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Next meeting will be Fri 08/11 @ 11:00am EST / =
10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 07/28 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update 07/28 – We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Mike and =
Aaron to review inventory system daily and to aid in the implementation =
and accuracy of our recipes and data entry. On site visit may be =
required.Aaron to =
modify the woodshop usage entry screen to include shipping number from =
billing so we can accurately track time, material, and quantity of units =
made reported with quantity of units billed – what they make =
should always match what we say we billed – just ask each week if =
everything tied or if there were any =
discrepancies.Mike =
& Aaron to add a work in process bucket to woodshop that will move =
the amount of lumber needed per the a-card’s recipe out of =
inventory and in to a work in process bucket. Once the a-card is =
completed the lumber used would be removed from the work in process =
bucket and not from inventory.Fernando, Mike, and Aaron will work on a process where Fernando =
and team report daily what they check out of the inventory in whole =
pieces. We will use this data to help us validate recipes and scrap =
rates.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 07/28 – Mike and =
Aaron to think through how we can see who is idle in real time and which =
a-cards are active and who is currently assigned to =
them.Now =
getting report from Swipejobs each morning of who is at work so we can =
report that to the RMR system and in return the RMR system can tell us =
who is not actively on an a-cardMike to =
highlight anyone that is on an a-card but is missing a clock in =
transaction so we can either remove them from the a-card or go ahead and =
manually process a clock in transaction for them – Mike to release =
that today

 

Start =
using system to review direct labor costs for parts – using the =
system to help us quote the business.Incentive system

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Fri 07/28 @ 1:00pm EST / =
12:00pm CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 07/21 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update 07/21 – We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Mike and =
Aaron to review inventory system daily and to aid in the implementation =
and accuracy of our recipes and data entry. On site visit may be =
required.Aaron to =
modify the woodshop usage entry screen to include shipping number from =
billing so we can accurately track time, material, and quantity of units =
made reported with quantity of units billed – what they make =
should always match what we say we billed – just ask each week if =
everything tied or if there were any =
discrepancies.Mike =
& Aaron to add a work in process bucket to woodshop that will move =
the amount of lumber needed per the a-card’s recipe out of =
inventory and in to a work in process bucket. Once the a-card is =
completed the lumber used would be removed from the work in process =
bucket and not from inventory.Fernando, Mike, and Aaron will work on a process where Fernando =
and team report daily what they check out of the inventory in whole =
pieces. We will use this data to help us validate recipes and scrap =
rates.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 07/21 – Mike and =
Aaron to think through how we can see who is idle in real time and which =
a-cards are active and who is currently assigned to =
them.Now =
getting report from Swipejobs each morning of who is at work so we can =
report that to the RMR system and in return the RMR system can tell us =
who is not actively on an a-cardMike to =
highlight anyone that is on an a-card but is missing a clock in =
transaction so we can either remove them from the a-card or go ahead and =
manually process a clock in transaction for them – Mike to release =
that today

 

Start =
using system to review direct labor costs for parts – using the =
system to help us quote the business.Incentive system

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Fri 07/14 @ 11:00am EST / =
10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 07/07 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update 07/07 – We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Mike and =
Aaron to review inventory system daily and to aid in the implementation =
and accuracy of our recipes and data entry. On site visit may be =
required.Aaron to =
modify the woodshop usage entry screen to include shipping number from =
billing so we can accurately track time, material, and quantity of units =
made reported with quantity of units billed – what they make =
should always match what we say we billed – just ask each week if =
everything tied or if there were any =
discrepancies.Mike =
& Aaron to add a work in process bucket to woodshop that will move =
the amount of lumber needed per the a-card’s recipe out of =
inventory and in to a work in process bucket. Once the a-card is =
completed the lumber used would be removed from the work in process =
bucket and not from inventory.Fernando, Mike, and Aaron will work on a process where Fernando =
and team report daily what they check out of the inventory in whole =
pieces. We will use this data to help us validate recipes and scrap =
rates.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 07/07 – Mike and =
Aaron to think through how we can see who is idle in real time and which =
a-cards are active and who is currently assigned to =
them.Now =
getting report from Swipejobs each morning of who is at work so we can =
report that to the RMR system and in return the RMR system can tell us =
who is not actively on an a-cardMike to =
highlight anyone that is on an a-card but is missing a clock in =
transaction so we can either remove them from the a-card or go ahead and =
manually process a clock in transaction for themAaron to =
setup a process where the list of employees is compared to the list of =
employees from the daily Swipejobs report and a cleanup is done to the =
RMR system to match the Swipejobs employee names and ID =
numbers

 

Start =
using system to review direct labor costs for parts – using the =
system to help us quote the business.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Fri 06/30 @ 11:00am EST / =
10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 06/23 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update 06/23 – We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Mike and =
Aaron to review inventory system daily and to aid in the implementation =
and accuracy of our recipes and data entry. On site visit may be =
required.Aaron to =
modify the woodshop usage entry screen to include shipping number from =
billing so we can accurately track time, material, and quantity of units =
made reported with quantity of units billed – what they make =
should always match what we say we billed.Mike =
will default the container quantity in woodshop so we can help eliminate =
the issue where they enter the container quantity wrong – Mike has =
this completed but it still needs to be =
released.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 06/23 – Mike and =
Aaron to think through how we can see who is idle in real time and which =
a-cards are active and who is currently assigned to =
them.

 

Start =
using system to review direct labor costs for parts – using the =
system to help us quote the business.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Fri 06/23 @ 11:00am EST / =
10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 06/15 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update 06/15 – We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Mike and =
Aaron to review inventory system daily and to aid in the implementation =
and accuracy of our recipes and data entry. On site visit may be =
required.Aaron to =
modify the woodshop usage entry screen to include shipping number from =
billing so we can accurately track time, material, and quantity of units =
made reported with quantity of units billed – what they make =
should always match what we say we billed.Mike =
will default the container quantity in woodshop so we can help eliminate =
the issue where they enter the container quantity =
wrong.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 06/15 – Aaron to =
work on getting an automated report for labor entry sent to Fernando =
each day for the previous day. Maybe getting it at noon CST / 1pm EST =
each day so Jennifer and Tiffany have time in the morning to get the =
labor sheets entered for the previous day making the report more =
accurate.Mike and =
Aaron to think through how we can see who is idle in real time and which =
a-cards are active and who is currently assigned to =
them.

