Advancements in 4D DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate excellence in digital construction using 4D modeling to simulate and optimize construction. The projects should show their impact on cost, safety, reliability, predictability, and quality, while including real-time progress recording to create project digital twins.
2019 Winner (4D Construction Modeling): Mortenson | Clark, a Joint Venture, United States
CRITERIA
- Bentley technology (such as SYNCHRO) must be used (alone or in combination with ProjectWise, Navigator, or other software) by engineering and construction firms, 4D service providers, and owners.
- Submissions should discuss how BIM models are linked with the 4D time dimension to intrinsically and immersively synchronize, through digital workflows, the construction strategy, work breakdown structure, schedule, costs, resources, supply chain logistics, and progress. The schedule must be linked to the 3D geometry and data to enable a virtual simulation of the project or specific aspects of the project.
- The 4D models should optimize the ideal construction path prior to actual construction and/or deliver critical construction and fabrication information directly to the materials controls and project controls systems. Models should also show how they identify and resolve clashes and demonstrate multidiscipline coordination prior to construction.
- Submissions should demonstrate a combination of technical innovation, good project management, and a clear return on investment. Some examples include reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, cost savings realized, and an increase in business performance.
- Credit will be given to submissions where progress is recorded on-site. For example, progress recorded via mobile devices—such as HoloLens, phone, or tablets—or with automated tracking technology—such as photogrammetry or RFID tags—and presented as management dashboards for progress tracking.
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Advancements in BRIDGES
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in planning, designing, building, modeling, analyzing, and maintaining bridges.
2019 Winner: PT. WIJAYA KARYA (Persero) Tbk, Indonesia
CRITERIA
- For consideration in this category, a Bentley bridge design and analysis application (OpenBridge Designer, OpenBridge Modeler, RM Bridge, or LEAP Bridge) must be used alone or in combination with other software.
- Submitted projects must demonstrate a technical and/or innovative application of Bentley products and technology.
- Projects will also be judged on the application of engineering principles, as well as the positive impact that it will have on the local social, economic, or environmental situation.
- Submissions should clearly present the project and benefits achieved, including a clear return on investment, and be supported by images, screenshots, animations, charts, or diagrams.
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Advancements in BUILDINGS AND CAMPUSES
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate innovation, excellence, and digital advancements in planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining a building or campus and its supporting infrastructure. Some examples are commercial buildings, educational and government campuses, airports, and other public or private facilities.
2019 Winner: Voyants Solutions Private Limited, Bangladesh
CRITERIA
- Bentley building products (OpenBuildings Designer or its GenerativeComponents capabilities, OpenBuildings Station Designer or LEGION Simulator) must have been used to demonstrate excellence in design modeling, BIM data management, computational design, engineering analysis, design review visualization, or building asset lifecycle management.
- Projects should demonstrate the use of technical innovation that resulted in high-quality building projects. Quality can refer to the building or project’s functional performance to meet the client’s business need, aesthetics, reduction in carbon footprint, energy savings, and quality of space. Projects might also detail how they complied with regulations or accreditations, and how they improved the construction delivery process, operational efficiencies, material savings, and design or engineering innovation.
- Projects should demonstrate effective interoperability, including data exchange for design coordination or hand-over as well as innovation in project team collaboration.
- Projects must demonstrate a clear return on investment (to the owner, project, or submitter) in terms of either cost savings, risk avoidance, increased value in the resulting project, or increased business performance.
- Submissions must clearly present the project and benefits achieved by using project images, project models, animations, contract deliverables, simulations, charts, diagrams, text, and application screenshots.
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Advancements in DIGITAL CITIES
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in planning and operations, or projects that leverage reality modeling, geospatial, city-scale digital twins, modeling, simulation and analysis, or project delivery at a city or campus scale.
2019 Winner: Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd; Yangtze Ecology and Environment Co., Ltd., China
CRITERIA
- Bentley technology used (alone or in combination with other software) to plan, design, model, build, survey, map, manage, or operate public infrastructure.
- Digital cities operational submissions should include digital workflows associated to critical infrastructure, cadastral mapping, 3D/4D city- or campus-scale models (digital twins), and other geospatial workflows. City- or campus-scale project delivery submissions should include discipline-specific engineering and BIM process adoption.
