiving information. It may include device configurations such as routers to form certain protocols and networks. The communication network may be a network of various types. For example, the communication network 300 may be an internet network operated based on an IP network, or may be a mobile communication network operated based on a communication network supporting mobility of portable terminals. In addition, the format in which the communication network 300 is connected to the respective terminals may be diversified in the form of a wired, wireless or wired / wireless complex. Accordingly, the communication network 300 of the present invention provides a communication channel through which the LNG plant support server terminal 100 can transmit specific information to the LNG plant support client terminal 200, rather than a communication network operated according to a specific protocol. In addition, it should be understood that the LNG plant support client terminal 200 provides a communication channel for supporting specific information to the LNG plant support server terminal 100.

The LNG plant support client terminal 200 connects to the LNG plant support server terminal 100 through the communication network 300 and receives information about an access screen provided by the LNG plant support server terminal 100. Can be output. In addition, the LNG plant support client terminal 200 supports to download and view information on a specific LNG plant project provided on the access screen. In addition, the LNG plant support client terminal 200 may control to register information necessary for the planning and contracting of the LNG plant project requested by the LNG plant support server terminal 100 according to a user input. To this end, the LNG plant support client terminal 200 includes a communication module capable of communicating with the communication network 300, an input unit for user input, a storage unit capable of temporarily or semi-permanently storing information transmitted and received, and a received access screen. Display unit for outputting of the output and the received information, control to connect to the LNG plant support server terminal 100 via the communication network 300 in accordance with the user input, and supports the reception of the information and other information of the access screen It may include the configuration of the control unit. The control unit controls to transmit information corresponding to the information registration requested by the LNG plant support server terminal 100 to the LNG plant support server terminal 100 through the communication module and the communication network 300 according to a user control. can do. Information requested by the LNG plant support server terminal 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

As described above, the LNG plant support system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention collects and collects information of companies to support the LNG plant business after providing information on the LNG plant business from the server terminal of the client company. We will help you select the right company based on this information, so that you can quickly and systematically and easily select an order for LNG plant. In addition, the system of the present invention can collect a variety of information related to the LNG plant business in the planning and contracting process described above, and can support the planning and contracting of a more systematic and efficient LNG plant business using the collected information. Can be.

2 is a view schematically showing the configuration of the LNG plant support server terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the LNG plant support server terminal 100 of the present invention may include a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a display unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a controller 150. .

LNG plant support server terminal 100 of the present invention having such a configuration may include each module for registering a variety of information required for the planning and contracting of the LNG plant business, operating the modules to support the LNG plant when operating the system The client terminals 200 may support accurate information registration. The LNG plant support server terminal 100 constructs an LNG plant related information database by storing, in the storage unit 140, sorting, sorting, consolidating, and linking LNG plant related information of registered companies according to a predetermined standard. Can provide fast, efficient, and corporate consulting support to build a more efficient and systematic LNG plant business. Hereinafter, each configuration of the terminal 100 will be described in more detail.

The communication unit 110 receives information from the LNG plant support client terminal 200 through the communication network 300 or the LNG plant support server terminal 100, or designates information stored in the storage 140, that is, another terminal. It is a configuration for forming a communication channel with the communication network 300 to be transmitted to the LNG plant support client terminal 200 connected. In this case, the information transmitted to the LNG plant support client terminal 200 may include information related to the LNG plant project to be ordered and information for registering information required to support the LNG plant project. The communication unit 110 may include various wired / wireless communication modules according to a method supported by the terminal 100. For example, the communication unit 110 may be various communication modems that can be wired to an IP network when the LNG plant support server terminal 100 supports an IP-based wired network. In addition, the communication unit 110 may be various communication modems that can wirelessly access an IP network when the LNG plant support server terminal 100 supports an IP-based wireless network. In addition, the communication unit 110 may include a mobile communication modem when the LNG plant support server terminal 100 supports mobility. Accordingly, the communication unit 110 of the present invention is not limited to a specific communication module but may be understood as various communication modules capable of forming a specific communication channel with a communication network that can support the transmission and reception of LNG plant related information of the present invention. will be.

The input unit 120 includes a plurality of input keys and function keys for receiving numeric or character information and setting various functions. The function keys may include a direction key, a side key, and an accelerator key set for performing a specific function. In addition, the input unit 120 generates key signals related to user setting and function control of the LNG plant support server terminal 100 and transmits the generated signals to the controller 150. The input unit 120 of the present invention is an input signal for the booting process of the LNG plant support server terminal 100, an input signal for transmission of LNG plant business related information, LNG registered by various companies stored in the storage unit 140. An input signal or the like for retrieving plant-related information may be generated according to a user's request, and transmitted to the controller 150. The input unit 120 may be configured in various forms and may be, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, or a voice recognizer. In addition, the input unit 120 may be configured in the form of a connection interface. For example, the input unit 120 may be configured in the form of a USB connection interface and a UART connection interface. Then, the ordering company operating the LNG plant support server terminal 100 may store the LNG plant business related information for ordering the above-described connection interface in the storage 140. In addition, the LNG plant support server terminal 100 may be directly connected to the LNG plant support client terminal 200 through the above-described connection interface. For example, the ordering company may provide a LNG plant support server terminal 100 and a plurality of LNG plant support client terminals 200 and configure the network to be directly connected to each other through a cable or a wire. Therefore, the input unit 120 of the present invention is a configuration and LNG plant that supports the operator to input information to the LNG plant support server terminal 100 based on various methods or a specific communication method, such as the LNG plant support server terminal 100 It may be understood as a passage that can be connected to the support server client terminal 200.