 

Start =
using system to review direct labor costs for parts – using the =
system to help us quote the business.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Fri 06/16 @ 11:00am EST / =
10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 06/08 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update 06/08 – We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Mike and =
Aaron to review inventory system daily and to aid in the implementation =
and accuracy of our recipes and data entry. On site visit may be =
required.Aaron =
and Mike to review the way we input physical inventory counts VS =
deliveries. We need to make sure we are not entering deliveries as =
physical inventories and vice versa.Mike =
will input a date field on deliveries so we can input manually the date =
the delivery takes place. This will allow us to enter a receipt on =
Tuesday but assign it Monday’s date if that is the actual day it =
was received.Aaron =
will make sure that all deliveries appear as the first transaction on =
the date they are received and that all physicals are the last =
transaction on the date they are entered.Aaron to =
modify the woodshop usage entry screen to include shipping number from =
billing so we can accurately track time, material, and quantity of units =
made reported with quantity of units billed – what they make =
should always match what we say we billed.Mike =
will default the container quantity in woodshop so we can help eliminate =
the issue where they enter the container quantity =
wrong.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 06/08 – Aaron to =
think about how we can review the labor report, go research and find out =
what the employee was actually working on, and then be able to go in and =
edit their time for the day to manually tell the system what a-cards =
they were working or add them to the indirect list if =
neededAaron to =
work on getting an automated report for labor entry sent to Fernando =
each day for the previous day. Maybe getting it at noon CST / 1pm EST =
each day so Jennifer and Tiffany have time in the morning to get the =
labor sheets entered for the previous day making the report more =
accurate.Aaron to =
sort the report so that the data is reported from highest idle time to =
least idle time

 

Start =
using system to review direct labor costs for parts – using the =
system to help us quote the business.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Fri 06/08 @ 11:00am EST / =
10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 05/25 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update 05/25 – We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Mike and =
Aaron to review inventory system daily and to aid in the implementation =
and accuracy of our recipes and data entry. On site visit may be =
required.Aaron to =
modify the woodshop usage entry screen to include shipping number from =
billing so we can accurately track time, material, and quantity of units =
made reported with quantity of units billed – what they make =
should always match what we say we =
billed.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 05/25 – Aaron to =
think about how we can review the labor report, go research and find out =
what the employee was actually working on, and then be able to go in and =
edit their time for the day to manually tell the system what a-cards =
they were working or add them to the indirect list if =
needed.Aaron to =
work on getting an automated report for labor entry sent to Fernando =
each day for the previous day. Maybe getting it at noon CST / 1pm EST =
each day so Jennifer and Tiffany have time in the morning to get the =
labor sheets entered for the previous day making the report more =
accurate.Aaron to =
review how the report calculates time and make sure that anything that =
is 7 hours and 60 minutes is reported as 8 =
hours.

 

Start =
using system to review direct labor costs for parts – using the =
system to help us quote the business.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Thurs 05/25 @ 11:00am EST / =
10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 05/19 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update 05/19 – We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Mike and =
Aaron to review inventory system daily and to aid in the implementation =
and accuracy of our recipes and data entry. On site visit may be =
required.Aaron to =
modify the reports so that the unit of measure abbreviation is beside =
each transaction.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 05/19 – Aaron to =
make a report so that we can search by date and see who was listed as =
indirect and then see how much of their time was indirect, direct, and =
then total for the shift – This is =
a work in process Will =
have two reports one for just indirect and one that shows =
everyoneMike and =
Aaron to confirm that the app and reports are using central time zone =
– work in processAaron to =
make sure we can choose, direct, indirect, and all so we can see all =
three categories in separate reports as neededAaron to =
think about how we can review the labor report, go research and find out =
what the employee was actually working on, and then be able to go in and =
edit their time for the day to manually tell the system what a-cards =
they were working or add them to the indirect list if =
needed.Aaron to =
work on getting an automated report for labor entry sent to Fernando =
each day for the previous day. Maybe getting it at noon CST / 1pm EST =
each day so Jennifer and Tiffany have time in the morning to get the =
labor sheets entered for the previous day making the report more =
accurate.

 

Start =
using system to review direct labor costs for parts – using the =
system to help us quote the business.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Fri 05/19 @ 11:00am EST / =
10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 05/05 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update 05/05 – We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Aaron / =
Mike to create something on the website so we can manually enter =
material usage (lumber) when we were unable to enter it on the tablets =
for whatever reason – Fernando to instruct the team that they need =
to report the wood they use on the white paper if they are unable to sue =
the tablets.Mike and =
Aaron to review how we can allow Jennifer to write off the inches of =
lumber consumed on the TOPS a-card that she manually generates each week =
– Mike to release new version that allows this and will train =
Jennifer accordingly.Mike to =
make entry available in the billing system for Jennifer so she can enter =
this on the web and on the tablet if =
needed

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 05/05 – Mike to =
work on adding in a generic a-card for indirect =
employeesIt is =
available for us to use:Aaron to =
add a designator to all 41 people on the list that Jennifer provided =
notating them as indirect and defaulting them to everyday and then =
Jennifer will review the list each day, remove anyone that was absent or =
quit, add anyone that needs added, and adjust manually the time for =
anyone that worked OT that dayAaron to =
make a report so that we can search by date and see who was listed as =
indirect and then see how much of their time was indirect, direct, and =
then total for the shift – This is =
a work in process Will =
have two reports one for just indirect and one that shows =
everyoneMike and =
Aaron to confirm that the app and reports are using central time zone =
– work in process

 

Billing =
system update to be completed on Monday 05/08

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Fri 05/05 @ 11:00am EST / =
10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 04/28 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update 04/28 – We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Jennifer =
to train someone else on how to enter inventory using the tablets and =
get the inventory report so that if she is not at work we can keep =
entering inventory counts and submitting the report to the =
team.Mike and =
Aaron to review how we can allow Jennifer to write off the inches of =
lumber consumed on the TOPS a-card that she manually generates each week =
– Mike to release new version that allows this and will train =
Jennifer accordingly.Fernando =
and Jennifer to make sure we are reporting and calculating how much we =
use for each TOP so we can accurately tell the system how many inches of =
the 1x4x10 lumber we use – Fernando to meet with teammates and ask =
them to start recording what they used for =
lumberFernando =
will meet with Fidel and make sure he know to count carefully each week =
to avoid mistakes. We will also ask that there is a second count done =
separately and that the counts between Fidel and the other person match =
before they turn them in to Jennifer for submission in the =
system.

 

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 04/28 – Mike to =
work on adding in a generic a-card for indirect employees – It is =
available for us to use but Jennifer and Mike need to train on that =
process so we can start using it daily.Someone =
will need to go in daily and add, remove, and approve the indirect list =
for each day. The system will automatically give them the entire shift 6 =
to 2:30 and then Mike will give us an option to manually edit the team =
members in that group to add or remove hours so that those couple of =
people that work over each day we can plus up their hours to match what =
they actually worked.We need =
to monitor and review – Aaron to make a report so that we can =
search by date and see who was listed as indirect and then see how much =
of their time was indirect, direct, and then total for the shift – =
this is a work in processAaron to =
add a queue on the web so that we can see all the indirect days that =
still need to be audited and given final approval so we do not miss any =
final approvals – work in processAaron to =
work on making negative time an impossibility – we should not be =
able to choose a date and time to end an a-card that is prior to the =
a-card start timeMike and =
Aaron to confirm that the app and reports are using central time =
zone

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Fri 04/28 @ 11:00am EST / =
10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 04/21 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update 04/21 – We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Jennifer =
to train someone else on how to enter inventory using the tablets and =
get the inventory report so that if she is not at work we can keep =
entering inventory counts and submitting the report to the =
team.Aaron =
will add the box and recipe to the Inventory detail by date and part =
report so we can further analyze if there are any issues with the =
recipeMike and =
Aaron to review how we can allow Jennifer to write off the inches of =
lumber consumed on the TOPS a-card that she manually generates each =
week.Fernando =
and Jennifer to make sure we are reporting and calculating how much we =
use for each TOP so we can accurately tell the system how many inches of =
the 1x4x10 lumber we useFernando =
to identify any other times we are using lumber that is not being used =
in woodshop so we can track that usage manually and reduce the inventory =
in our systemWe will =
review that inventory every week as they count every week to make sure =
everything makes sense and ties outFernando =
will meet with Fidel and make sure he know to count carefully each week =
to avoid mistakes. We will also ask that there is a second count done =
separately and that the counts between Fidel and the other person match =
before they turn them in to Jennifer for submission in the =
system.

