Project Management Services
Why not let Bastian focus on what we do best – Deliver to you a full material handling system installation, so you can stay focused on what you do best – servicing your customers. Whether your operations are centered around distribution or manufacturing, Bastian has the material handling system experience you need to execute your project successfully from conceptual idea to completed installation.
By coordinating the required activities of all the parties necessary to the project, Bastian provides you with a single point of contact, improving communication and oversight while reducing your overall risk. This value added service will minimize the effort required on your part and allow you to stay focused on your customers and your day-to-day operations.
At Bastian, we train all of our Project Managers to utilize the Project Management framework as detailed in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). The PMBOK is the globally recognized standard for Project Management and is published and updated by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Bastian requires all of our Project Managers to be fluent in all aspects of the PMBOK.
From managing the schedule to ensuring the quality of installation at your site, our Project Manager is your single point of contact. We minimize your risk and operational impact by providing a dedicated Project Manager on each and every project. By leveraging our experience in project management, we can look across the horizon and identify bottlenecks and proactively address each one to prevent problems before they surface which can save you time and money. We use extensive Gantt charts and check lists to ensure no steps are missed and there is an extremely high level of quality control. A partial listing of tasks that the Project Manager facilitates includes:
- Developing your detailed project schedule
- Verifying your system layout and taking field measurements
- Creating your functional specification and operational documents
- Monitoring the performance of your project based on schedule milestones
- Providing a single point of contact who manages all communication and reporting activities between parties
- Overseeing all Bastian and third party human resources necessary to complete the project
- Procurement of all necessary equipment and supplies
- Managing project costs and ensuring high quality components to reduce risk
- Providing and reviewing your recommended spare parts list
- Managing and conducting all final acceptance testing
Bastian recommends that you assign a local project manager to ensure an integrated effort in all areas of analysis, review, final design, installation, training, testing, and acceptance. Our extensive project management experience in matieral handling systems has shown that customer ownership and involvement are key factors in the successful implementation of such systems and Basian's Project Mangers are the linchpin that will keep your project moving.
Bastian prides itself on taking time to make sure your material handling system operators are comfortable during the transition to your new system while your business and operational requirements are always kept foremost in our mind. We guarantee the highest quality of project management service to meet your company's requirements with the efficiency of labor, material, and equipment. Please give us a call today to discuss your upcoming material handling system projects.