The display unit 130 displays information input by the user or information provided to the user, including various menus of the LNG plant support server terminal 100. That is, the display unit 130 may provide various screens according to the use of the LNG plant support server terminal 100, for example, a standby screen, a menu screen, and a specific application program playback screen. In particular, the display unit 130 of the present invention may provide a screen related to the input and output of the LNG plant-related information. That is, the display unit 130 may provide a user interface for inputting related information when the user wants to input the LNG plant related information. In addition, the display unit 130 may output an access screen for providing LNG plant related information to the LNG plant support server client terminal 200. The user interface output to the LNG plant support server terminal 100 and the LNG plant support client terminal 200 will be described in more detail with reference to the following drawings. Meanwhile, the display unit 130 may be formed of a liquid crystal display or the like. When the LCD is formed in a touch screen form, the display unit 130 may be included in an input unit. . To this end, the display unit 130 may provide a display panel and a touch sensor disposed on the display panel. In addition, the terminal 100 may provide various menu screens that can be performed based on the touch screen according to the touch screen support of the display unit 130.

The storage unit 140 supports various application programs provided by the terminal 100, including application programs required for operating a function according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The storage 140 may be implemented in various memory types and may be operated in various ways, such as RAM, ROM, Cache, and buffer memory, depending on the type of use. The storage unit 140 may largely include a program area and a data area.

The program area may include an operating system (OS) for booting the terminal 100 and operating the above-described components, an application program for reproducing various files, for example, depending on whether the terminal 100 supports a function or not. Application programs to support communication functions, MP3 applications to play sound sources, image output applications to play photographs, video playback applications, and information output programs related to LNG plant business can be stored. In particular, the program area of the present invention may include an LNG plant support program. The LNG plant support program may be loaded into the controller 150 when the LNG plant support server terminal 100 is activated. The LNG plant support program may support a function for various LNG plant support and output a user interface therefor according to an embodiment of the present invention. Can be supported. The LNG plant support program may include a project organization management module, quotation management module, bid management module, contract management module, business preparation task management module and data integration processing module. Description of each of these modules will be described in more detail together with the description of the controller 150.

The data area is an area in which data generated according to the use of the terminal 100 is stored, and may store various contents. In addition, the data area may store a user input input through the touch screen when the display unit 130 is implemented as a touch screen. In particular, the data area of the present invention may store the LNG plant business related information input through the communication unit 110 and the input unit 120. In addition, the data area of the present invention may store various information registered by the LNG plant support client terminal 200 received by the communication unit 110.

The controller 150 supports to perform an initialization process by controlling the power supply to each component of the terminal 100, and when the initialization process is completed, the LNG plant support of the present invention for each component included in the terminal 100 Perform information processing for. To this end, the controller 150 loads various program modules stored in the storage 140, classifies, sorts, and stores various data input based on the loaded modules. That is, when the LNG plant support client terminal 200 requests access, the controller 150 performs an authentication process of the LNG plant support client terminal 200, and when the authentication is completed, the controller 140 stores the storage 140. It can be controlled to provide information about the stored LNG plant business. When the LNG plant support client terminal 200 wants to register the information requested by the LNG plant support server terminal 100, the controller 150 authenticates registration of the corresponding information, and registers the registered information in a preset routine. Accordingly, it may be controlled to store in the storage 140. In addition, the controller 150 may perform various task support required for LNG plant support, for example, decision modeling support. The controller 150 may support an interface that can be linked to various data standards such as Excel, AutoCAD, PDS, PDMS, SmartPlant, CAESAR, and STAAD. The configuration of the controller 150 will be described later in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a view showing in more detail the configuration of the controller 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the controller 150 loads the modules stored in the storage 140 and based on the corresponding modules according to signals input from the input unit 120, the communication unit 110, and the like. It may include a variety of processors that support the processing of information related to the LNG plant. That is, the control unit 150 of the present invention, as shown, project organization management unit 151, quotation management unit 152, bid management unit 153, contract management unit 154, business preparation task management unit 155 and data integration processing unit ( 156).

The control unit 150 collects various pieces of information necessary in the LNG plant business planning and contracting step that the LNG plant support company registers through the LNG plant support client terminal 200 based on the above-described components, and collects the collected information. It may be controlled to store in the storage 140.