 

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 04/21 – Mike to =
work on adding in a generic a-card for indirect employees. =
Someone =
will need to go in daily and add, remove, and approve the indirect list =
for each day. The system will automatically give them the entire shift 6 =
to 2:30 and then Mike will give us an option to manually edit the team =
members in that group to add or remove hours so that those couple of =
people that work over each day we can plus up their hours to match what =
they actually worked.Mike =
trained Jennifer on this process 4/13We need =
to monitor and review – Aaron to make a report so that we can =
search by date and see who was listed as indirect and then see how much =
of their time was indirect, direct, and then total for the =
shift.Aaron to =
add a queue on the web so that we can see all the indirect days that =
still need to be audited and given final approval so we do not miss any =
final approvals.We need =
to be able to calculate indirect labor in two =
scenarios:In =
process (they need to begin entering indirect people daily for this to =
work) – If they =
are not assigned any direct labor hours on an a-card then all 8 hours =
that shift will be assigned to indirect labor if they are assigned to =
the indirect labor a-card for that dayIf they =
have been assigned direct labor time then the system will calculate that =
their indirect labor will be 8 hours minus any direct labor time they =
were assigned

 

 

Next meeting will be Fri 04/21 @ 11:00am EST / =
10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 04/14 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
04/14 – Jennifer =
to monitor and update us next week if it is working or needs additional =
refinement. We need =
to use transaction reports to review the accuracy of our inventory =
counts. Jennifer =
said she would start entering receipts on the tablets after the March =
inventory is input – need to validate this is =
happening.Aaron =
will add the box and recipe to the Inventory detail by date and part =
report so we can further analyze if there are any issues with the =
recipeWe will =
review that inventory every week as they count every week to make sure =
everything makes sense and ties outFernando =
will meet with Fidel and make sure he know to count carefully each week =
to avoid mistakes. We will also ask that there is a second count done =
separately and that the counts between Fidel and the other person match =
before they turn them in to Jennifer for submission in the =
system.

 

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 04/14 – Mike to =
work on adding in a generic a-card for indirect employees. =
Someone =
will need to go in daily and add, remove, and approve the indirect list =
for each day. The system will automatically give them the entire shift 6 =
to 2:30 and then Mike will give us an option to manually edit the team =
members in that group to add or remove hours so that those couple of =
people that work over each day we can plus up their hours to match what =
they actually worked.Mike =
trained Jennifer on this process 4/13We need =
to monitor and review – Aaron to make a report so that we can =
search by date and see who was listed as indirect and then see how much =
of their time was indirect, direct, and then total for the =
shift.Aaron to =
add a queue on the web so that we can see all the indirect days that =
still need to be audited and given final approval so we do not miss any =
final approvals.We need =
to be able to calculate indirect labor in two =
scenarios:In =
process (they need to begin entering indirect people daily for this to =
work) – If they =
are not assigned any direct labor hours on an a-card then all 8 hours =
that shift will be assigned to indirect labor if they are assigned to =
the indirect labor a-card for that dayIf they =
have been assigned direct labor time then the system will calculate that =
their indirect labor will be 8 hours minus any direct labor time they =
were assignedOrdering =
new HardwareUpdate 04/14 – Mike to order 2 new tablets – =
after speaking with Jennifer they determined only 2 were needed and not =
4 and that still allows each allocate person to have their own =
tablet.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Thursday 04/14 @ 11:00am =
EST / 10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 04/06 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
03/03 – Mike has one more minor change he needs to make to the app =
and then he will be able to push the new version to the tablets so we =
can begin using that. He feels that Jennifer will be able to handle =
talking to the end users to make sure that they are using the app =
properly to record materials when they are working on an =
a-card.Update =
03/10 – Mike did not complete the app update yet. He has about an =
hour more work to do on it and then should be able to release the new =
version. Mike to get with Jennifer and inform her how to record material =
usage.Update =
03/24 – Mike has published the update and team members are using =
the new release. Jennifer to monitor and update us next week if it is =
working or needs additional refinement. We need Aaron to make reports =
for us so we can see validate our inventory transactions as needed. We =
will review the edit to inventory that will be performed each time we do =
a physical count.Update =
03/31 – Jennifer to monitor and update us next week if it is working or =
needs additional refinement. Aaron has developed a transaction report =
that allows us to see by part what was used by date and a-card – =
we need to use that to review the accuracy of our inventory counts. =
Jennifer said she would start entering receipts on the tablets after the =
March inventory is input.Update =
04/06 – Jennifer to monitor and update us next week if it is working or =
needs additional refinement. We need to use transaction reports to =
review the accuracy of our inventory counts. Jennifer said she would =
start entering receipts on the tablets after the March inventory is =
input – need to validate this is =
happening.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 3/24 – Aaron to add a report that =
allows us to see by a given date all the a-cards that have a time study =
and when we drill down on the a-card we see all the people that worked =
on that a-card for auditing purposes – done Mike to work on adding in a generic =
a-card for indirect employees. Someone will need to go in daily and add, =
remove, and approve the indirect list for each day. The system will =
automatically give them the entire shift 6 to 2:30 and then Mike will =
give us an option to manually edit the team members in that group to add =
or remove hours so that those couple of people that work over each day =
we can plus up their hours to match what they actually worked. – =
in process Add in the quantity of parts =
processed on the valid a-cards in the billing section so we can see how =
many parts the average is coming from – done We need to modify the API to deduct =
break times in addition to lunch time. An employee actually only has 7 =
hours and 35 minutes where they can be working. They are paid for 8 =
hours which includes 25 minutes of break and are at the facility for 8.5 =
hours because the lunch is unpaid. Listed below are the breaks and =
lunches we need to code for and assign the various work centers to those =
lunches and breaks accordingly: – Done =
Mike will make it so no one can start or stop a time study during =
a break or lunch period that is assigned to that work =
center.

 

Update 3/31 – Mike to work on adding in a =
generic a-card for indirect employees. Someone will need to go in daily =
and add, remove, and approve the indirect list for each day. The system =
will automatically give them the entire shift 6 to 2:30 and then Mike =
will give us an option to manually edit the team members in that group =
to add or remove hours so that those couple of people that work over =
each day we can plus up their hours to match what they actually worked. =
– Mike will make it so no one can start or stop a time study during a =
break or lunch period that is assigned to that work =
center.

