Data Collection

We've used since day one (Sept. 2000) and it has worked very well. We went "cheap" with home built minimal PCs (Celeron 500Mhz at the time). We use keyboard line barcode scanner guns (spent for extra rugged) although we are not yet enforcing mandatory use. Total cost per location was about $700 not counting Vantage DC license. Training was a one hour session with small groups of people at the start and usage is easy enough that not much more was needed. Biggest negative issue has been entering piece counts accurately. Biggest unused potential benefit - getting people to enter labor notes to flag production problems so we would have a history for future jobs. Having real-time view during the day of job status has been very valuable. We don't do material bar coding, but have found it handy to scan UPS (and other shippers') tracking number directly from box label into packing slip field.

-Todd C.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly Wendorff [mailto:kelly.wendorff@...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:59 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection


I have been assigned to start collection information regarding the Data
Collection module. Currently, we use manual labor and material collection
processes.

I would appreciate if anyone using the data collection module could provide
me feedback. I am concerned with the amount of training involved and
implementation time. Also, suggestions on hardware (bar coding, touch
screen, terminal entry...). Does anyone use bar coding to track material
receipts and material locations? How about Warehouse locations and shipping
info?

Feel free to contact me directly!

Thanks!

Kelly Wendorff
Cost Accounting Manager
SteelCraft Corp
105 SteelCraft Drive
Hartford, WI 53027
262-673-6770 ext 195
262-673-4380 Fax



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We use Citrix and publish the Data Collection as an App. The clients
are running on Wyse 2610 SE LCD terminals (which we got on eBay for $100
ea), with a bar code wand.

Britt Moelling
M&M Manufacturing



-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly Wendorff [mailto:kelly.wendorff@...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:59 AM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection

I have been assigned to start collection information regarding the Data
Collection module. Currently, we use manual labor and material
collection
processes.

I would appreciate if anyone using the data collection module could
provide
me feedback. I am concerned with the amount of training involved and
implementation time. Also, suggestions on hardware (bar coding, touch
screen, terminal entry...). Does anyone use bar coding to track
material
receipts and material locations? How about Warehouse locations and
shipping
info?

Feel free to contact me directly!

Thanks!

Kelly Wendorff
Cost Accounting Manager
SteelCraft Corp
105 SteelCraft Drive
Hartford, WI 53027
262-673-6770 ext 195
262-673-4380 Fax





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Is anyone using any wireless handheld scanners or tablet PC's for data
collection? We are seeking a method to allow or mechanics to take a module
into the aircraft and collect labor hours without them having to all leave
the aircraft and clock from one operation to another. If anyone is doing
this can you explain the interface into Vantage, if via scanner, and are you
using this real-time or do you use batch processing?

Thanks in advance,

Michael Benedict
IS Manager
Crestview Aerospace Corp.




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Does anybody know if entries made by data collectors on the shop
floor can be changed? The program only allow for one scrap reason
and in trying to bypass this we are considering having the operators
enter their total scrap under on reason code and then having a
clerical person change the entry to break the scrap up into the
different reasons by starting and stoping the activiy various times
recording only the scrap and the reasons.
you can edit any labor entries by going into job management/general
operations/labor entry.
If you want to edit today's shop employee entries, that particular person
must be out of data collection.
If they are still logged in, the entries are held in queue, and cannot be
viewed in the labor entry panel.



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I do it everyday by going into labor entry
I can only do the day before entries unless the person logs out of
data collection



--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "joanfarver" <joan.farver@v...> wrote:
> Does anybody know if entries made by data collectors on the shop
> floor can be changed? The program only allow for one scrap reason
> and in trying to bypass this we are considering having the
operators
> enter their total scrap under on reason code and then having a
> clerical person change the entry to break the scrap up into the
> different reasons by starting and stoping the activiy various times
> recording only the scrap and the reasons.
For those that are using data collection, especially if you are running
DC 24 - 7, would you please share the specs/operating system of the
machines you are using it on.

Thanks!
Linda
lindafurio@...

As of October 6, 2003 our new address is:
11220 E. Main St., Huntley, IL 60142
Ph:(847)659-0100 Fax:(847)659-0108
Various from P-II-350Mhz/65MB RAM to Celeron 550Mhz/64MB RAM. All minimal HD, no CD, disabled floppy, pass protected BIOS. All Win-98. Shop floor with where the "bone" PCs go to die. We have enough locations and spare parts so if one goes out they can user others until repaired or replaced.
-Todd C.

-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Furio [mailto:lindafurio@...]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:09 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection


For those that are using data collection, especially if you are running
DC 24 - 7, would you please share the specs/operating system of the
machines you are using it on.

Thanks!
Linda
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Linda,

Not using scanners - all done thru manual input. But the 2 data collection
machines' specs are:

P2-266 256M RAM
P3-733 256M RAM

No Problems with the operation. But one is in really bad environment -
needs to be replaced once a year. I try to keep those machines as cheap as
possible and still be able to run the virus software and Drive Image at
night.

Gary Polvinale
Denton ATD

-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Furio [mailto:lindafurio@...]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 12:09 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection


For those that are using data collection, especially if you are running DC
24 - 7, would you please share the specs/operating system of the machines
you are using it on.