In more detail, when the LNG plant support client terminal 200 requests access through the communication network 300, the controller 150 performs a corresponding LNG plant support client terminal 200 authentication process, and authentication is performed. Upon completion, the preset access screen may be controlled to be transmitted to the LNG plant support client terminal 200. In addition, the controller 150 may be configured to store information related to the LNG plant business stored in the storage 140 at the request of the LNG plant support client terminal 200, for example, information including a business scale, a construction site, a construction period, and the like. The LNG plant support client terminal 200 may be controlled to be transmitted. Thereafter, the LNG plant support company operating the LNG plant support client terminal 200 may check and review the received LNG plant business information and perform various meetings such as whether to participate in the LNG plant business. In this process, the control unit 150 may support the user to efficiently and systematically participate in the LNG plant business based on each processor described above. That is, the project organization manager 151 included in the controller 150 may support the project organization of the LNG plant support client terminal 200. In addition, the quotation management unit 152 may support to manage the quotation for the LNG plant project through the LNG plant support client terminal 200. In addition, the bid management unit 153 registers and views various information related to bidding in a state in which a company supporting the LNG plant project is connected to the LNG plant support server terminal 100 through the LNG plant support client terminal 200. Support to do it. When the contract is executed after bidding, the contract management unit 154 supports the terminal-to-terminal connection with the contract company, and transmits and receives various information related to the contract and stores and authenticates the information while the terminals are connected. Support. The business preparation task management unit 155 supports the schedule management and operation necessary for the distribution and operation of various human resources related to the preparation of the project after the completion of the contract, and the pilot implementation of the construction. The data integration processor 156 classifies and sorts the information collected while the above-described processors are operated according to a predetermined criterion and stores the sorted information in the storage 140. In addition, the data integration processing unit 156 may support to view each information collectively or individually through the LNG plant support server terminal 100. In addition, the data integration processor 156 extracts uniform and repetitive elements based on the accumulated information, and provides improved LNG plant support for planning and contracting in consideration of weights applied at the planning and contracting stages. You can perform modeling generation that you can perform.

For example, the control unit 150 may store information related to bidding for a specific project, for example, an order size and a construction period of an LNG plant business, in the storage unit 140 and support the LNG plant. Based on the various information registered by companies, modeling on organizational management can be suggested by judging whether a supporting company having a project organization of any size is operated more efficiently at the stage of planning and contracting. Accordingly, the client can be provided with modeling information on effective organizational management according to the size of the project. Based on this, the client can evaluate the organizational composition and management of the order support companies more functionally, and in some cases, more efficient team formation. You may also be able to conduct consulting for them.

In addition, the control unit 150 may provide an appropriate algorithm to automatically calculate the appropriate estimate for the LNG plant project based on the bid size and various project-related information. Then, the operator of the LNG plant support client terminal 200 may access the corresponding server terminal 100 and may support various quotation calculations using the quotation calculation program provided by the server terminal 100. Here, the estimate calculation program may include a factor, but may also include a variable factor. In other words, companies that support specific LNG plant projects may have different characteristics, such as personnel composition, labor, materials, company operating costs, and construction experience. As a result, even if they support the same pro- duction program, order support companies may generate different estimates. The LNG plant support server terminal 100 supports such various functions to the client terminal 200, so that both the LNG plant support server side and the client side have overall outlines according to the project size in the planning and contracting phase of the LNG plant business. Detailed lines can be easily configured.

Meanwhile, the controller 150 supports each of the processors described above, so that the operator of the LNG plant support client terminal 200 may input, view, and pay a variety of information necessary for the planning and contracting phase of the LNG plant business. In this case, the data integration processing unit 156 included in the control unit 150 of the LNG plant client server terminal 100 may use information registered by the LNG plant support client terminal 200 based on specific processors even when other processors are activated. Can support reading. For example, the operator of the LNG plant support client terminal 200 checks the materials listed in relation to the quotation based on the quotation management unit 152, and inputs an input signal for confirming the personal information of the members of the company who registered the materials. Can be generated. Then, the data integration processing unit 156 may activate the quotation management unit 152 to transmit the matters related to the personal information related to the member to the LNG plant support client terminal 200. In the same way, when the LNG plant support client terminal 200 generates an input signal for confirming bid schedule management in the process of activating the contract manager 154 to confirm a specific agreement, the data integration processor 156 The bid management unit 153 may be activated to control the bid schedule management to be output to the display unit of the LNG plant support client terminal 200. At this time, the data integration processing unit 156 does not simply transmit only information related to bid schedule management to the LNG plant support client terminal 200, and the contents registered in the contract management matters together with the bid schedule management. ) Can be sent together to support the transmission of information according to bid schedule and contract management.

The controller 150 stores various registration information generated according to the operation of each of the processors and the registration of the information of the LNG plant support client terminal 200 in the data area of the storage 140, and in this process, each information. They can be stored for sorting and integration by input time, user input, etc. Then, an operator of the LNG plant support server terminal 100, for example, an LNG plant project owner, operates the data integration processing unit 156 to support each of the support companies applying for the LNG plant project from the project organization management stage. At a glance, you can see what you've done up to the management stage. In addition, in the case of using a time-based sorting, the data integration processing unit 156 assists the user in checking which tasks are correctly performed and which results are properly registered in the planning and contracting process of a specific project.

