COMIT / Fiatech Conference 2014, The Crystal, London Efficiency Through Digital Projects Firas Hijazi from CCC The use and benefits of digital operations at Abu Dhabi airport – Although the use of mobile solutions has increased drastically in the past years, still the construction industry is heavily biased towards the use of paper. Digital pen technology can revolutionize the collection of construction site information yet maintaining the traditional methods of paper usage for reporting. It is becoming more widespread in construction sector amid its benefits in speeding up the process of collecting information and increasing accuracy though the integration of handwriting technology. In this session, we will discuss the ROI of implementing digital pen technology in the construction sector, based on a use-case implementation in an Airport project; measuring the productivity impact of digital pen implementation versus tradition pen and paper process.

1. Digital Processing at the workface
– Interactively Natural
Firas Hijazi
CCC

2. Digital Pen
Interactively Natural

3. Introduction to CCT International
• CCT International Inc. is the primary technology provider of
Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) since 1998.
• Focused on Construction Management and Optimization Solutions
and Services.
• CCT resources are primarily based in Athens, Dubai, Canada,
Cyprus, and Beirut. Additional offices are being established in the
Middle East and North America.
• Proven experience in support of large scale projects in different
sectors (buildings, infrastructure, heavy civil, Oil & Gas, etc.)
• Thorough understanding of international HSE and Quality
requirements (ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001)
• Over 100 employees, 25% of which are construction industry
specialists (civil, mechanical, piping, etc.).

4. Customers & Countries
• Main Customers Include:
• CCC in all sites (Europe, ME, Africa, Asia, Pacific, N/S. America). VBC
(document control system) alone has been installed in over 150+ sites.
• CCC JV’s with companies such as Fluor, TAV, JGC, Technip, Chiyoda, Linde
• Owner Operators: GASCO, ZADCO, Borouge, ADCO, Petroleum Development
Oman, KJO
• Sunway Malaysia
• BEMCO, Saudi Arabia
• Arabtec, UAE
• NPCC, UAE
• Morganti, USA
• CCED, Oman
• Sicon, Italy
• ACWA Services, UK

5. Partners, Associations and Recognitions
PAawratnrdesr:s and Associations:
• Technology Partners:
• Channel Partners:
Associations:
• CCT is an active member in setting the ISO
15926 Standard (Board and Technology
Member of FIATECH)
• Assoc. for Info and Image Management:
Professional Member Status
• European Network of Construction Companies
for Research and Development – 5Di Initiative
• International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors
Association (IPLOCA) – Chairman of CCT is a
Member of Novel Construction Steering
Group, Leader of Future Trends & Innovation
Group
• Research Partners:
CETI Award from Fiatech in
2010:
“Optimization of
Resources for Optimum
Construction Timing”
Encord 5Di:
“…the sole software
company for fully-integrated
5D solutions
for digital construction
around the globe”
Patents (US):
System and method for
hybrid solid and surface
modeling for computer-aided
design environments
US 8725466 B2

7. Why?
• NUI (Natural User Interface) Concept
• Intuitive
• Similar Successors having NUI contribution:
• Multi-Touch (Microsoft Surface Tablet, IPhone)
• Motion Sensing (KINECT, LeapMotion)
• Wearable Computing (Golden-I, Google Glass)
• Lastly but not least, We all love writing!, Don’t we?

8. In Construction
• Challenges
• Education
• Harsh Environment
•Weather Condition
• Trust/Proof? Signatures

9. Compare?
Item Digital Pen IPad Handheld/PDA
Cost $300 $500 $1600
Audience All Consumer Industry
Training No Yes Yes
Durability
High Low, requires Special
Casing
High, IP 65
Security
N/A Uncontrollable, can be Jail
broken, challenging, might
need Special Software
Available in Kiosk mode
Usability
Pen/Paper (Natural) Touch Screen  Touch Screen
 Keypad
 Barcode Scanner
Paper trail for legal/filling
Yes No No
Screen Visibility
N/A Indoor (100-500 Lux) Indoor/Outdoor (10,000-
25,000 Lux)
Temperature 0° to 40° C 0° to 35° C -10° C to 50° C
TOC Low High Low

10. Features
• Pens with the look and feel of regular pens
• small-sized, cost-efficient components with low power
consumption with either rechargeable or replaceable batteries.
• approximately 200 pages of typically populated documents or
approximately 40 fully populated 8.5 x 11 note pages.
• Transfer in real time, anywhere
• Data can be sent in real time via Bluetooth to different devices
such as computers and mobile phones, or synchronized via USB
once you are next to a computer.
• Write on any surface with precision
• On a regular whiteboard, display, table, paper sheet, or a mobile
device. The pens have pen tips suited to fit the different surfaces,
and pens using ink always have regular replaceable ink cartridges
• Built-in camera takes 70 images per second at an extremely high
resolution, activated via Pressure Sensor
• Reliable and durable
• withstands harsh elements working in outdoor environments.