 

Update 04/06 – Mike to =
work on adding in a generic a-card for indirect employees. Someone will =
need to go in daily and add, remove, and approve the indirect list for =
each day. The system will automatically give them the entire shift 6 to =
2:30 and then Mike will give us an option to manually edit the team =
members in that group to add or remove hours so that those couple of =
people that work over each day we can plus up their hours to match what =
they actually worked.Mike =
will make it so no one can start or stop a time study during a break or =
lunch period that is assigned to that work center – needs to be =
released and updated on tablets and will be in place prior to the next =
meeting.Aaron to =
work on making it harder for Tiffany to manually key in time that does =
not make sense – we had an employee that it looked like they =
worked 21 hours on 4/4We need =
to be able to calculate indirect labor in two =
scenarios:If they =
are not assigned any direct labor hours on an a-card then all 8 hours =
that shift will be assigned to indirect labor if they are assigned to =
the indirect labor a-card for that dayIf they =
have been assigned direct labor time then the system will calculate that =
their indirect labor will be 8 hours minus any direct labor time they =
were assignedMike to =
order 4 new tablets so each allocate person has their own =
tablet.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Thursday 04/06 @ 12:00pm =
EST / 11:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 03/24 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
03/03 – Mike has one more minor change he needs to make to the app =
and then he will be able to push the new version to the tablets so we =
can begin using that. He feels that Jennifer will be able to handle =
talking to the end users to make sure that they are using the app =
properly to record materials when they are working on an =
a-card.Update =
03/10 – Mike did not complete the app update yet. He has about an =
hour more work to do on it and then should be able to release the new =
version. Mike to get with Jennifer and inform her how to record material =
usage.Update =
3/24 – Mike has published the update and team members are using =
the new release. Jennifer to monitor and update us next week if it is =
working or needs additional refinement. We need Aaron to make reports =
for us so we can see validate our inventory transactions as needed. We =
will review the edit to inventory that will be performed each time we do =
a physical count.Update =
3/31 – Jennifer to monitor and update us next week if it is working or =
needs additional refinement. Aaron has developed a transaction report =
that allows us to see by part what was used by date and a-card – =
we need to use that to review the accuracy of our inventory counts. =
Jennifer said she would start entering receipts on the tablets after the =
March inventory is input.

 

Time =
study offline availability – completedUpdate =
03/03 – Mike has published this update and it should be available =
on all devices. Need to confirm with Jennifer that all tablets have the =
new version.Update =
03/10 – Mike will continue to review prior to us closing this line =
item.Update =
3/24 – Mike made some minor adjustments and wants to continue to =
evaluate those changes.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate 3/24 – Aaron to add a report that =
allows us to see by a given date all the a-cards that have a time study =
and when we drill down on the a-card we see all the people that worked =
on that a-card for auditing purposes – done Mike to work on adding in a generic =
a-card for indirect employees. Someone will need to go in daily and add, =
remove, and approve the indirect list for each day. The system will =
automatically give them the entire shift 6 to 2:30 and then Mike will =
give us an option to manually edit the team members in that group to add =
or remove hours so that those couple of people that work over each day =
we can plus up their hours to match what they actually worked. – =
in process Add in the quantity of parts =
processed on the valid a-cards in the billing section so we can see how =
many parts the average is coming from – done We need to modify the API to deduct =
break times in addition to lunch time. An employee actually only has 7 =
hours and 35 minutes where they can be working. They are paid for 8 =
hours which includes 25 minutes of break and are at the facility for 8.5 =
hours because the lunch is unpaid. Listed below are the breaks and =
lunches we need to code for and assign the various work centers to those =
lunches and breaks accordingly: – Done =
Mike will make it so no one can start or stop a time study during =
a break or lunch period that is assigned to that work =
center.Update 3/31 – Mike to =
work on adding in a generic a-card for indirect employees. Someone will =
need to go in daily and add, remove, and approve the indirect list for =
each day. The system will automatically give them the entire shift 6 to =
2:30 and then Mike will give us an option to manually edit the team =
members in that group to add or remove hours so that those couple of =
people that work over each day we can plus up their hours to match what =
they actually worked.Mike =
will make it so no one can start or stop a time study during a break or =
lunch period that is assigned to that work =
center.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 03/31 @ 12:00pm EST =
/ 11:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 03/24 meeting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
03/03 – Mike has one more minor change he needs to make to the app =
and then he will be able to push the new version to the tablets so we =
can begin using that. He feels that Jennifer will be able to handle =
talking to the end users to make sure that they are using the app =
properly to record materials when they are working on an =
a-card.Update =
03/10 – Mike did not complete the app update yet. He has about an =
hour more work to do on it and then should be able to release the new =
version. Mike to get with Jennifer and inform her how to record material =
usage.Update =
3/24 – Mike has published the update and team members are using =
the new release. Jennifer to monitor and update us next week if it is =
working or needs additional refinement. We need Aaron to make reports =
for us so we can see validate our inventory transactions as needed. We =
will review the edit to inventory that will be performed each time we do =
a physical count.

 

Time =
study offline availabilityUpdate =
03/03 – Mike has published this update and it should be available =
on all devices. Need to confirm with Jennifer that all tablets have the =
new version.Update =
03/10 – Mike will continue to review prior to us closing this line =
item.Update =
3/24 – Mike made some minor adjustments and wants to continue to =
evaluate those changes.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
03/03 – We need to find a way to list the people that are working =
when the manual time sheet is being used instead of the tablet to record =
the time study. This should include employe first and last name and the =
start and finish time for the a-card. Then we need to add a picker to =
the Daily Summary of Labor so that we can enter in to the system who was =
working on the manual time sheets. We need to add the start and end time =
on the manual sheets as well. Aaron needs to do some coding to make this =
happen in the system – will update us on when this is ready to go =
so we can have Tiffany and Jennifer start entering time on manual sheets =
differently. Update =
03/10 – Aaron will add a button for Jennifer to kick off the =
stored procedure which updates what a-cards have a time study versus =
those that do not – done Add in =
the quantity of parts processed on the valid a-cards in the billing =
section so we can see how many parts the average is coming from. We need =
to modify the API to deduct break times in addition to lunch time. An =
employee actually only has 7 hours and 35 minutes where they can be =
working. They are paid for 8 hours which includes 25 minutes of break =
and are at the facility for 8.5 hours because the lunch is unpaid. =
Listed below are the breaks and lunches we need to code for and assign =
the various work centers to those lunches and breaks =
accordingly:Update =
3/24 – Aaron to =
add a report that allows us to see by a given date all the a-cards that =
have a time study and when we drill down on the a-card we see all the =
people that worked on that a-card for auditing =
purposesMike to =
work on adding in a generic a-card for indirect employees. Someone will =
need to go in daily and add, remove, and approve the indirect list for =
each day. The system will automatically give them the entire shift 6 to =
2:30 and then Mike will give us an option to manually edit the team =
members in that group to add or remove hours so that those couple of =
people that work over each day we can plus up their hours to match what =
they actually worked.Add in =
the quantity of parts processed on the valid a-cards in the billing =
section so we can see how many parts the average is coming =
fromWe need =
to modify the API to deduct break times in addition to lunch time. An =
employee actually only has 7 hours and 35 minutes where they can be =
working. They are paid for 8 hours which includes 25 minutes of break =
and are at the facility for 8.5 hours because the lunch is unpaid. =
Listed below are the breaks and lunches we need to code for and assign =
the various work centers to those lunches and breaks =
accordingly:

 

Break 1a 8:45 =
– 9:00

Repack =
(all)

Woodshop =
(all)

Work centers 1 =
through 9

 

Break 1b 9:30 =
– 9:45

Auto-baggers =
(all)

Work center =
10-29

 

Lunch (1a)11 =
– 11:30

Repack =
(all)

Woodshop =
(all)

Work centers 1 =
through 9

 

Lunch =
(1b)

Noon – =
12:30

Auto-baggers =
(all)

Work center =
10-29

 

