Taking Care of Business Software

Inefficient data collection

John Knowlton, executive director, marketing at PRIMAC Systems, points out the limitations of gathering production data on small shop stations with bar code wands. "These devices do a decent job of collecting time and material transactions," he asserts, "but are incapable of feeding online information back to the plant staff." PRIMAC's Shop Floor Information System employs touch screens to collect labor and material information, display online job jackets, and provide inquiries into the schedule, inventory, and other parts of PRIMAC.