- Submissions must demonstrate a combination of technical innovation, good project management, collaborative workflows, tangible benefits to public infrastructure and the environment, and a clear return on investment. For city submissions focused on operational or asset performance, it should include planning and operational efficiencies, resource hours saved, savings in operational costs or improvements in asset performance. For submissions focused on city- or campus-scale projects, they should include reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, and cost savings realized.
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Advancements in GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate excellence in addressing real-world challenges using geotechnical engineering to provide safe, cost-efficient solutions that resulted in reduced risk, environmental sustainability, or optimized design for long-lasting performance.
2019 Winner: ARUP Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore
CRITERIA
- Bentley applications must be used alone or in combination with other software. Preference will be given to projects using a Bentley geotechnical analysis (PLAXIS, SoilVision) or geotechnical information management (OpenGround, gINT, Keynetix) application.
- Projects must demonstrate a combination of technical innovation through engineering and controlling impact on existing infrastructure to reduce risk.
- Projects must demonstrate a positive social or environmental impact, good project management, and a clear return on investment, such as reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, cost savings realized, and an increase in business performance.
- Submissions must discuss safety, environmental impact, project management, and/or business drivers.
- Submissions must include a summary of input data for sub-surface geotechnical information and for surface topology, as well as design tools and analysis methods used.
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Advancements in LAND AND SITE DEVELOPMENT
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in the evaluation, planning, designing, engineering, modeling, and analyzing of land development projects.
CRITERIA
- For consideration in this category a Bentley land and site development application (such as OpenSite Designer or SITEOPS) must be used alone or in combination with other software.
- Submitted projects must demonstrate a technical and/or innovative application of Bentley products and technology.
- Projects will also be judged on the application of engineering principles, as well as the positive impact that it will have on the local social, economic, or environmental situation.
- Submissions should clearly present the project and benefits achieved, including a clear return on investment, and be supported by images, screenshots, animations, charts, or diagrams.
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Advancements in MANUFACTURING
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in the planning, engineering, and/or construction of any factory or manufacturing facility. Projects can include onshore and offshore oil and gas production facilities, petrochemical and chemical plants, metals processing, food and pharmaceutical production, automotive, CPG, semi-conductors, hi-tech, and equipment manufacture. Projects can also demonstrate the industrial fabrication of large-scale building or other infrastructure components.
2019 Winner: Hatch, Democratic Republic of the Congo
CRITERIA
- Bentley technology (PlantSight, OpenPlant, AutoPLANT, STAAD, AutoPIPE, SACS, OpenRoads, OpenBuildings Designer, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, and Promis.e) must be used (alone or in combination with other software) to plan, design, construct, and/or operate these facilities. Typically, these projects are multidiscipline.
- Projects must demonstrate a combination of technical innovation, excellence in project management, and a clear return on investment, such as reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, cost savings realized, and an increase in business performance.
- Submissions must also discuss the business drivers behind the project—time to market, increased efficiency, improved safety—and any environmental considerations of the facility and its production.
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Advancements in MINING AND OFFSHORE ENGINEERING
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in planning, design, analysis—especially structural integrity analysis—engineering, construction, operations, decommissioning of mines, mining facilities, marine, and offshore and onshore infrastructure, and structures, including oil and gas production facilities (topsides and platforms).
2019 Winner: Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., China
CRITERIA
Mining:
- Bentley applications must be used innovatively to design, plan, survey, map, manage, or develop mines or plan, design, construct, and/or operate materials handling or processing facilities. Applications can include MineCycle Designer, Survey, Bulk Material Handling, but are not exclusive to these products. Bentley applications may be used in combination with other applications.
- Projects must demonstrate a combination of technical innovation, good project management, and a clear return on investment, such as reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, cost savings realized, and an increase in business performance.
- Submissions must also discuss safety, environmental impact, and business drivers.
- Submissions must clearly document a return on investment with metrics in terms of either cost savings; risk avoidance to owner, project, or submitter; or increased value in the resulting project.
- Submissions must adequately communicate the project scope, benefits, and return on investment achieved by using Bentley applications. Actual models or product screenshots, in addition to project images/renderings, are required. Clearly documenting savings with detailed or estimated cost figures or hours of time saved will help demonstrate the project return on investment. Additional screenshots, videos, animations, charts, or diagrams can help illustrate the excellence of the project.