Break =
2

1:00 – =
1:10

All work =
centers

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 03/17 @ 11:00am EST =
/ 10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 03/10 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
01/26 – Still waiting to hear back from Bob. Aaron will follow up =
week of 01/30 to get another update.Update =
02/17 – Bob from Navistar did communicate that they are now giving =
us a repack report three times a day and that it hopefully has what we =
need. Jennifer and team will be using the new files today (02/17) and =
will report back if they work or not to reduce manually having to enter =
repack a-cardsUpdate =
02/24 – Bob replied and requested a-card examples that we had to =
manually scan. Jennifer will reply to him and provide the requested =
information so we can continue troubleshooting.Update =
03/03 – Aaron is under the impression that everything is working =
now for repack a-cards to be imported. However, we need to confirm that =
with the team onsite to make sure they are no longer scanning in repack =
a-cards manually.Update 03/10 =
– According to Jennifer we now no longer manually scan any a-card. =
All are imported. This task is =
complete.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
01/26 – Mike and is ready to start training. Mike will update on =
how this goes.Update =
02/17  – All containers in woodshop (AKA international part =
numbers) need to have a matrix BOM. This BOM is the mix of items off of =
the bill matrix files that Jennifer uses to bill for those international =
parts. Then we need to assign the actual material used as a unique BOM =
and relate the various billing BOMS for a container to the various =
material consumed BOMS reported by the floor. Aaron is going to try and =
grab the billing BOMs used in the past for woodshop items and tie those =
to the international part so that we minimize the list of items that =
need to be manually entered by Jennifer for the billing =
BOM.Update =
02/24 – Aaron was able to match the billing matrix BOMS to the =
international part / container number for most woodshop items. We will =
have to manually do the rest as we process them in woodshop if we get =
them again. Mike and Aaron still need to test the upgraded process they =
have for identifying what materials are being used and associating them =
on the tablet to the international part. Once testing is complete and =
the system is updated we may need to do more end user training so they =
know how to do this.Update =
03/03 – Mike has one more minor change he needs to make to the app =
and then he will be able to push the new version to the tablets so we =
can begin using that. He feels that Jennifer will be able to handle =
talking to the end users to make sure that they are using the app =
properly to record materials when they are working on an =
a-card.Update =
03/10 – Mike did not complete the app update yet. He has about an =
hour more work to do on it and then should be able to release the new =
version. Mike to get with Jennifer and inform her how to record material =
usage.

 

Time =
study offline availabilityUpdate =
02/24 – Mike has made changes to the software so that time studies =
will keep running if the network is disconnected from the tablet until =
network connectivity can be restored. This will require a software =
update to the devices. Mike will hopefully finish and push the update in =
a few business days.Update =
03/03 – Mike has published this update and it should be available =
on all devices. Need to confirm with Jennifer that all tablets have the =
new version.Update =
03/10 – Mike will continue to review prior to us closing this line =
item.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
1/26 – Aaron has successfully merged the overage a-card QTY with =
the original a-card QTY. Still working on making sure the tablets store =
the data for time studies until network connectivity is restored (in the =
event the WIFI goes down) so we do not lose those time studies. Jennifer =
is checking every a-card when she bills it to make sure that it has a =
time study. There seems to be a disconnect though because she is seeing =
a time study for every a-card but the report doesn’t show that a =
time study exists on some limited records. Jennifer will review the =
process with Mike while he is onsite and make corrections as needed. We =
will also pull the report daily and then re-enter any white sheets that =
are showing as missing. Aaron =
will add in a log for labor reporting to see if an a-card labor record =
was ever uploaded or attempted to be uploaded.Update =
02/17 – Aaron has a log for labor now implemented to help us track =
why something is missing. Jennifer has requested that they modify and =
group by date so they know how many are done for a given day. Jennifer =
and Tiffany will review the report daily and try to get all time studies =
accounted for.Update =
02/24 – We found some issues where we have a time study but the =
system is not showing that we do. Aaron to review and provide an update =
on what he finds. Jennifer will continue to review and provide feedback =
to Aaron.We also =
discussed that we will add buttons to Jenny’s screen when she =
bills so that she can validate time studies.Additionally we discussed that the rate at which we produce a =
package needs to be calculated by taking total time on the clock divided =
by total units produced (60 minutes / 48 pieces =3D 1.25 minutes per =
unit).The =
amount of direct labor dollars needs to be calculated by taking people x =
time x labor billing rate (3 people X 1 hour X $19.50 per hour =3D =
$58.50 of direct labor cost for the order). In this example if we =
produced 48 units then our direct labor cost is  $1.2187 per unit =
produced and our output is 1.25 units per minute using three =
people.Update =
03/03 – We need to find a way to list the people that are working =
when the manual time sheet is being used instead of the tablet to record =
the time study. This should include employe first and last name and the =
start and finish time for the a-card. Then we need to add a picker to =
the Daily Summary of Labor so that we can enter in to the system who was =
working on the manual time sheets. We need to add the start and end time =
on the manual sheets as well. Aaron needs to do some coding to make this =
happen in the system – will update us on when this is ready to go =
so we can have Tiffany and Jennifer start entering time on manual sheets =
differently. Update =
03/10 – Aaron =
will add a button for Jennifer to kick off the stored procedure which =
updates what a-cards have a time study versus those that do =
not.Add in =
the quantity of parts processed on the valid a-cards in the billing =
section so we can see how many parts the average is coming =
fromWe need =
to modify the API to deduct break times in addition to lunch time. An =
employee actually only has 7 hours and 35 minutes where they can be =
working. They are paid for 8 hours which includes 25 minutes of break =
and are at the facility for 8.5 hours because the lunch is unpaid. =
Listed below are the breaks and lunches we need to code for and assign =
the various work centers to those lunches and breaks =
accordingly:

 

Break 1a 8:45 =
– 9:00

Repack =
(all)

Woodshop =
(all)

Work centers 1 =
through 9

 

Break 1b 9:30 =
– 9:45

Auto-baggers =
(all)

Work center =
10-29

 

Lunch (1a)11 =
– 11:30

Repack =
(all)

Woodshop =
(all)

Work centers 1 =
through 9

 

Lunch =
(1b)

Noon – =
12:30

Auto-baggers =
(all)

Work center =
10-29

 

Break =
2

1:00 – =
1:10

All work =
centers

 

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 03/10 @ 10:00am EST =
/ 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 03/03 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
01/26 – Still waiting to hear back from Bob. Aaron will follow up =
week of 01/30 to get another update.Update =
02/17 – Bob from Navistar did communicate that they are now giving =
us a repack report three times a day and that it hopefully has what we =
need. Jennifer and team will be using the new files today (02/17) and =
will report back if they work or not to reduce manually having to enter =
repack a-cardsUpdate =
02/24 – Bob replied and requested a-card examples that we had to =
manually scan. Jennifer will reply to him and provide the requested =
information so we can continue troubleshooting.Update =
03/03 – Aaron is under the impression that everything is working =
now for repack a-cards to be imported. However, we need to confirm that =
with the team onsite to make sure they are no longer scanning in repack =
a-cards manually.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
01/26 – Mike and is ready to start training. Mike will update on =
how this goes.Update =
02/17  – All containers in woodshop (AKA international part =
numbers) need to have a matrix BOM. This BOM is the mix of items off of =
the bill matrix files that Jennifer uses to bill for those international =
parts. Then we need to assign the actual material used as a unique BOM =
and relate the various billing BOMS for a container to the various =
material consumed BOMS reported by the floor. Aaron is going to try and =
grab the billing BOMs used in the past for woodshop items and tie those =
to the international part so that we minimize the list of items that =
need to be manually entered by Jennifer for the billing =
BOM.Update =
02/24 – Aaron was able to match the billing matrix BOMS to the =
international part / container number for most woodshop items. We will =
have to manually do the rest as we process them in woodshop if we get =
them again. Mike and Aaron still need to test the upgraded process they =
have for identifying what materials are being used and associating them =
on the tablet to the international part. Once testing is complete and =
the system is updated we may need to do more end user training so they =
know how to do this.Update =
03/03 – Mike has one more minor change he needs to make to the app =
and then he will be able to push the new version to the tablets so we =
can begin using that. He feels that Jennifer will be able to handle =
talking to the end users to make sure that they are using the app =
properly to record materials when they are working on an =
a-card.