In particular, the LNG plant support server terminal 100 of the present invention performs various and appropriate basic data acquisition in the planning and contracting portion related to the LNG plant business, and further analyzes and processes the LNG plant life cycle later based on the basic data. Based on this, it is possible to develop a business management system and develop a decision-making model for each plant life cycle, and support a business management system that can make optimal decisions through risk assessment.

In the above, the respective components and roles of the components of the LNG plant support system 10 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention have been described. Hereinafter, a user interface that may be provided to the LNG plant support server terminal 100 and the LNG plant support client terminal 200 will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to the description, a user interface for registering contract management information for LNG plant support according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. However, the user interface of the present invention is not limited to the screens described below, and the arrangement or name of various screen elements included in the screens may be continuously or temporarily changed according to the intention of the designer or the planner. Can be. In addition, the user interface provided by the system of the present invention may basically provide a user interface including general management items such as project overview, construction history, organization chart, and site inquiry. The project overview screen may be a screen that provides overall information of a project related to the LNG plant project that the ordering company wants to order. In addition, the construction history screen may be a screen for supporting information on the entire construction period and information on the current construction progress period as the LNG plant business is performed for a long time. The organization chart screen may be a screen including information on organizational configurations of the ordering company. The site inquiry screen may be a screen for supporting various image information collected at the site and brief text information related to the image information. Hereinafter, a screen output through a user interface related to contract management will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4A to 4C are diagrams for describing a user interface related to project organization management according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The project organization management user interface of the present invention described below may include the project team configuration user interface shown in FIG. 4A, the strategy meeting user interface shown in FIG. 4B, and the ITB review user interface shown in FIG. 4C.

First, referring to FIG. 4A, the project team composition user interface may include various registration elements so that the LNG plant project support company may construct a project team for supporting the corresponding LNG plant project. In order to operate the LNG plant business, an organizational task including various human resources costs is required. The organization organization work is the general manager of the project work, and represents the company externally, determines the project work scope and policy, and selects the project manager who organizes and operates the construction promotion organization, manages all document management and design books, projects and This includes the selection of a Project Administrator responsible for the preparation of relevant reports, administrative data and other documentation. In addition, the organizational organization work includes creating a schedule of the project, selecting a schedule engineer who prepares and reports process reports, and assists the project manager throughout the construction of the project. In addition, it is responsible for the selection of Project Engineers for the efficient management of all members of the organization, and for the prevention of safety accidents that may be scattered or inadvertently throughout the construction. Selecting a safety engineer who carries out the licensing work for Korea, conducts countermeasures for any environmental problems occurring or predicted in relation to the construction, performs environmental work for detailed design, and permits work related to the discharge facility Includes selecting an Environmental Engineer to perform. Organizational tasks include equipment purchase, inspection and purchase promotion. It may include selecting a procurement manager who manages the supply of materials, construction managers responsible for construction construction, equipment management and safety management.

To this end, the project team configuration user interface includes an item for registering a project manager, an item for registering a CM manager, an item for registering a site manager, management, materials, affairs, It may include items that can register individual personnel related to construction, commissioning, safety, etc. The project team configuration user interface includes various interfaces that can be linked with the human resource DB of the LNG plant support company, and can perform various human resource DB searches based on the human resource DB designated by the user of the LNG plant support client terminal 200. To help. In this process, the user of the LNG plant support client terminal 200 may register information on the entire project team constituent personnel including the reserve personnel through the project team constituent user interface. In this process, the project team configuration user interface inputs various condition expressions input by the user of the LNG plant support client terminal 200 as a conditional expression, for example, age, department, and career. Can automatically filter and output filtered data to the user interface. In other words, the user interface for the project team composition includes input of a conditional expression related to a department, a position, a current job, a major field, a field history inquiry after joining a project, and an end date of the project if other projects are in progress. It supports output. When the candidate group for the project team is configured, the project team composition user interface may automatically construct a schematic organization chart according to a predetermined rule based on each department, position, or age field experience, for the selected candidate groups. It can also print out an automatically configured organization chart.

When the project organization is completed, project members can conduct bidding strategy meetings considering the conditions, such as size, characteristics, scope of work, and bidding period. In other words, the project members conduct meetings on risk analysis and countermeasures, design / purchase / construction / project execution plan, bid performance plan / strategy (cost strategy, estimating method, etc.), bidding strategy establishment, Can be. In addition, project members can carry out a bidding plan and organize a bidding budget based on the ITB detailed review and the bidding strategy of the strategy meeting. The project members may store and manage the results of the meeting using a user interface for supporting a strategic meeting as shown in FIG. 4B. As shown in the figure, the strategy meeting user interface supports recording a bid strategy meeting content or history when a bid strategy meeting occurs. That is, the strategic meeting user interface may include items for registering meeting dates, agendas, contents, locations, participating departments and personnel, and attachments. At this time, the strategic meeting user interface supports a limited information input and registration function according to a grade so that meeting contents can be registered for team members belonging to a specific project. In addition, the Strategic Meeting User Interface supports the payment function that allows the members of the project or other users who have obtained specific rights to send mail to authorized personnel and to settle the contents for registration. It may further include an item.