11. Pen & Paper Combined

12. Form Processing

13. Site Applications
• Timesheet
• Atlas (QC & Handover Forms)
• HR Forms
• GIS/Isometric Drawings
• May be easily implemented with any paper-based flow

14. Timesheet Sample (Input)
Tools:
• Normal A4 Paper
• Printed with Dot-Pattern (greyish Color)
• Digital Pen to capture manual handwriting

15. Timesheet Sample (Output)
Interpreted
Every Dot-Pattern printed has a
unique identifier (similar to MAC
address) that in return gets
recorded by the Digital Pen when
writing is encountered on it
Using a high-class engine, the
strokes or writings recorded are
interpreted into digital text, in
case of failures, user will be
notified by email for correction

16. Timesheet Sample (Output)
Strokes
• Eliminates the need of Scanning

17. Timesheet Sample (Output)
Try to
Guess?
Is it 5226?

18. Timesheet Sample (Output)
Interpreted
No, its
52216!

19. Atlas (QC & Handover Forms)
Sample

20. Limitless
• Segmentation makes Design more Cross-Over
• Reversible transformation into multiple forms i.e. PDF Forms
• Also Natural Form (Running on IPad/Android)

21. Timesheet (Papyrus)
Abu Dhabi International Airport (MTB) Project
Project Use-Case

22. Project Facts
• Duration : 5 Years
• Manpower(MP) At Peak: 15,000 MP
• Timekeepers: 23
• Operators: 2

23. Transit
Prerequisites
• Improved Timesheet Sheet Layout:
• User friendly & Spacious
• Symmetric Trace and Focus
• Smart Update/Delete
• User Centric
• Cross-functional
• Easier Search
• Improved Timesheet Screen:
• No Proof Reading
• Real-time Interpretation
• On-Screen Validation
• Symmetric Correction
• Field Focused
• Consistent interface
• All-in-One Screen

24. Design Transformation
Just Think of Bank Deposit Slips Or Visa Applications

25. Regular Timesheet Sheet (Old)
Tight Unbalanced Stressful Incoherent User eccentric

26. New Sheet Design Philosophy

27. Design Benefits
• Spacious, User Friendly
• Referential Info (Previous Day)

28. Process Operator
• Batch
Printing
• Foremen
• Day/Mo
nth
Handov
er
• Timekeepe
r
Timekeeper
• On-Site
Attendance
• Morning
• Evening
• Office Hour
Recordings
Handov
er
•Operator
Operator
• Proof-
Reading
• Correction
s
2x Work
2x Time
2x Paper
Backlog?
Operator
• Batch
Printing
• Forem
en
• Day/M
onth
Handove
r
Timekeeper
•On-Site
Attendance +
Hour
Recordings
• Digital Pen
Wirele
ss
Hando
Operator
• Real-time
OCR
•On-Screen
Validation
OLD
NEW

29. Old VS New
Old New
2x Print, 2x Paper, 2x Work
• Attendance
• Hour Recordings
All-in-One Paper
• Attendance = Hour Recordings
• Less Writing, Less Paper
Indefinite Paper Track
• Paper Loss during cycle
No Paper Loss
• Digitally stored on Pen
Manual Archive
• Scanning
Automatic Archive (No Scanners)
Handover Lag Time
• Operator Waiting Time increases
• Timekeeper Traveling Time increases
• Outcome: Backlog grows gradually!
Digital Handover
• Less Travel Time
• Less Waiting Time
• Backlog Reduces
No Trace, No History, No Control or Workflow Traceability (Who, When?)
• Every Pen is unique

31. Case Scenario (Old vs New)
Case A B C D E
Project SSSP MTB MTB MTB MTB
Timesheet Process Old Old New New New
Man-Power 3,000 6,000 6,000 9,000 15,000
Timekeepers 11 22* 15 21 23
Cost ($)** 6,600 13,200 9,000 12,600 13,800
Data-entry Operators 3 6* 2 2 2
Cost ($)**
2,400 4,800 1,600 1,600 1,600
*Projected Values (Case A)
**Estimated: Timekeeper $600 per Month, Operator $800 per Month

32. Timekeeper Before & After
11
Case
A
(3000
)
22
Case
B
(6000
)
15
Case
C
(6000
)
21 23
Case
D
(9000
)
Case
E
(1500
0)
25
20
15
10
5
Timekeepers 11 22 15 21 23
Manpower 273 273 400 429 652
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
0
Manpower
Timekeepers
NEW
NEW

33. Operator Before & After
3
Case
A
(300
0)
6
Case
B
(600
0)
2 2 2
Case
C
(600
0)
Case
D
(900
0)
Case
E
(150
00)
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Operators 3 6 2 2 2
Manpower 1000 1000 3000 4500 7500
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
0
Manpower
Operators
NEW NEW

