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Re: The Perpetual Myth of iSeries Obsolescence

Duane,
The flaw in your thinking is that you should continue to perform a batch data entry function using humans. One off order data entry cannot be compared to your 25,000 orders a day. However, 25,000 orders a day can be performed 25,000 other ways - there is technology in the 21st century to do that. All of which can be faster, more efficient, more accurate, and cheaper.
If I have bar codes, RFID, web customers (to do their own keying), scanners, OCR, and 24,995 other ways, why would I continue to cause my company to spend money on employing data entry clerks. Simply removing the human error from the equation will improve the bottom line for a business.
Where is the NEED for green screen data entry other than familiarity. lack of knowledge and/or stubbornness to change? 

Trevor
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christen, Duane J." 
Subject: RE: The Perpetual Myth of iSeries Obsolescence



Heads down green screen order entry by trained personal will, IMHO, always
be more productive than any current GUI. Unless some kind of revolutionary
UI comes into play I don't see that changing for years.

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