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Offshore:
- Bentley applications must be used to innovatively plan, design, build, operate, model, or analyze offshore facilities. Examples include OpenWindPower, SACS, MOSES, MAXSURF, STAAD, RAM, AutoPIPE, and PlantSight but are not exclusive to these products. Bentley software may be used in combination with other applications.
- Projects must demonstrate a combination of technical innovation, engineering and project management excellence, innovation in offshore structural engineering, and a clear return on investment. Project return on investment might include reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, cost savings realized, and an increase in business performance.
- Submissions must cover specific offshore conditions found at sea, including various sea states, saltwater and biological (marine growth) effects, wave, and vessel impact analysis.
- Submissions must also discuss safety, environmental impact, and business drivers.
- Submissions must adequately communicate the project scope, benefits, and return on investment achieved by using Bentley applications. Actual models or product screenshots, in addition to project images/renderings, are required. Clearly documenting savings with detailed or estimated cost figures or hours of time saved will help demonstrate the project return on investment. Additional screenshots, videos, animations, charts, or diagrams can help illustrate the excellence of the project.
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Advancements in POWER GENERATION
DESCRIPTION
Power generation projects that have demonstrated excellence and digital advancements in the planning, design, construction, and operations and maintenance of power generation infrastructure. Projects can include renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro), fossil fuel, cogeneration, and nuclear power plants.
2019 Winner: Hunan Hydro & Power Design Institute, China
CRITERIA
- Bentley technology must be used (alone or in combination with other software) to plan, design, build, or operate power-generation facilities.
- Projects must demonstrate a combination of digital innovation, good project management, and a clear return on investment, such as reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, cost savings realized, and an increase in business performance.
- Submissions must also discuss safety, environmental impact, and business drivers for the choice of facility.
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Advancements in PROJECT DELIVERY
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate excellence and digital innovations in project delivery as the result of improved project collaboration, accelerated information sharing, enhanced information mobility and content management. Projects should enable increased transparency spanning the planning, design, and construction of a single project or across a project portfolio.
2019 Winner: South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), United States
CRITERIA
- Standardized use of ProjectWise technology, including ProjectWise Design Integration, ProjectWise Deliverables Management, and any of the ProjectWise Connections Services must be used to manage, control, and integrate information to plan, design, build, and deliver projects. iModels and Bentley applications like Navigator Mobile, ProjectWise Worksite, Bentley Map Mobile, and ProjectWise Edge must be used to collaborate with the project supply chain.
- The project or project portfolio must demonstrate a combination of technical innovation and interoperability, superior project information management, and improved team collaboration with a clear return on investment. Project return on investment can include reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, cost savings realized, and an increase in business performance.
- Submissions must present the return on investment and how the organization improved productivity, reduced risk, managed change, and resolved issues. Submissions must convey the return on investment using project images, screenshots, animations, charts/diagrams, and text.
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Advancements in RAIL AND TRANSIT
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in the planning, design, or construction of rail or transit networks.
2019 Winner: Italferr S.p.A., Italy
CRITERIA
- For consideration in this category, an application within Bentley’s rail and transit solution OpenRail must be used (alone or in combination with other software) during the planning, design, maintenance or upgrade, and operation of rail and transit network assets. Projects can include bridges, stations and platforms, track and civils, overhead line, and related infrastructure. Suggested applications include:
- - AssetWise ALIM
- - ComplyPro
- - OpenBridge Designer (formerly RM Bridge and LEAP Bridge)
- - OpenBuildings Designer (formerly AECOsim Building Designer)
- - OpenBuildings Station Designer
- - OpenRail ConceptStation
- - OpenRail connected data environment (CDE)
- - OpenRail Designer
- - OpenRoads Designer
- - ProjectWise
- - LEGION
- Submissions must first and foremost demonstrate a technical and/or innovative application of Bentley products and technology.
- Submissions will also be judged on the application of engineering principles, as well as the positive impact the project or upgrades to existing infrastructure will have on the social, economic, or environmental conditions of the region.
- Submissions should clearly communicate the tangible and quantifiable results achieved, including return on investment, productivity gained, and risk reduced. Submissions should include high-quality images, screenshots, animations and movies, charts, and/or diagrams.
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Advancements in REALITY MODELING
DESCRIPTION
Reality modeling is the process of capturing the physical reality of an infrastructure asset, creating a 3D representation of it, and maintaining it through continuous surveys. Projects must demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in reality capture and/or visualization that solved a specific design, construction, or operations challenge. Projects must demonstrate how reality modeling enabled better decision-making, and/or streamlined the process of collaboration or approvals through improved communication.