34. Benefits
• Improve Timekeeper Productivity
Reduce Office Hour Drafting by 50%
Reduce Overall Operation by 45%
Maintain 2.3x Manpower
• Decrease Lag Time (Smart Handover)
 Improved by 60%
Reduce Backlog
• Improve Operator Productivity
Enhance Correction & Validation time by 200%
Reduce Overall Operation by 70%
Maintain 2x Manpower

35. Savings
Project MTB MTB
Timesheet Process Old New
Duration (Years) 5 5
Man-Power 15,000 15,000
Timekeepers 55* 23
Cost ($)** 1,980,000 828,000
Data-entry Operators 15* 2
Cost ($)** 720,000 96,000
Total Cost ($) ** 2,700,000 924,000
Total Savings ($) ** Benchmark 1,776,000
*Projected Values (Case A)
**Estimated: Timekeeper $600 per Month, Operator $800 per Month 65.7%

36. Statistics
Sheets/Foremen
Accuracy Corrections
94.98% 5.02%
Printed Per Day 714
Average Manpower 42
Max. Manpower 525
Timekeeper
Average Manpower 625
Max. Manpower 1124
Operator
Average Manpower 7059
Max. Manpower 8514

37. Accuracy
% of Correction per
Month
Month/Year
% of
Accuracy
% of
Correction
2014
January 89.94 10.06
February 92.09 7.91
March 93.16 6.84
April 94.29 5.71
May 96.06 3.94
June 94.47 5.53
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
January February March April May June
% of Accuracy
% of Correction

38. Pen Performance
Pen Sheets/Day Pages MP/Day
AJX-AA3-RN8-D3 16 22 472
AJX-AA3-RTS-JM 25 36 757
AJX-AA3-RU2-KU 11 16 344
AJX-AA3-RXM-NF 14 20 427
AJX-AA3-WFK-AG 25 35 735
AJX-AA7-D96-UU 27 39 824
AJX-AA7-D98-UX 4 6 131
AJX-AA7-EA5-WT 25 36 758
AJX-AA7-EAN-WC 14 20 420
AJX-AA7-EDF-Y6 10 15 307
AJX-AA7-EDK-ZA 18 26 548
AJX-AA7-FD9-2Q 14 20 422
AJX-AA7-FFB-3S 10 14 302
AJX-AA7-FGD-4U 24 35 729
AJX-AA7-FGQ-47 7 10 207
AJX-AA7-FJS-69 23 32 675
AJX-AA7-FNC-AK 33 47 992
AJX-AA7-FTW-F5 26 37 773
AJX-AA7-G3C-QC 40 58 1214
AJX-AA7-G6T-TT 14 20 412
AJX-AA7-G6U-TU 15 21 451
AJX-AA7-HB7-Z7 13 19 398
AJX-AA7-HEQ-4Q 26 37 767
Total 13065
*Every Timekeeper
has a dedicated
Pen

39. Pen Ranking Best/lowest Pen Per Filling (Automatic)*
* Best Pen per filling depending on the whole filling (Automatic/corrected)
AJX-AA3-RN8-D3 99
AJX-AA7-HEQ-4Q 99
AJX-AA3-WFK-AG 98
AJX-AA7-EA5-WT 98
AJX-AA7-FTW-F5 98
AJX-AA3-RXM-NF 97
AJX-AA7-EDK-ZA 97
AJX-AA7-FJS-69 97
AJX-AA7-HB7-Z7 97
AJX-AA7-EAN-WC 96
AJX-AA7-FNC-AK 96
AJX-AA3-RU2-KU 95
AJX-AA7-D96-UU 95
AJX-AA7-FGD-4U 95
AJX-AA7-FGQ-47 95
AJX-AA3-RN8-D3 94
AJX-AA7-FFB-3S 93
AJX-AA7-G6U-TU 92
AJX-AA7-G6T-TT 92
AJX-AA7-FD9-2Q 91
AJX-AA7-D98-UX 89
AJX-AA7-EDF-Y6 87
AJX-AA7-G3C-QC 87

40. Operator Performance
Operator Sheet/Day Pages Manpower
Operator 1 94 134 2802
Operator 2 284 406 8514
* Worked Only Three Month
14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Operator 1 Operator 2 Operator 3 Operator 4
2199
13278
0 0
2431
11828
0 0
2539
11416
0 0
2938
6487
2226
0
3227
4605
2414
5001
3475 3468
2552
5416
Jan Feb Mar April May June ** Worked Only Two Month

41. Best Sheet Sample
Characteristics
Foreman Code A01636
No. Of Pages 9
Manpower 150
Cost Code 8
Handwriting (Digital Pen)
Cost Code (New) -
Hours 150
Accuracy
Cost Code (New) -
Hours 100%

42. Sheet Example

43. Sheet Ranking
Accuracy (%) Sheets/Foreman (%)
100 66
100 - 90 18
90 - 80 7
80 - 70 4
< 70 5

44. Correction Example