The project members can then conduct a detailed review of the registered ITB. For this purpose, the project organization management interface may support an ITB review user interface for ITB review as shown in FIG. 4C. The ITB Review user interface helps project managers develop and register ITB item-specific strategies. Accordingly, the project members can review the main items of each item of the ITB by using the LNG plant support client terminal 200 and click the items to check the details. Details include the analysis of the core ITB requirements, classification of required and recommended elements, and final deadlines. In this case, the ITB review user interface supports a file attachment function, secures the attached file to be registered, downloaded, and viewed only by the approver, and provides an e-mail function and a payment function for sending an ITB item-by-item registration content. Support. The ITB includes an Invitation Letter to Bid, Instruction to Bidders (ITB), Bid Form, Terms and Conditions of Contract, Bid Specification & Drawing Document, and the like.

5A through 5F are diagrams for describing a quotation management user interface according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The quotation management user interface of the present invention may include a quotation schedule management user interface, a bid design proposal creation user interface, a bid design proposal quotation user interface, a bid estimate calculation user interface.

First, referring to FIG. 5A, the quotation schedule management user interface of the present invention is a user interface that enables a user who operates the LNG plant support client terminal 200 to register a quotation schedule. The estimating schedule management user interface may include an estimating business item, a department designation item, a staff designation item, a main content input item, a start date and an end date input item, and the like. The estimating schedule management user interface may output a schedule in the form of a bar chart or the like so that the corresponding program user may conveniently check the schedule.

Next, the bid design drafting user interface of the present invention may include a performance data search user interface and a bid design review user interface. The performance data retrieval user interface includes items for which all team members included in the project can search for the name, company name, address, contact, representative, etc. for each material in order to prepare a bidding design, as shown in FIG. 5B. to provide. In this case, the performance data search user interface may support a data input checking function so that all project members can check the data input state without any omission. The performance data retrieval user interface may display details of 2D and 3D modeling for each material input by project members according to a user's request. To this end, the performance data retrieval user interface may provide a function that allows a project member to input 2D and 3D modeling information on a material simultaneously or together when inputting information related to each material. If not, their search engine can be used to assist in the collection and registration of information about the material. In this case, the performance data search user interface may support the member of the project to check the automatically collected modeling to perform the payment for registration.

Next, referring to FIG. 5C, the bid design review user interface includes an item for uploading and downloading a bid design proposal by a project manager or a representative of a department in charge of the LNG plant project. The bid design review user interface may include items for registering a creation date, review date, reviewer, review contents, etc. when uploading a bid design proposal, and may support a payment function so that feedback on the review contents can be made. On the other hand, when a bid design is uploaded, the bid design review user interface may support members who participate in the project to download and review the bid design, and may support a function to allow each member to add a review opinion. The person in charge can then collect feedback from project members through the Bid Review Review user interface and collect it and apply it to the bid design.

Referring to FIG. 5D, the bid design proposal estimating user interface supports to calculate a quote based on various information described in the bid design and output the calculated quote. That is, the bid design proposal estimating user interface provides an item for project managers and departmental representatives to register a quotation item, a department in charge, a producer, a country, a performance amount, a due date, and the like. When all of the corresponding items are registered or required items determined by the corresponding program are registered, the bid design proposal estimating user interface calculates a predetermined estimate according to a preset algorithm based on the registered items under the control of the system control unit, and the calculated value. You can output At this time, the bidding design proposal user interface can support the project member who inputs the information to select a more appropriate quotation by outputting various quotations by searching and comparing the performance data when registering the quotation items and related contents. A bid calculation method applicable to the bid design proposal quotation user interface may include an algorithm for supporting a detailed unit price estimation method, a device ratio method, a 0.6 power method, a capital turnover method, and the like. The detailed unit price estimating method is a method of calculating a reliable unit price and price by applying the actual reliable unit price and price to a device, apparatus, bulk material quantity obtained as a result of the detailed design, and the unit ratio method is based on the price of the main equipment for process. It is a method of calculating the total cost of construction by multiplying all other necessary equipment, installation work, and other indirect costs by a factor. In addition, the 0.6 power method is based on the fact that the cost of a plant changes with 0.6 power of its capacity ratio, and when the capacity and cost of the same type of equipment or device are plotted on a logarithmic graph, the slope becomes almost 0.6. Knowing the cost of a certain capacity based on the curve that has a curve is calculated to estimate the cost of any other similar equipment. The capital turnover method is a method of estimating the construction cost by multiplying the product price by the annual output and dividing by the capital turnover. The bid design proposal estimating user interface may support each of the above-described methods individually or collectively according to a corresponding program user selection.