2019 Winner: MMC Gamuda KVMRT (T) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
CRITERIA
- Projects must have used ContextCapture, LumenRT, Descartes, Orbit, or Pointools.
- Submissions should clearly present the project and benefits achieved, including a clear return on investment, such as reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, and cost savings realized. It should also demonstrate an increase in business performance, an explanation of technical innovation, and be supported by 3D model animation, data capture information, high-resolution images, screenshots, or sample datasets.
Example
Technology used to:
- Produce detailed models of infrastructure assets and/or their surrounding environment using at least one of the following data types:
- - Reality meshes
- - Scalable terrain models
- - Point clouds
- Integration of reality modeling with design or construction modeling for the purpose of:
- - Documentation of as-built conditions
- - Speeding conceptual design
- - Supporting construction workflows
- - Improving communication of proposed plans with stakeholders
- Innovative use of reality modeling for visual operations and virtual inspection such as:
- - Asset management
- - Inspection of assets
- - Monitoring of materials
- Effective use of visualization to aid in:
- - Informed design decision making with clearer environmental context
- - Real-time design review and exploration
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Advancements in ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in planning, engineering, design, analysis, or project delivery of roads or highways.
2019 Winner: Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC, United States
CRITERIA
- A Bentley civil product for roads (OpenRoads, ConceptStation, LumenRT, or other OpenRoads applications) must have been used (alone or in combination) to design, maintain, operate, or otherwise enhance transportation infrastructure.
- Submissions should demonstrate technical and/or innovative applications of Bentley products and technology.
- Submissions should present tangible and quantifiable results, such as reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, cost savings realized, or increased business performance with a clear return on investment.
- Submissions will be judged based on how the project demonstrates the use of digital engineering data, including iModels and digital twins.
- Projects will also be judged on the impact of the changes made, including sustainability and local social, economic, or environmental situation.
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Advancements in ROAD AND RAIL ASSET PERFORMANCE
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Enterprise deployments that demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in the operations and maintenance of road and rail infrastructure assets, utilizing a digital twin approach and resulting in improved reliability, integrity, performance, and safety.
2019 Winner: Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
CRITERIA
- For consideration in this category, one or more of Bentley’s AssetWise solutions and/or services must have been used on either a road or rail network. Suggestions include:
- AssetWise Asset Lifecycle Information Management (including applications previously known as eB and Exor)
- AssetWise Asset Reliability (including applications previously known as InspectTech and Ivara)
- AssetWise Digital Twins Services (including applications previously known as 4DAnalytics, Optram, and Amulet)
- AssetWise Enterprise Interoperability
- SUPERLOAD Routing and Permitting
- Submissions must first and foremost demonstrate a technical and/or innovative application of Bentley applications and technology.
- Submissions will be judged on the integration and interoperability of Bentley products and technology with other enterprise-wide systems. Projects should have enabled process improvements; improved efficiencies; implementation of industry good practice; project management; and the positive impact on sustainability and social, economic, or environmental conditions of the region resulting from the changes implemented.
- Submissions should clearly present tangible and quantifiable results achieved, including the mitigation and management of operational and safety risks, reduced costs, operational/maintenance improvements, return on asset performance, return on investment, and regulatory compliance met.
- Submissions should include high-quality images, screenshots, animations and movies, charts, and/or diagrams.
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Advancements in STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
DESCRIPTION
Projects that demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in ingenuity, planning, modeling, designing, analyzing, documenting, and detailing in the delivery of high-quality structure(s).
2019 Winner: WSP, United Kingdom
CRITERIA
- Bentley applications must have been used to model, design, analyze, document, or detail a structure(s), simple to complex, using any material. Applications can include STAAD and RAM but as well as other Bentley and third-party applications.
- Projects must demonstrate technical innovation using advances like BIM or modern structural project workflows, staged construction, application interoperability, or data collaboration among multidiscipline design teams.
- Projects can demonstrate quality through functional performance, delivery process, material or time savings, design or engineering innovation, quality of service, and/or collaboration.
- Submissions must clearly document a return on investment with metrics in terms of either cost savings, risk avoidance to owner, project, or submitter, or increased value in the resulting project.
