A question for the machine manufactures.
Is there a single software package out there that will let you track
1) Parts sold for repair
2) new machine sales and parts used from inventory and po's
3) Service work
4) billing out the clients
5) automated ordering of parts
We have looked at...
I am starting this thread to see how other people do things. Every one has things they think there company does well and things they do that need improving, so this thread is to also help people learn from there pains and gains. Feel free to to also comment on places you think people could...
I am looking at using ePro Canvis 3.2 (Eaton's HMI package) or Allen Bradley RSView32 in a distributed architecture (sort of). This would be about 200 computers running 1 hmi package, but there are about 20 different apps, but each PC connects to a different plc.
Has any one used Canvas or...
I am looking at using ePro Canvis 3.2 (Eaton's HMI package) in a distributed architecture. This would be about 200 computers running 1 application, but there are about 20 different apps, but each PC connects to a different plc.
Has any one used Canvas?
What did they think?
Did they have good...
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I am considering going to an agile process. Has any...
Guys,
How do you track every thing going on? I have nine divisions my group supports (15 different buildings), all extremely different. We receive 4-5 new system / change requests, 8 - 10 new urgent maintenance items, and have 5 team members with each having 2 - 4 items they are working on...