 

Time =
study offline availabilityUpdate =
02/24 – Mike has made changes to the software so that time studies =
will keep running if the network is disconnected from the tablet until =
network connectivity can be restored. This will require a software =
update to the devices. Mike will hopefully finish and push the update in =
a few business days.Update =
03/03 – Mike has published this update and it should be available =
on all devices. Need to confirm with Jennifer that all tablets have the =
new version.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
1/26 – Aaron has successfully merged the overage a-card QTY with =
the original a-card QTY. Still working on making sure the tablets store =
the data for time studies until network connectivity is restored (in the =
event the WIFI goes down) so we do not lose those time studies. Jennifer =
is checking every a-card when she bills it to make sure that it has a =
time study. There seems to be a disconnect though because she is seeing =
a time study for every a-card but the report doesn’t show that a =
time study exists on some limited records. Jennifer will review the =
process with Mike while he is onsite and make corrections as needed. We =
will also pull the report daily and then re-enter any white sheets that =
are showing as missing. Aaron =
will add in a log for labor reporting to see if an a-card labor record =
was ever uploaded or attempted to be uploaded.Update =
02/17 – Aaron has a log for labor now implemented to help us track =
why something is missing. Jennifer has requested that they modify and =
group by date so they know how many are done for a given day. Jennifer =
and Tiffany will review the report daily and try to get all time studies =
accounted for.Update =
02/24 – We found some issues where we have a time study but the =
system is not showing that we do. Aaron to review and provide an update =
on what he finds. Jennifer will continue to review and provide feedback =
to Aaron.We also =
discussed that we will add buttons to Jenny’s screen when she =
bills so that she can validate time studies.Additionally we discussed that the rate at which we produce a =
package needs to be calculated by taking total time on the clock divided =
by total units produced (60 minutes / 48 pieces =3D 1.25 minutes per =
unit).The =
amount of direct labor dollars needs to be calculated by taking people x =
time x labor billing rate (3 people X 1 hour X $19.50 per hour =3D =
$58.50 of direct labor cost for the order). In this example if we =
produced 48 units then our direct labor cost is  $1.2187 per unit =
produced and our output is 1.25 units per minute using three =
people.Update =
03/03 – We need to find a way to list the people that are working =
when the manual time sheet is being used instead of the tablet to record =
the time study. This should include employe first and last name and the =
start and finish time for the a-card. Then we need to add a picker to =
the Daily Summary of Labor so that we can enter in to the system who was =
working on the manual time sheets. We need to add the start and end time =
on the manual sheets as well. Aaron needs to do some coding to make this =
happen in the system – will update us on when this is ready to go =
so we can have Tiffany and Jennifer start entering time on manual sheets =
differently.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 03/03 @ 10:00am EST =
/ 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 02/24 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
01/26 – Still waiting to hear back from Bob. Aaron will follow up =
week of 01/30 to get another update.Update =
02/17 – Bob from Navistar did communicate that they are now giving =
us a repack report three times a day and that it hopefully has what we =
need. Jennifer and team will be using the new files today (02/17) and =
will report back if they work or not to reduce manually having to enter =
repack a-cardsUpdate =
02/24 – Bob replied and requested a-card examples that we had to =
manually scan. Jennifer will reply to him and provide the requested =
information so we can continue =
troubleshooting.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
01/26 – Mike and is ready to start training. Mike will update on =
how this goes.Update =
02/17  – All containers in woodshop (AKA international part =
numbers) need to have a matrix BOM. This BOM is the mix of items off of =
the bill matrix files that Jennifer uses to bill for those international =
parts. Then we need to assign the actual material used as a unique BOM =
and relate the various billing BOMS for a container to the various =
material consumed BOMS reported by the floor. Aaron is going to try and =
grab the billing BOMs used in the past for woodshop items and tie those =
to the international part so that we minimize the list of items that =
need to be manually entered by Jennifer for the billing =
BOM.Update =
02/24 – Aaron was able to match the billing matrix BOMS to the =
international part / container number for most woodshop items. We will =
have to manually do the rest as we process them in woodshop if we get =
them again. Mike and Aaron still need to test the upgraded process they =
have for identifying what materials are being used and associating them =
on the tablet to the international part. Once testing is complete and =
the system is updated we may need to do more end user training so they =
know how to do this.

 

Time =
study offline availabilityUpdate =
02/24 – Mike has made changes to the software so that time studies =
will keep running if the network is disconnected from the tablet until =
network connectivity can be restored. This will require a software =
update to the devices. Mike will hopefully finish and push the update in =
a few business days.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
1/26 – Aaron has successfully merged the overage a-card QTY with =
the original a-card QTY. Still working on making sure the tablets store =
the data for time studies until network connectivity is restored (in the =
event the WIFI goes down) so we do not lose those time studies. Jennifer =
is checking every a-card when she bills it to make sure that it has a =
time study. There seems to be a disconnect though because she is seeing =
a time study for every a-card but the report doesn’t show that a =
time study exists on some limited records. Jennifer will review the =
process with Mike while he is onsite and make corrections as needed. We =
will also pull the report daily and then re-enter any white sheets that =
are showing as missing. Aaron =
will add in a log for labor reporting to see if an a-card labor record =
was ever uploaded or attempted to be uploaded.Update =
02/17 – Aaron has a log for labor now implemented to help us track =
why something is missing. Jennifer has requested that they modify and =
group by date so they know how many are done for a given day. Jennifer =
and Tiffany will review the report daily and try to get all time studies =
accounted for.Update =
02/24 – We found some issues where we have a time study but the =
system is not showing that we do. Aaron to review and provide an update =
on what he finds. Jennifer will continue to review and provide feedback =
to Aaron.We also =
discussed that we will add buttons to Jenny’s screen when she =
bills so that she can validate time studies.Additionally we discussed that the rate at which we produce a =
package needs to be calculated by taking total time on the clock divided =
by total units produced (60 minutes / 48 pieces =3D 1.25 minutes per =
unit).The =
amount of direct labor dollars needs to be calculated by taking people x =
time x labor billing rate (3 people X 1 hour X $19.50 per hour =3D =
$58.50 of direct labor cost for the order). In this example if we =
produced 48 units then our direct labor cost is  $1.2187 per unit =
produced and our output is 1.25 units per minute using three =
people.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 02/24 @ 10:00am EST =
/ 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 02/17 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
12/02 – Navistar has responded and we now import all a-cards =
repack or standard and do not have to scan them =
anymore.Update =
12/16 – Waiting to hear back from Bob on issues with Repack cards. =
Mike and or Aaron to continue reaching out to Bob until this is =
resolvedUpdate =
01/06 – Bob is reaching out to Tolas, waiting for their feedback =
before making any changes. Jennifer said the 2:00pm report is now empty =
and there is a new report that comes at 3:00pm and it has data and =
works. Aaron will reach out to Bob and let him know about the 2 and 3pm =
reports and how they are now different.Update =
01/12 – 2:00pm report now works. Bob is still waiting for Tolas =
support to respond but he was going to reach back out to them for an =
update, we still need more current repack records in the report. Repack =
is basically a day behind so we are still manually scanning =
repack.Update =
01/19 – Jennifer confirmed this is still an issue. Aaron will =
reach out to Bob and request an update.Update =
01/26 – Still waiting to hear back from Bob. Aaron will follow up =
week of 01/30 to get another update.Update =
02/17 – Bob from Navistar did communicate that they are now giving =
us a repack report three times a day and that it hopefully has what we =
need. Jennifer and team will be using the new files today (02/17) and =
will report back if they work or not to reduce manually having to enter =
repack a-cards

