Re: What after Year2000

[DAsmussen@xxxxxxx]

Steven,

In a message dated 97-06-20 19:04:01 EDT, you write:

> >Will someone tell me WHY
>  > a person that's just doing order entry NEEDS a PC???  With all the
latest
>  > windows stuff????
>  > 
>  To look up and packages shipped by UPS or RPS, on the web
>  To append artwork for custom made items, for mfg.

No offense, but you obviously are familiar with order entry clerks FAR more
savvy than Don and I usually deal with :-)!  Oddly enough, I know so-called
"unskilled" workers on shipping/receiving docks that are FAR more computer
literate than most order entry clerks (the latter supposedly require advanced
computer skills for their jobs -- and the former are the ones dealing with
UPS and RPS via PC).  Most order entry clerks I deal with have difficulty
using "self-executing" word processing macros, despite the fact that they use
the WP package on a daily basis.

Appending artwork for custom made items?  Are you serious?  Do users fix
their own software problems in your world too ;-)?  Usually, order entry
clerks are busy complaining about the speed of the system as a reason for
their constantly being behind in their work, but cannot reproduce the speed
problems with a Management and IS employee standing in their cubicle.  I
agree with Don.  Why DOES an order entry clerk need GUI applications?

JMHO,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@AOL.COM

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