Re: Automation of RM's -- MAPICS-L

Alan

Their are many ways to accomplish this, and much of the discussion is
around the U/I you want to use. We have done this in traditional IDF/Power
link or also using data collection or a product called Catavolt, and even
using some simple bar code collection devices, a PC on the line feeding
data to TRDATA.

I can send you more information but would like to talk about concepts and
more importantly the preferred U/I you'd like to use that fits your
situation.

But with PMC, you have a lot of options and we can leverage this again in
IDF, using standard function and some simple Enterprise Integrator tricks,
using PMC/TRDATA, and also can go completely disconnected using Catavolt,
feeding TRDATA and even using mobile devices.

You can go the MES suite route as well for a more broad solution. (not
just RM's).

I can share examples with you of all methods.

Kevin

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From: Alan Kreutzer <alan.kreutzer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: 08/09/2012 10:37AM
Subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Automation of RM's

>
> Alan,
> We have implemented a mix of creating our own labels at the end of the
> production line. After the part has passed the testing then the PLC
passes
> this to us, create label. record RX transaction or RM as needed, run
any
> special part or supplier based activity, then finish with reporting.
Takes
> a while to develop and verify, so patience is the key.
>
> From: Alan Kreutzer <alan.kreutzer@...>
> To: mapics-l@...,
> Date: 08/08/2012 09:13 AM
> Subject: [MAPICS-L] Automation of RM's
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> Someone has to of already solved this problem. We are on version XA
7.7,
> green
> screen and PowerLink.
>
> We are manually keying all of our RM's at the end of the day after our
> packing
> department shift is complete. As things are complete we have a person
> writing
> down the items, and accumulating the paperwork during the day. After
the
> shift
> is complete, all of the paperwork is accumulated and given to a person
to
> manually enter the RM's.
>
> How has anyone else created a more effecient process, to get the RM's
> entered
> in more real-time so that we don't have shipping inventory issues.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> thanks,
>
> Alan Kreutzer
> IT Manager
> Office: 719-598-5070, ext. 2456
> Cell: 719-466-0424
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More detail on what I exacly need to do:

I need to automatically create the "MO", then the "RM" to put the
finished
good into inventory. Western Forge is using a very strange process, we
don't
really use MO's to control our manufacturing process. So the manual
process
that's happening now is that we have someone manually keying an "MO" so
that
they can "RM" against it. I want to remove the manual keying of both, we
are
using the CISTECH PPS product and it will create the "RM" for me from
the gun.
But I still have a problem as I don't have an open "MO" to go
against....any
suggestions?

This is only a short-term fix as we are looking at our entire process to
figure out the right solution.

Thanks again for everyone who responded....we just aren't doing
things "normally" so I need to be creative.

Alan Kreutzer
IT Manager
Office: 719-598-5070, ext. 2456
Cell: 719-466-0424
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