Project Background
This case concerns the Hechi section of a Guangxi grain-security programme for smart upgrading of grain storage facilities. The materials identify Du’an Anyang Guangxi Grain Reserve Depot as a project site. Inspur Software Group Co., Ltd. was the contractor, and Shandong Zhengzhong Information Technology Co., Ltd. provided supervision.
The project aimed to modernize traditional grain-depot operations, including storage management, inbound and outbound operations, grain-condition monitoring, intelligent ventilation, security monitoring and business management.
Delivery Process
The project started on May 26, 2018. The delivery files cover survey and design, equipment arrival, civil foundation work, equipment installation, system testing, training, trial operation, preliminary acceptance and final acceptance.
Supervision files include kickoff and regular meetings, weekly reports, work contact forms, supervision notices, supervision compilation materials and handover documents. The handover certificate states that supervision covered quality, schedule, investment, change, contract, information-security and document management.
Management Challenges
The first challenge was mixed engineering scope. The project combined on-site construction, equipment installation, network access, system integration and business application.
The second challenge was operational continuity. Inbound and outbound operations, grain-condition monitoring, ventilation, security and regulatory data all had to work as a stable chain.
The third challenge was site safety. A supervision notice recorded workers not wearing safety helmets and not using safety ropes during high-altitude work.
Solutions
Integration risk was handled through staged evidence. The team controlled survey and design, quality planning, equipment arrival, power-on tests, site points, concealed works, installation, system testing and trial operation.
Operational risk was handled through subsystem testing before combined trial operation. Each subsystem was tested separately, and the depot systems were then operated together.
Safety risk was handled through a formal supervision notice and rectification loop. The contractor was required to follow site-safety rules and the owner’s safety requirements.
Delivery Results
The system test report states that hardware and software tests were completed and all relevant systems operated normally.
The trial-operation report states that the systems operated normally during trial operation. The handover certificate states that the project met acceptance standards and that completion documents were complete.
Reusable Lessons
Smart grain-depot projects should be managed as combined site, equipment, software and business-process projects.
For storage and Internet-of-things projects, the key evidence chain is site point, device, data, business process and trial operation. Site-safety issues are part of project quality management and should be controlled through formal rectification records.