Deployment and operation
Six stages
Stage
Work
Output
1. Survey and scheme
Site measurement, requirements, model and fleet size, layout
Survey record, configuration, layout drawing, remediation list
2. Site preparation
Floor works, carrier modification, code laying, network, power
Remediation sign-off
3. Delivery
Unpacking, server and system deployment, charger installation
Receipt, deployment record
4. Mapping
Laser mapping, editing, points and routes, device records
Map files, point table, device list
5. Commissioning
Single-machine, docking calibration, multi-machine, traffic rules
Commissioning record, docking success report
6. Trial and acceptance
Continuous running at real takt, exceptions, training, acceptance
Trial report, training record, acceptance certificate
Three things sit on the critical path: floor works, which must finish before mapping or the map is redone; third-party interfaces to lifts, doors, conveyors and machines, which take long to coordinate and must start at kick-off; and the network, which has to be measured rather than assumed.