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
11/11 – Need to work on this after we get pricing =
updatedUpdate =
11/18 – Pending pricing upgrading to finalize. Aaron and Mike to =
review before we turn it on to make sure it works.Update =
12/01 – Everything is in place but we need to add a way to fix in =
the average cost by item every month. So that reports in the future are =
always giving us the cost of material based on that month’s =
average cost at that time.Update =
12/16 – In progress. Need to refine data capture of receipts, =
usage, scrap, inventory adjustments due to using lumber on non-woodshop =
processes, month end inventory entries. Need to pilot for accuracy and =
then roll out to floor. ETA to using this in production is the week of =
01/09Update =
01/06 – Mike added the adjustments from the tablet. Aaron added a =
way to enter dates manually so that it doesn’t just record the =
date that they are entering the receipt.International parts (which are the container numbers for woodshop) =
have a BOM that is comprised of matrix billing codes. Matrix billing =
codes have a BOM that is made up of the actual lumber pieces and =
dimensions they are using plus the labels, bands, corrugate =
etc.Update =
01/12 – James and RMR to review in person after the 01/12 team =
meeting.Update =
01/19 – Aaron has everything done, and Mike is working on the =
tablet interface. Should be completed by the end of Friday 1/20. Testing =
to commence on Monday and Tuesday 1/23 and 1/24. Mike to be onsite 1/25 =
to do in person training and implementation.Update =
01/26 – Mike and is ready to start training. Mike will update on =
how this goes.Update =
02/17  – All containers in woodshop (AKA international part =
numbers) need to have a matrix BOM. This BOM is the mix of items off of =
the bill matrix files that Jennifer uses to bill for those international =
parts. Then we need to assign the actual material used as a unique BOM =
and relate the various billing BOMS for a container to the various =
material consumed BOMS reported by the floor. Aaron is going to try and =
grab the billing BOMs used in the past for woodshop items and tie those =
to the international part so that we minimize the list of items that =
need to be manually entered by Jennifer for the billing =
BOM.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studiesUpdate =
10/13 – Mike will be onsite to determine the cause of the tablet =
issues that prevent us from being able to enter all of our time studies =
with them. Is this network or hardware related, or both? How do we fix =
this issue?Update =
10/24 – Time studies report – We seen improvement =
from week of 10/17 to week of 10/24 on the percent of a-cards that had a =
time study verses those that didn’t. Good Job!! Aaron sent the =
updated reports to Fernando so that he could have a meeting with his =
team to let them know we still has some room for improvement. =
Labor Efficiency Report – Mike to work on data entry =
fields so that it is a bit more error proof. Would like to see the =
system force that the first letter in both names is capitalized and that =
the first and last names have a space between them.Update =
11/18 – Still working to make sure we are using tablets or writing =
the report for all billed linesUpdate =
12/01 – Jennifer will start working with the team members to make =
sure that either we get an import paper or a time study on the tablet =
for every a-card.Update =
12/16 – Aaron will review the system process of recording time =
against an a-card to ensure that there are no issues that could result =
in an error where we though the time study was entered but the system =
does not show a time study for that a-card. Jennifer and Aaron to work =
back and forth until we see each day showing either a time study import =
or a time study from the tablet for every a-card =
record.Update =
1/6 – GREAT JOB!! We have had a day where we had 0 time studies =
missed. That means that everything was captured either by manual import =
or tablet time study. Now we need to focus on getting the manual time =
studies down to as low as possible.Update =
1/12 – Aaron will look at the report and verify that we are =
handling overage a-cards properly and that we are not getting false =
positive reports stating that a-cards are not getting a time study. =
After the fix that eliminated some of the time study errors. =
Aaron =
will go see if a process can be added to merge the quantity from the =
overage a-card to the original a-card so when we calculate the average =
rate per piece it takes in to consideration all parts =
processedUpdate =
1/19 – Aaron still working on getting the quantity from overage =
a-cars merged with original a-card so that the average time per piece is =
correct.We had =
an issue where we were not able to upload our time studies. Mike to look =
and see how we prevent that in the future or if we cannot prevent it if =
there is a way to recover from it and mitigate the loss of time studies =
in the futureUpdate =
1/26 – Aaron has successfully merged the overage a-card QTY with =
the original a-card QTY. Still working on making sure the tablets store =
the data for time studies until network connectivity is restored (in the =
event the WIFI goes down) so we do not lose those time studies. Jennifer =
is checking every a-card when she bills it to make sure that it has a =
time study. There seems to be a disconnect though because she is seeing =
a time study for every a-card but the report doesn’t show that a =
time study exists on some limited records. Jennifer will review the =
process with Mike while he is onsite and make corrections as needed. We =
will also pull the report daily and then re-enter any white sheets that =
are showing as missing. Aaron =
will add in a log for labor reporting to see if an a-card labor record =
was ever uploaded or attempted to be uploaded.Update =
02/17 – Aaron has a log for labor now implemented to help us track =
why something is missing. Jennifer has requested that they modify and =
group by date so they know how many are done for a given day. Jennifer =
and Tiffany will review the report daily and try to get all time studies =
accounted for.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 02/10 @ 10:00am EST =
/ 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 01/26 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
12/02 – Navistar has responded and we now import all a-cards =
repack or standard and do not have to scan them =
anymore.Update =
12/16 – Waiting to hear back from Bob on issues with Repack cards. =
Mike and or Aaron to continue reaching out to Bob until this is =
resolvedUpdate =
01/06 – Bob is reaching out to Tolas, waiting for their feedback =
before making any changes. Jennifer said the 2:00pm report is now empty =
and there is a new report that comes at 3:00pm and it has data and =
works. Aaron will reach out to Bob and let him know about the 2 and 3pm =
reports and how they are now different.Update =
01/12 – 2:00pm report now works. Bob is still waiting for Tolas =
support to respond but he was going to reach back out to them for an =
update, we still need more current repack records in the report. Repack =
is basically a day behind so we are still manually scanning =
repack.Update =
01/19 – Jennifer confirmed this is still an issue. Aaron will =
reach out to Bob and request an update.Update =
01/26 – Still waiting to hear back from Bob. Aaron will follow up =
week of 01/30 to get another update.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
11/11 – Need to work on this after we get pricing =
updatedUpdate =
11/18 – Pending pricing upgrading to finalize. Aaron and Mike to =
review before we turn it on to make sure it works.Update =
12/01 – Everything is in place but we need to add a way to fix in =
the average cost by item every month. So that reports in the future are =
always giving us the cost of material based on that month’s =
average cost at that time.Update =
12/16 – In progress. Need to refine data capture of receipts, =
usage, scrap, inventory adjustments due to using lumber on non-woodshop =
processes, month end inventory entries. Need to pilot for accuracy and =
then roll out to floor. ETA to using this in production is the week of =
01/09Update =
01/06 – Mike added the adjustments from the tablet. Aaron added a =
way to enter dates manually so that it doesn’t just record the =
