We are using the Document Management here to make prints available to anyone
that has access to Vantage 4.0, but we are not paperless. We still print
copies of the prints and Job Travelers for use in production. We have 9
data collection terminals spread out on the floor for labor reporting, and
it works quite well to get real-time information on jobs. With the vast
number of machines we have on the floor and 200 employees, it was not
feasible to view a print or traveler from a terminal.
John Rodewald
Sr. CAD Engineer
National Tube Form
A Leggett & Platt Company
QS9000 Certified
Phone: (260) 478-2363 ext. 205
Fax: (260) 478-1043
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-----Original Message-----
From: jfekkes [mailto:jfekkes@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 12:08 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Document Management
(paperless/wireless shop environment)
I'd like to ask, if anyone else is using Document Management
on the
shopfloor to view prints, work instructions, etc. We would
appreciate learning from others, so as to make less mistakes
in
implementing this process.
We are looking into going paperless and wireless out on our
shopfloor. (We manufacture mobile pc carts, that we will
use to
implement this.) We are looking to purchase either laptops,
thin
clients, or other pc solutions. This will be the easy part.
We have been linking engineering print files (using pdf's)
to our
parts in document management.
We are anticipating having several of these mobile stations
in each
deparment, depending on the amount of employees within the
department.
This would require purchasing Vantage Data Collection
Licenses. This
is were we have a concern. The Data Collection licenses are
going to
cost more than our hardware for each station. There has
been talk of
purchasing another Document Management Software, so that we
do not
have to use Vantage. This would mean maintaining two
systems. I
realize we could use the "time-out" but it would not be
efficient to
have the employees have to log in each time they used the
computer
station.
Has anyone an opinion, that has some type of similar system
set up
already? I really want to avoid having to purchase and
maintain
another document management system outside of Vantage.
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that has access to Vantage 4.0, but we are not paperless. We still print
copies of the prints and Job Travelers for use in production. We have 9
data collection terminals spread out on the floor for labor reporting, and
it works quite well to get real-time information on jobs. With the vast
number of machines we have on the floor and 200 employees, it was not
feasible to view a print or traveler from a terminal.
John Rodewald
Sr. CAD Engineer
National Tube Form
A Leggett & Platt Company
QS9000 Certified
Phone: (260) 478-2363 ext. 205
Fax: (260) 478-1043
John.Rodewald@... <mailto:John.Rodewald@...>
-----Original Message-----
From: jfekkes [mailto:jfekkes@...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 12:08 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Document Management
(paperless/wireless shop environment)
I'd like to ask, if anyone else is using Document Management
on the
shopfloor to view prints, work instructions, etc. We would
appreciate learning from others, so as to make less mistakes
in
implementing this process.
We are looking into going paperless and wireless out on our
shopfloor. (We manufacture mobile pc carts, that we will
use to
implement this.) We are looking to purchase either laptops,
thin
clients, or other pc solutions. This will be the easy part.
We have been linking engineering print files (using pdf's)
to our
parts in document management.
We are anticipating having several of these mobile stations
in each
deparment, depending on the amount of employees within the
department.
This would require purchasing Vantage Data Collection
Licenses. This
is were we have a concern. The Data Collection licenses are
going to
cost more than our hardware for each station. There has
been talk of
purchasing another Document Management Software, so that we
do not
have to use Vantage. This would mean maintaining two
systems. I
realize we could use the "time-out" but it would not be
efficient to
have the employees have to log in each time they used the
computer
station.
Has anyone an opinion, that has some type of similar system
set up
already? I really want to avoid having to purchase and
maintain
another document management system outside of Vantage.
------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note:
You must have already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable
access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for
Report Builder and Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services
goto: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
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