Re: Shop order production reporting

We are on BPCS 405 CD & not using Bar Coding but have looked at it a couple
times as a possibility.

1. Ask SSA about sunshine version on CIM.
It was my understanding that CIM got replaced with some other application
module to handle bar coding.  Perhaps my mind is getting confused with some
thing else like EDI.

2. Ask SSA about Bar Coding software that works well with BPCS.
It is my understanding that native BPCS does not do the whole job.
You have to buy some other package that runs on the PC to capture the bar
coded information & pass it up to BPCS.  The PC gets a download of what items
orders work centers etc. are valid, then it accepts batches of data
replicating what you might have reported via INV500 JIT600 or whatever, and
processes them through the BPCS JOBQ.

There are many outfits out there with PC packages for capturing bar coded
information, but not all of them do a good job of talking to BPCS.
Check out

www.rtdcs.com = REALTime Data Collection Solutions, Inc. (RTDCS)

http://www.apics.org
http://www.CIMdata.com

Check the archives of both BPCS-L & Midrange_L for relevant topics like Data
Collection ... there was a thread a few days ago on Midrange_L about Kronos,
which is another outfit that handles Time & Attendance.  I thought I had
other links but now forget what I did with them.

MacWheel99@aol.com (Alister Wm Macintyre) (Al Mac)
BPCS 405 CD Manager / Programmer @ Global Wire Technologies Incorporated
http://www.globalwiretechnologies.com = new name same quality wire
engineering company: fax # 812-424-6838

> From: BNorris@wittern.com (Beth Norris)

>  We are on BPCS version 6.04, mixed mode.
>
>  We are currently posting shop orders using the SFC650 backflushing for
labor
>  and components.  Has anyone tried to automate this process using bar coding
>  on the BPCS shop packet - and an employee time card?  I don't believe we
>  have CIMpath and according to SSA that is what we would need.  Is anyone
>  else using this?  What issues did you have?  I would be interested to hear
>  of others successes or failures...
>
>  Thank you in advance.
>
>  Beth A. Norris
>  Fawn Engineering
>  Des Moines, IA
>  bnorris@wittern.com