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Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

1. The last router instructional change . . .

Did shop floor receive ?Was obsolete instruction removed ?

1. The last router instructional change . . .

Did shop floor receive ?Was obsolete instruction removed ?

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?2. Multiple hard copy CAD drawings FOR THE

SAME PART are being used. Removal of are being used. Removal of obsolete versions not guaranteed.obsolete versions not guaranteed.

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?3. Printed forms / handwritten input result in:

Data errors – no enforceable editsIllegible handwritingUntimely collection / reporting

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

4. We have electronic routings, CAD drawings, and quality forms but they are but they are printed for for

shop floor useshop floor use

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

5. We want video based work instructions but don’t know how to start

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

6. To do their jobs, our employees rely on handwritten notes on printed instructionsinstructions

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

7. Performing shop floor transactions is complex and takes time.

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

7. Performing shop floor transactions is complex and takes time. We need bar code technology to simplify, save time and eliminate errors.

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

8. Training new employees is ongoing, requiring mentoring from more

experienced employees

Need to improve training methods

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

9. Not confident obsolete documentation was removed from all filing cabinets

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

10. 10. Our business requires signature approvals. Can electronic documents comply ?

Plant Work Instruction Plant Work Instruction Plant Work Instruction Plant Work Instruction

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

11. 11. Our instructions aren’t updated frequently because of the cost and time involved

Printers – ribbons - paperPrinters – ribbons - paper

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

11. 11. Our instructions aren’t updated frequently because of the cost and time involved

Cabinets (storage space / cost)Cabinets (storage space / cost)

Is This Your Shop Floor ?Is This Your Shop Floor ?

Replacing old instructions with updates

11. 11. Our instructions aren’t updated frequently because of the cost and time involved

Move To 21Move To 21stst Cent Centuryury Manufacturing Manufacturing

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Move To 21Move To 21stst Cent Centuryury Manufacturing Manufacturing

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Go

Paperless

Move To 21Move To 21stst Cent Centuryury Manufacturing Manufacturing

Scrap Paper

Go

Paperless

Years of Experience:

36 - Information Systems 17 - ERP (Mfg / Distribution / Bar Code)11 - Business Intelligence Reporting