- Submissions must adequately communicate the project scope, benefits, and return on investment achieved by using Bentley applications. Actual models or product screenshots, in addition to project images/renderings, are required. Clearly documenting savings with detailed or estimated cost figures or hours of time saved will help demonstrate the project’s return on investment. Additional screenshots, videos, animations, charts, or diagrams can help illustrate project excellence.
- If you have any questions about the criteria, please contact us at InfrastructureAwards@bentley.com
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Advancements in UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS
DESCRIPTION
Utilities projects that have demonstrated excellence and digital advancements in the planning, design, analysis, construction, or operations of network infrastructure. Examples include electric or gas transmission and distribution and communications networks.
2019 Winner (Communications and Utilities): POWERCHINA Hubei Electric Engineering Co., Ltd., China
CRITERIA
- Bentley technology must have been used (alone or in combination with other software and services) to plan, design, analyze, build, or operate electric, gas, or communications networks.
- Projects must demonstrate a combination of digital innovation, good project management, and a clear return on investment, such as reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, cost savings realized, and an increase in business performance.
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Advancements in UTILITIES AND INDUSTRIAL ASSET PERFORMANCE
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Enterprise deployments that demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in the operation, inspection, maintenance, and management of utility plants and networks, power generation facilities, oil and gas production facilities, or any other industrial site. Advancements should improve reliability, integrity, performance, and operational efficiency and effectiveness, along with enhanced safety and reduced risk.
2019 Winner: EPCOR Utilities, Canada
CRITERIA
- The use of one or more of Bentley’s AssetWise software and/or services offerings in a utility, power generation station, oil and gas production facilities, or any other industrial site:
- AssetWise Asset Lifecycle Information Management (including eB and ECM)
- AssetWise Asset Reliability (including Ivara)
- AssetWise Digital Twin Services (including 4DAnalytics and Amulet)
- AssetWise Enterprise Interoperability
- PlantSight
- OpenUtilities
- Submissions will be judged on a combination of criteria, such as innovative use of technology (Bentley and other) and tangible and quantifiable results. These results can include the mitigation and management of operational and safety risks, reduced costs, operational/maintenance improvements, demonstrable return on assets/return on investment, process improvements, improved efficiencies/best practices, project efficiency/project management, interoperability with enterprise systems, the impact of the changes, sustainability, and the positive impact on the local social, economic, or environmental situation.
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Advancements in WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
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Projects that demonstrate excellence and digital advancements in planning, designing, and building water or wastewater treatment plants and that leverage some combination of reality modeling, discipline-specific engineering, simulation and analysis, and 4D construction for collaborative project delivery.
2019 Finalist: Houston Waterworks Team (a Joint Venture of Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. and CDM Constructors, Inc.), United States
CRITERIA
- Bentley technology must be used (alone or in combination with other software) to plan, design, and/or construct these facilities.
- The project must demonstrate a combination of technical innovation, good project management, and a clear return on investment, such as reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, cost savings realized, and an increase in business performance.
- Submissions should address safety, environmental impact, operations impact, and business drivers.
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Advancements in WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER NETWORKS
DESCRIPTION
Projects that have demonstrated excellence and digital advancements in planning, designing, building, modeling, and analyzing water, wastewater, or stormwater networks using hydraulics and hydrology software.
2019 Finalist: Henan Water & Power Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd., China
CRITERIA
- Bentley technology must be used (alone or in combination with other software) to plan, design, build, operate, model, or analyze potable water distribution, wastewater conveyance, or stormwater drainage infrastructure using hydraulics and hydrology software. Suggested applications include
- For planning, design, and analysis
- - OpenFlows WaterGEMS
- - OpenFlows WaterCAD
- - OpenFlows SewerGEMS
- - OpenFlows SewerCAD
- - OpenFlows StormCAD
- - OpenFlows HAMMER
- - OpenFlows CivilStorm
- - OpenFlows CulvertMaster
- - OpenFlows FLOOD
- - OpenFlows PondPack
- For operations and maintenance (digital twins)
- - OpenFlows WaterOPS
- - OpenFlows SewerOPS
- - OpenFlows WaterSight
- - OpenFlows SewerSight
- - OpenFlows WaterCAP
- - OpenFlows SewerCAP
- The project will need to demonstrate a combination of technical innovation, good project management, and a clear return on investment, such as reduced design and/or project time, resource hours saved, cost savings realized, and an increase in business performance.
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