Thanks!
Linda
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As of October 6, 2003 our new address is:
11220 E. Main St., Huntley, IL 60142
Ph:(847)659-0100 Fax:(847)659-0108






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We use Terminal Services and Thin Clients for 25 DC locations.
Jeremy Leonard
IT Manager
K-T Corporation


-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Furio [mailto:lindafurio@...]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 12:09 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection


For those that are using data collection, especially if you are running
DC 24 - 7, would you please share the specs/operating system of the
machines you are using it on.

Thanks!
Linda
lindafurio@...

As of October 6, 2003 our new address is:
11220 E. Main St., Huntley, IL 60142
Ph:(847)659-0100 Fax:(847)659-0108







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We basically push our Office workstations down to Data Collection when
someone gets an upgrade. We have anything from a P200mzh on Win98 to PIII
733Mzh running Win2000pro.

Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Furio [mailto:lindafurio@...]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:09 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection


For those that are using data collection, especially if you are running
DC 24 - 7, would you please share the specs/operating system of the
machines you are using it on.

Thanks!
Linda
lindafurio@...

As of October 6, 2003 our new address is:
11220 E. Main St., Huntley, IL 60142
Ph:(847)659-0100 Fax:(847)659-0108






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On Vantage 6.0.
The machines are slow, but...
I am running NT4 on each with 64 megs ram, 10/100 NICs, PII 233, small HD
(1.2 to 2.0 Gig), and a barcode reader (prox scanner, Keyboard wedge), one
with a touch screen, all with TweekUI to further restrict "playing". All
start DC at login and are set to login automatically.
Only other software on each is VNC for remote control.

Aaron Hoyt
Design Standards

-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Furio [mailto:lindafurio@...]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 12:09 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection


For those that are using data collection, especially if you are running
DC 24 - 7, would you please share the specs/operating system of the
machines you are using it on.

Thanks!
Linda
lindafurio@...

As of October 6, 2003 our new address is:
11220 E. Main St., Huntley, IL 60142
Ph:(847)659-0100 Fax:(847)659-0108







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
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Old machines from office as slow as 300 MHz. 8 machines, Win2k, XP Pro and
one NT4.0 machine.


Dave Cole
Reeder & Kline

-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Furio [mailto:lindafurio@...]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 12:09 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection


For those that are using data collection, especially if you are running
DC 24 - 7, would you please share the specs/operating system of the
machines you are using it on.

Thanks!
Linda
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11220 E. Main St., Huntley, IL 60142
Ph:(847)659-0100 Fax:(847)659-0108







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We replaced PC's wholesale when we installed Vantage two years ago. There
are 8 pc's in the shop for data collection. They are 800 MHz Celerons
running Win9SE, smallest drive I could get, integrated video, 128 meg ram.

Mitchell Kirby
V. P. Manufacturing
Riten Industries, Inc.

740-333-8719 Direct
800-338-0027 Sales
800-338-0717 FAX


-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Furio [mailto:lindafurio@...]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 12:09 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection


For those that are using data collection, especially if you are running
DC 24 - 7, would you please share the specs/operating system of the
machines you are using it on.

Thanks!
Linda
lindafurio@...

As of October 6, 2003 our new address is:
11220 E. Main St., Huntley, IL 60142
Ph:(847)659-0100 Fax:(847)659-0108







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
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
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Thanks for all of your responses. I am passing them on to our computer
support person.

Thanks!
Linda
8 DC PC's all running NT 4.0 workstation
I have a utility that reboots them during thrid shift lunch hour

Works out really well (for the most part)



> Dave Cole
> Reeder & Kline
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linda Furio [mailto:lindafurio@i...]
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 12:09 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection
>
>
> For those that are using data collection, especially if you are running
> DC 24 - 7, would you please share the specs/operating system of the
> machines you are using it on.
>
> Thanks!
> Linda
> lindafurio@i...
>
> As of October 6, 2003 our new address is:
> 11220 E. Main St., Huntley, IL 60142
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We replaced all data collection pcs in 2001. Dell Celeron 800, 128 meg ram.
Upgraded all from Win98 to W2K this spring.

Bob Bruton
Entek Corporation




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We have 6 PC's for Data Collection, all around the Pentium 166 vintage with
32 Mg RAM, and they're still doing the job.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linda Furio [SMTP:lindafurio@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:09 AM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection
>
> For those that are using data collection, especially if you are running
> DC 24 - 7, would you please share the specs/operating system of the
> machines you are using it on.
>
> Thanks!
> Linda
> lindafurio@...
>
> As of October 6, 2003 our new address is:
> 11220 E. Main St., Huntley, IL 60142
> Ph:(847)659-0100 Fax:(847)659-0108
>
>
>
>
>
>
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I'm running 13 DC's I particularly like running Win2000 on them and set a
policies from the server for security. I found Win98 had to many hole the
guys on the floor would hack through to my server.

-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Furio [mailto:lindafurio@...]
Sent: Tuesday, 18 November 2003 4:59 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Data Collection


Thanks for all of your responses. I am passing them on to our computer
support person.

Thanks!
Linda






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I am wondering how Non-Conformances are handled when there is multiple reasons for the Non-Conformances. We have found it to be cumbersome when a user enters data under Scrap and Non-Conformance when there is only one reason code available. We would like to be able to enter under these fields with multiple quantities and reason codes without opening and closing the screen when there are different reasons. Any input or suggestions please share them with me, thank you.

Sam Seitz
Specialist, ERP System
Cardington Yutaka Technologies, Inc.
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