Systems and Methods for Managing Facility Modifications

An apparatus for managing modifications to a facility, comprising:

• a processor coupled to a memory and non-transitory data store;
• and
• an assessment module configured for operation on the processor the assessment module configured to:
• determine a baseline assessment of the facility, wherein determining the baseline assessment comprises determining quantitative assessment metrics for one or more baseline processes of the facility;
• identify a facility improvement target based, at least in part, on the baseline assessment of the facility;
• develop a candidate pool comprising a plurality of candidate processes configured to address the identified facility improvement target;
• determine quantitative assessment metrics for each candidate process of the candidate pool, wherein generating quantitative assessment metrics for a candidate process comprises:
• formulating an assessment schema for the candidate process, the assessment schema defining a plurality of state parameters and assessment logic configured to derive quantitative assessment metrics from the defined state parameters,
• constructing a map of the candidate process, the map comprising a plurality of states,
• assigning values to state parameters of each of the plurality of states of the candidate process within the map,
• transforming the map into a stochastic model configured to model transitions between the states of the candidate process, and
• deriving the quantitative assessment metrics for the candidate process from the stochastic model of the candidate process;
• and
• an evaluation module configured to select a candidate process for implementation at the facility based, at least in part, on the quantitative assessment metrics determined for the candidate processes.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing modifications to a facility, the operations comprising:

• determining a baseline assessment of the facility, wherein determining the baseline assessment comprises determining quantitative assessment metrics for one or more baseline processes of the facility;
• identifying a facility improvement target based, at least in part, on one or more of the baseline assessment of the facility;
• developing a candidate pool comprising a plurality of candidate processes configured to address the identified facility improvement target;
• determining quantitative assessment metrics for each candidate process of the candidate pool, wherein generating quantitative assessment metrics for a candidate processes comprises:
• constructing an assessment schema for the candidate process, the assessment schema defining a plurality of state parameters and assessment logic configured to derive quantitative assessment metrics from the defined state parameters,
• generating a map of the candidate process, the map comprising a plurality of states,
• assigning values to state parameters of each of the plurality of states of the candidate process within the map,
• transforming the map into a stochastic model configured to model transitions between the states of the candidate process, and
• determining the quantitative assessment metrics for the candidate process by performing one or more of a closed-form analysis of the stochastic model, a steady-state analysis of the stochastic model, and a Markov chain Monte Carlo analysis of the stochastic model;
• selecting a candidate process for implementation at the facility based, at least in part, on the quantitative assessment metrics determined for the candidate processes;
• and
• generating an adoption scheme for implementation of the selected candidate process at the facility.