The bid estimate calculation user interface may include a user interface for outputting a construction cost, i.e., a bid quote, as shown in 5e, and a user interface for outputting an alternative estimate and a total sum of quotes, as shown in 5f. In other words, the user interface for calculating the bid estimate may be configured as construction costs, alternative bills for each Alt, total quotes for each Alt, and the like, and may include an item supporting a payment function. The bid estimate price calculation user interface automatically calculates a bid quote price based on the sum of registered quote contents and supports the output of the calculated bid quote prices. Here, the bid estimate price calculation user interface may support a security function so that only a person who has obtained a specific authority can check the bid price.

6A to 6E are diagrams for describing a bid management user interface according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The bid management user interface of the present invention may include a bid schedule management user interface, a technical bid management user interface, a commercial bid management user interface, a bid package review user interface.

First, referring to FIG. 6A, the bid schedule management user interface of the present invention may include a bidding business item, a department designation item, a person in charge designation item, a main content item, a start date and an end date item, and the like. The bid schedule management user interface may output the schedule in the form of a bar chart so that the corresponding program user can easily check the schedule.

Referring to FIG. 6B, the technical bid management interface may include items for registering a department, a person in charge, a key strategy and analysis, an end date, and an attached file. The technical bid management user interface supports project managers and departmental managers to register by establishing a strategy for each technical bid item. In this process, the technical bid management user interface may support a function of confirming historical performance data regarding technical bids applied to a similar kind of business or another type of business such as the LNG plant business. The Technical Bid Management User Interface supports technical matters such as design related matters, process management, on-site quality control, Plant Description, PFD / Preliminary P & ID, Plot Plan / Layout, Equipment Arrangement Drawing, Single Line Drawing, Building Plan & Elevation Drawing, Other Required Drawing, Main Equipment List & Data Sheet, Control Logic Diagram, Preliminary Master Schedule, Project Organization, Manpower Mobilization Plan, Project Management Plan, Resume of Assigned Key Members, Design Execution Plan, Procurement Implementation Plan, Construction Management Plan, Commissioning & Start It supports the function to input and register the above items so that technical bidding forms including -up plan, Quality Assurance Plan, Training Plan, and Other Special Work Plan can be executed.

Referring to FIG. 6C, the commercial bid management user interface of the present invention may include an item for registering a department, a person in charge, a key strategy, an analysis, an end date, and an attached file. The commercial bid management user interface supports project managers and departmental personnel in charge of LNG plant projects to establish and register commercial bid items. Similar to the commercial bid management user interface or the technical bid management user interface, it is possible to support a function for searching and confirming historical performance data regarding commercial bids applied to a project similar to the LNG plant project or another type of business. The commercial bid management user interface includes a total price & breakdown price, unit price, foreign currency & local currency cost breakdown, cost & fee breakdown, escalation rate, plan of progress & payment schedule, deviation and / or alternative proposal, etc. Each item can be supported to prepare a bid document.

On the other hand, when the user using the user interface in Figure 6c clicks on "Commercial Bid Description", the commercial bid management user interface can output the details related to "Commercial Bid Description" as shown in Figure 6d have.

Next, referring to FIG. 6E, the bid package review user interface includes an item for registering a department, a core strategy, an end date, and an attached file for each document. The bid package review user interface supports project managers and departmental personnel in charge of the LNG plant business to inspect various documents in the bid package.

On the other hand, it is preferable that a bid should be prepared to include a quotation considering efficiency, economics, rationality, and reality at the time of writing. Accordingly, it is recommended that a bid package should be prepared based on a clear understanding of the requirements of the bid guide. desirable. Accordingly, the bid management user interface may alarm through a message output or the like for the above-mentioned bidding writing principle when the bidding is written in order to support the project members to write the bidding based on the above-mentioned bidding principle.

