Technician Work Scheduling

Maintenance Scheduling 101

by Lorne MacDonald ... some cases an apprentice or instrument technician could perform ... Work orders by priority are added until the EAM ... users to use MS Project to perform scheduling. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/01/research_notes/MI_ER_XLM_01_29_05_1.asp - 21k - 2005-01-29 Summary: Many organizations have tried to address their maintenance scheduling woes by introducing new and sometimes very advanced technologies. The reality is that trying to automate something that's broken will cause even more frustration and finger-pointing.

Extending Quality's Reach to Manage Quality in the Supply Chain

by Olin Thompson ... instrument calibration, lab resource scheduling, and more ... Using LabVantage's built in work flow functions ... the designated specification) the technician is stepped ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2006/01/research_notes/MI_EV_XOT_01_20_06_1.asp - 13k - 2006-01-20 Summary: Quality does not start at the receiving dock and end at the shipping dock. The focus on the supply chain demands that the quality department be involved from the beginning to the end of the supply chain.

The Power of Knowledge -- Knowledge is Power (Part 1) » The TEC ...

... suppliers, partners); integrated part and technician dispatch; ... term (for a particular work order ... term versus immediately assigning, scheduling, and dispatching ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/12/23/the-power-of-knowledge-knowledge-is-power-part-1/ - 57k - 2008-12-23

MRO and Spare Parts Management Considerations

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... subassemblies for costing, replacement scheduling, and mean ... determined until after a technician review specifies ... enables users to track work orders, purchase ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/01/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_01_11_05_1.asp - 19k - 2005-01-11 Summary: The need for better service parts management is finally gaining top-level management attention in many aerospace and defense (A&D) and like complex manufacturing companies, since excessive carrying costs and obsolescence losses are being recognized as an unexploited opportunity for savings and a better b

Smaller Vendors Can Still Provide Relevant Business Systems Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... subassemblies for costing, replacement scheduling, and time ... be determined until after a technician review specifies ... enables users to track work orders, purchase ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_27_05_1.asp - 15k - 2005-01-27 Summary: Service or spare parts have lately become both a blessing and a curse for many manufacturers.

Solomon Stands the Test of Time Despite Changing Masters

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The work order module was also tightly integrated ... interface, with access to each technician's job schedule ... and more, ensuring accurate scheduling and enhanced ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/09/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_09_03_03_1.asp - 25k - 2003-09-03 Summary: It appears that several of Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Solomon's truly differentiating traits, which could not have been easily or quickly replicated by its seemingly more robust brethren products within the MBS division, will have been a good enough reason for Microsoft to continue to bolster the

SouthWare Excellence Series: Making Excellence Easier Part One ...

by Charles Chewning Jr. ... delivery and pick up scheduling, and long ... account management, a service technician portal, TaskWise ... for customer locations, scheduled service work, and other ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2005/01/research_notes/VN_TS_XCC_01_04_05_1.asp - 30k - 2005-01-04 Summary: SouthWare Innovations is one of the first middle-market vendors to create what might be the one of the best examples of true business management system (accounting + exception management + task management), and for that reason alone it should receive serious consideration.

Come See the Softer Side of Linux?

by R. Krause ... without needing to send a technician to reboot ... interconnection services, system monitoring, job scheduling and fail ... a node failure, it reroutes work in progress ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/02/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_02_21_00_1.asp - 10k - 2000-02-21 Summary: Three hardware manufacturers, trying to upgrade the scalability and manageability of Linux servers, announced major Linux server initiatives at LinuxWorld in New York.

SouthWare Excellence Series: Making Excellence Easier Part Four ...

by Charles Chewning Jr. ... Handles both recurring and on-demand service calls, technician scheduling, complete time ... track returns for credit, repair, exchange, and warranty work for both ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2005/01/research_notes/VN_TS_XCC_01_07_05_1.asp - 19k - 2005-01-07 Summary: This is a complete service management system that is comprised of four specific applications to help companies manage service contracts, track service histories and required preventive maintenance for each piece of equipment under service contract, daily planning and dispatch, and service invoicing.

Analyzing MAPICS’ Further Steps After Frontstep

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of service contracts, warranty claims, task assignment, technician scheduling, Return Material ... easy remote access capabilities to manage work order information ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_10_10_03_1.asp - 15k - 2003-10-10 Summary: The former staunch IBM AS/400-based ERP supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS, has become quite a larger vendor and with a wider choice of products due to the recent acquisition of Frontstep and its entire product line, which included ERP, CRM, and SCM, on a single Microsoft .NET-based t