Deployment and operation
Six stages
Stage
Work
Output
1. Survey and proposal
Requirements, site survey, technical proposal and quotation, technical confirmation sheet
Written records after each discussion, survey record, technical proposal, technical confirmation sheet, site modifications
2. Site preparation
Floor, network and interfaces; rack and carrier modification, QR codes, power
Confirmation that modifications are complete
3. Delivery and unpacking
Unpacking inspection, server and system set-up, charger installation
Unpacking inspection record, deployment record
4. Mapping and routes
Laser mapping, map editing, points and routes
Map files, point table, equipment list
5. Docking and system commissioning
Single-vehicle and docking commissioning, multi-vehicle runs, and linking with upper systems, doors and lifts
Commissioning records
6. Trial run, training and acceptance
Running at the real cycle time, recording and correcting exceptions, on-site training, acceptance item by item against the technical agreement
Training confirmation, acceptance record and test data handed over on the day
Standard products are normally delivered within 45 working days, as stated in the contract. Three things need to start early: floor modifications must be finished before mapping, because a changed floor means a new map; interfaces to third-party lifts, automatic doors, conveyors and machines take time to coordinate and should start at kick-off; and the wireless network must be measured to specification, because problems found only at commissioning are costly to fix.