When the LNG plant project applicants input respective information and submit an appropriate bid based on the above-described user interfaces, the LNG plant ordering company selects an LNG plant contractor based on the corresponding information. In this process, the LNG plant ordering company may conduct a bidding meeting to select an ordering company. A bid meeting is a meeting that confirms whether a bidder can meet all of the client's requirements in the technical capacity to carry out the project. These bidding meetings are conducted through a technical bid evaluation (TBE) that reviews the bids received and evaluates the technical capabilities of the bidders. There is a meeting to conduct a Commercial Bid Evaluation or Cost Bid Evaluation (CBE). To clarify the contents of the bid, the client may call the bidder directly to conduct technical negotiation. Items to be reviewed in this process include general review items such as Project Name, Client Name, Location, Capacity, Work Scope, Schedule, etc. In addition, the review items include the method of calculating the cost, whether the On / Off-Shore is classified, the contract type review items such as participation type, and the contractor's responsibility review items. Also, the on-site facility, utility, spare parts, special tools, commissioning, chemicals, There is a review of the Contractor's responsibilities, including Feed Stock, Catalysts, Start-Up, and Authority Authorization. As a review item, there are items for reviewing the owner's responsibilities, including Utility, Catalysts, Chemicals, Lubricants, Feed Stock Supply, Commissioning, Start-Up, Authority Authorization, Tax Exemption, and Approval. There are Payment Terms review items including Payment, Interest On Delayed Payment, Invoicing, etc., and Change Order review items including Contract Price Change Method, Schedule Extension, Changes In Legislation, Escalation, Currency Appreciation, Adverse Physical Conditions, etc. . In addition, there are review items such as Subcontracting, Warranty (Defect Liability) Period, and Final Acceptance that include Priority, Approval Process, etc., and Acceptance And Completion review items, including notification, Document / Vender Approval, Force Majeure, Commissioning & Test Run. Guarantees include review periods of return obligations including Provisional Acceptance, Final Acceptance, In-House Inspection, Delayed Delivery, Extension, Claim, etc. Liability review items including review items, Liquidated Damage For Delay, Combined LAD, Indemnification review items including contractor's disclaimer regarding human and material accidents related to contractor's fault, A / P Bond, Performance Bond, Retention Bond And Bond And / Or Bank Guarantee review items, including Parental Guarantee. Among the review items are Insurance review items including Construction All Risks, Third Party Liability, Workmen's Compensation, Social Security, Motor Vehicle, Marine Cargo, etc.Corporate Tax, Sales Tax, Personnel Income Tax, Duties, VAT, Customs, Impost There is a review of Taxes And Government Charges, including withholding taxes. Therefore, the bid management user interface of the present invention can provide data on the various bid meeting review items described above. When each item is provided through the above-described bid management user interface and the supporting companies register the information on each item, the ordering company may perform the selection of the ordering company based on the registered information.

Once the selection of the winning company is completed, the ordering company will enter into a contract with the company that received the LNG plant business. To this end, the LNG plant support server terminal 100 of the present invention performs a contract notification to the LNG plant support client terminal 200 to perform a contract. Thereafter, the ordering company may request registration of contract related information with the selected ordering company by providing the contract management user interface described below. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 7A and 7B.

7A and 7B illustrate a contract management user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A and 7B, the contract management user interface of the present invention may include a contract confirmation user interface and a consultation item registration user interface.

The contract confirmation user interface includes items for registering an item, contents, a department, a start date, an end date, and the like. This contract confirmation user interface can support the registration of various questionnaire uploads for all team members in the project to be clear about the contract.

The consultation item registration user interface provides an item for registering the meeting date, agenda, contents, location, participating departments and personnel, and attachments. This consultation registration user interface can assist in recording the contents of the negotiation with the client. The consultation item registration user interface may support attendees who participate in the discussion meeting to register and prescribe the contents of the meeting, and may support mail sending and payment of the meeting result.

On the other hand, in carrying out the contract, information consultations on guarantees and indemnities relating to the LNG plant business can be carried out. In other words, the contractor can specify the details of the insurance necessary for the construction, and the consultation on guarantees and indemnity including the contents to protect and indemnify the employer from damages of property and life due to the negligence of the contractor is carried out. Can be. Then, the system of the present invention may provide a user interface for registering consultation matters between the client and the client, to store the contents of the warranty and the disclaimer, and may notarize the stored contents. The above guarantees and indemnifications are based on the industrial standards and the specifications provided by the employers, which are generally applied to the design of performance-safe factory for the design, equipment purchase, construction work, etc. It may include what needs to be done. In addition, the contents of the above guarantees and indemnifications may include the fact that the work performed by the construction contractor is corrected and supplemented at the expense and responsibility of the construction contractor, and the contract execution deposit and the difference to guarantee the performance of the contractual work. How to pay the deposit should be specified. The warranty and disclaimer may also include a description of the warranty. In addition, as for air guarantee, the above warranty and disclaimer may include a guarantee that the construction contractor completes the mechanical construction by the construction contract date and the completion of the commissioning and performance guarantee by the time of construction. Can handle reductions. As a guarantee of facility performance, the above warranty and disclaimer shall be constructed in accordance with the design drawings and construction specifications provided by the employer, and shall include a guarantee that the mechanical operating conditions are intact in operation and maintenance, and that there is no defect in the performance of the equipment. The employer may include the fact that the employer makes a final takeover of the facility, provided that the performance of the facility is specified in the contract. The above warranty and disclaimer shall indicate that the contractor should repair, repair or replace the facility within the period requested by the employer if the defect occurs due to the contractor's responsibility for one year after the employer finally takes over the facility. It may include. Accordingly, the user interface of the present invention registers the items related to the above-mentioned warranty and indemnity, checks items that are actually warranted within a certain period and items that are out of warranty so that each item can be managed according to schedule management. I can display it.

In summary, the user interface of the present invention registers and stores an Invitation To Bidder (ITB) related to the plant project during the planning and contracting process of the LNG plant project, creates a new project according to the ITB registration, and a project composed of manpower information. Save the organization information, register the project's quotation and bid design guidelines, register the bid design written according to the guidelines, register the bid execution budget created based on the bid design, based on the bid design and the bid execution budget The screen for each process and various items necessary for registration can be outputted so that the bid documents prepared by the user can be registered. In addition, the user interface of the present invention provides a user interface that can register the information necessary for registering the warranty and disclaimer information and business preparation work management when the bid is completed.

