The
system operates on full screen PCs in strategic
positions on the shop floor. Users interact with
the system through the PC keyboard, selecting from
choices that appear in drop down list boxes on
the screen. Bar code readers (attached to keyboards)
may also be deployed within the system for scanning
of Employee ID, Job Number, Activity, Inventory
Codes, etc. Due to the drop down lists, there are
no codes to memorize and all selections are fully
prompted and confirmed immediately. The user may
enter comments or notes and may also confirm the
use of materials and inventory.
The full screen interface of the PrintStream Shop floor Data Capture System was
chosen primarily because electronic instructions for jobs or last minute change
order information is most successfully conveyed through full screen display.
Foreign language translations could also be programmed for non-English speaking
employees.
On screen prompts for input of certain statistical process control measurements
such as unit counts and spoilage tracking controls can be defined for each activity
or process in the system.
Features
include:
Windows based
touch screen entry. (Hardware dependent option)
Establish user-defined
groups of materials or inventory that are likely
to be consumed at a particular workstation.
Work on several
jobs or multiple activities simultaneously and then
allocate the appropriate percentage of time to each
job or process at the completion of the work.
View actual
copies of the work order on screen during data entry.
Last minute change orders or special
instructions can be entered and automatically displayed
to the operator as soon as they register they are beginning
work on the particular job.
Daily or periodical messages from department
leaders can be defined in the system for communicating
issues or notices to operators.
Immediate update of paper, raw material
and finished goods inventory.
Updates job costing information for jobs
in real time.