On the other hand, using the various information collected based on the user interface described above, the LNG plant support server terminal 100 is a project required for the new project on the basis of previously registered LNG plant information and the size and construction period of the new project. At least one modeling information among organization, quotation, and bidding may be generated and output. In more detail, the LNG plant project planning and contracting process is carried out in a variety of processes, during which the LNG plant support server terminal 100 is subjected to various forms and procedures required in the planning and contracting part of the LNG plant project. Relevant information can be collected and stored. Accordingly, the LNG plant support server terminal 100 notifies the procedures involved when it is going to perform the support in the planning and contracting phase of another LNG plant project using the stored information, and provides the necessary data and necessary documents. Alarms can be triggered, and appropriate quotation integration and bid requests can be performed. As a result, the LNG plant support server terminal 100 of the present invention can lead to a successful plant business by more efficiently and systematically selecting an appropriate contractor based on the accumulated database, and performing management and supervision after the selection.

Herein, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the specification and the drawings are merely presented as specific examples for clarity and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition to the embodiments disclosed herein, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention may be implemented.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of an LNG plant support system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing in more detail the configuration of the LNG plant support server terminal of the present invention;

3 is a view showing in more detail the controller configuration of FIG.

4A to 4C are screen diagrams for explaining an example of the project organization management user interface according to the present invention;

5A to 5F illustrate screen examples for explaining an example of the quotation management user interface according to the present invention;

6A through 6E are screen examples for explaining an example of the bid management user interface of the present invention;

7A and 7B illustrate screens for explaining an example of the contract management user interface of the present invention.

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Claims (8)

Ability to support LNG plant support operators to organize project organization, Ability to estimate and manage quotations for LNG plant projects, Aid to process various information related to bidding of LNG plant projects, Bidder's An LNG plant support server terminal supporting a function of supporting information processing related to an LNG plant business contract; An LNG plant support client terminal which accesses the LNG plant support server terminal and registers information necessary for LNG plant project planning and contracting based on the function provided by the LNG plant support server terminal; A communication network supporting information transmission and reception between the LNG plant support server terminal and the LNG plant support client terminal; LNG plant support system comprising a. The method of claim 1 The LNG plant support server terminal An input unit for generating an input signal for requesting input of LNG plant related information and output of stored LNG plant related information; Project organization management module to support LNG plant support operators to organize project organization, quotation management module to help estimate and manage quotations required for LNG plant business, and support processing of various information related to bidding of LNG plant business A storage unit including at least one of a bid management module configured to support information processing related to an LNG plant business contract of a bidder, and a business preparation task management module supporting processing of various work information necessary for preparing a business after a contract; Arrange the LNG plant related information input for each item according to the operation of each module stored in the storage unit, and control to output the corresponding information according to the input signal of the input unit, and the LNG plant related information for each item is linked and integrated and specified A controller providing modeling according to an item; LNG plant support system comprising a. A project organization management user interface for creating a new project and generating and storing project organization information based on the human resource information; A quotation management user interface including items capable of registering the quotation related information of the project; A bid management user interface including items for registering a schedule of bids and information related to a bid; A contract management user interface including items for registering contract related information with a successful company according to a bid result; LNG plant support user interface comprising a. The method of claim 3, The project organization management user interface A project team configuration support user interface comprising items for assisting in entering configurations for a specific LNG plant business registration and for assisting a selected project manager in organizing a team for project orders; A strategy meeting user interface including items that support recording of a bid strategy meeting content or history when a bid strategy meeting occurs; An ITB review user interface comprising items to assist in establishing and registering an ITB item-specific strategy; LNG plant support user interface comprising a. The method of claim 3, The quote management user interface is A quote schedule management user interface comprising items to assist in registering a quote schedule; A bidding drafting user interface including items for supporting searching for a name, company name, address, contact number, representative, etc. for each material, and uploading and downloading a bidding drafting design; A bid design quotation estimating user interface for assisting in calculating a quotation according to a predetermined routine based on various information described in the bid design; A bid estimate calculation user interface that automatically calculates a bid quote price based on the sum of registered quote contents and outputs the bid quote price; LNG plant support user interface comprising a. The method of claim 3, The bid management user interface is A bid schedule management user interface including items for supporting registration and management of a bid schedule; A technical bid management user interface including items for supporting a strategic bidding item for establishing a strategy; A commercial bid management user interface including items that assist in establishing and registering a commercial bid item-specific strategy; A bid package user interface including items for supporting inspection of various documents of a bid package; LNG plant support user interface comprising a. The method of claim 3, The contract management user interface A contract confirmation user interface comprising items for assisting in registering information related to query confirmation to clarify a contract matter; An agreement registration user interface including items that assist in recording the agreement with the client; LNG plant support user interface comprising a. The method of claim 3, A user interface that assists in registering the negotiated information regarding warranty and indemnity related to the LNG plant business during the execution of the contract; LNG plant support user interface, characterized in that it further comprises.

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