date that they are entering the receipt.International parts (which are the container numbers for woodshop) =
have a BOM that is comprised of matrix billing codes. Matrix billing =
codes have a BOM that is made up of the actual lumber pieces and =
dimensions they are using plus the labels, bands, corrugate =
etc.Update =
01/12 – James and RMR to review in person after the 01/12 team =
meeting.Update =
01/19 – Aaron has everything done, and Mike is working on the =
tablet interface. Should be completed by the end of Friday 1/20. Testing =
to commence on Monday and Tuesday 1/23 and 1/24. Mike to be onsite 1/25 =
to do in person training and implementation.Update =
01/26 – Mike and is ready to start training. Mike will update on =
how this goes.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studiesUpdate =
10/13 – Mike will be onsite to determine the cause of the tablet =
issues that prevent us from being able to enter all of our time studies =
with them. Is this network or hardware related, or both? How do we fix =
this issue?Update =
10/24 – Time studies report – We seen improvement =
from week of 10/17 to week of 10/24 on the percent of a-cards that had a =
time study verses those that didn’t. Good Job!! Aaron sent the =
updated reports to Fernando so that he could have a meeting with his =
team to let them know we still has some room for improvement. =
Labor Efficiency Report – Mike to work on data entry =
fields so that it is a bit more error proof. Would like to see the =
system force that the first letter in both names is capitalized and that =
the first and last names have a space between them.Update =
11/18 – Still working to make sure we are using tablets or writing =
the report for all billed linesUpdate =
12/01 – Jennifer will start working with the team members to make =
sure that either we get an import paper or a time study on the tablet =
for every a-card.Update =
12/16 – Aaron will review the system process of recording time =
against an a-card to ensure that there are no issues that could result =
in an error where we though the time study was entered but the system =
does not show a time study for that a-card. Jennifer and Aaron to work =
back and forth until we see each day showing either a time study import =
or a time study from the tablet for every a-card =
record.Update =
1/6 – GREAT JOB!! We have had a day where we had 0 time studies =
missed. That means that everything was captured either by manual import =
or tablet time study. Now we need to focus on getting the manual time =
studies down to as low as possible.Update =
1/12 – Aaron will look at the report and verify that we are =
handling overage a-cards properly and that we are not getting false =
positive reports stating that a-cards are not getting a time study. =
After the fix that eliminated some of the time study errors. =
Aaron =
will go see if a process can be added to merge the quantity from the =
overage a-card to the original a-card so when we calculate the average =
rate per piece it takes in to consideration all parts =
processedUpdate =
1/19 – Aaron still working on getting the quantity from overage =
a-cars merged with original a-card so that the average time per piece is =
correct.We had =
an issue where we were not able to upload our time studies. Mike to look =
and see how we prevent that in the future or if we cannot prevent it if =
there is a way to recover from it and mitigate the loss of time studies =
in the futureUpdate =
1/26 – Aaron has successfully merged the overage a-card QTY with =
the original a-card QTY. Still working on making sure the tablets store =
the data for time studies until network connectivity is restored (in the =
event the WIFI goes down) so we do not lose those time studies. Jennifer =
is checking every a-card when she bills it to make sure that it has a =
time study. There seems to be a disconnect though because she is seeing =
a time study for every a-card but the report doesn’t show that a =
time study exists on some limited records. Jennifer will review the =
process with Mike while he is onsite and make corrections as needed. We =
will also pull the report daily and then re-enter any white sheets that =
are showing as missing. Aaron =
will add in a log for labor reporting to see if an a-card labor record =
was ever uploaded or attempted to be =
uploaded.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Thursday 01/26 @ 10:00am =
EST / 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 01/19 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
12/02 – Navistar has responded and we now import all a-cards =
repack or standard and do not have to scan them =
anymore.Update =
12/16 – Waiting to hear back from Bob on issues with Repack cards. =
Mike and or Aaron to continue reaching out to Bob until this is =
resolvedUpdate =
01/06 – Bob is reaching out to Tolas, waiting for their feedback =
before making any changes. Jennifer said the 2:00pm report is now empty =
and there is a new report that comes at 3:00pm and it has data and =
works. Aaron will reach out to Bob and let him know about the 2 and 3pm =
reports and how they are now different.Update =
01/12 – 2:00pm report now works. Bob is still waiting for Tolas =
support to respond but he was going to reach back out to them for an =
update, we still need more current repack records in the report. Repack =
is basically a day behind so we are still manually scanning =
repack.Update =
01/19 – Jennifer confirmed this is still an issue. Aaron will =
reach out to Bob and request an update.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
11/11 – Need to work on this after we get pricing =
updatedUpdate =
11/18 – Pending pricing upgrading to finalize. Aaron and Mike to =
review before we turn it on to make sure it works.Update =
12/01 – Everything is in place but we need to add a way to fix in =
the average cost by item every month. So that reports in the future are =
always giving us the cost of material based on that month’s =
average cost at that time.Update =
12/16 – In progress. Need to refine data capture of receipts, =
usage, scrap, inventory adjustments due to using lumber on non-woodshop =
processes, month end inventory entries. Need to pilot for accuracy and =
then roll out to floor. ETA to using this in production is the week of =
01/09Update =
01/06 – Mike added the adjustments from the tablet. Aaron added a =
way to enter dates manually so that it doesn’t just record the =
date that they are entering the receipt.International parts (which are the container numbers for woodshop) =
have a BOM that is comprised of matrix billing codes. Matrix billing =
codes have a BOM that is made up of the actual lumber pieces and =
dimensions they are using plus the labels, bands, corrugate =
etc.Update =
01/12 – James and RMR to review in person after the 01/12 team =
meeting.Update =
01/19 – Aaron has everything done, and Mike is working on the =
tablet interface. Should be completed by the end of Friday 1/20. Testing =
to commence on Monday and Tuesday 1/23 and 1/24. Mike to be onsite 1/25 =
to do in person training and =
implementation.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studiesUpdate =
10/13 – Mike will be onsite to determine the cause of the tablet =
issues that prevent us from being able to enter all of our time studies =
with them. Is this network or hardware related, or both? How do we fix =
this issue?Update =
10/24 – Time studies report – We seen improvement =
from week of 10/17 to week of 10/24 on the percent of a-cards that had a =
time study verses those that didn’t. Good Job!! Aaron sent the =
updated reports to Fernando so that he could have a meeting with his =
team to let them know we still has some room for improvement. =
Labor Efficiency Report – Mike to work on data entry =
fields so that it is a bit more error proof. Would like to see the =
system force that the first letter in both names is capitalized and that =
the first and last names have a space between them.Update =
11/18 – Still working to make sure we are using tablets or writing =
the report for all billed linesUpdate =
12/01 – Jennifer will start working with the team members to make =
sure that either we get an import paper or a time study on the tablet =
for every a-card.Update =
12/16 – Aaron will review the system process of recording time =
against an a-card to ensure that there are no issues that could result =
in an error where we though the time study was entered but the system =
does not show a time study for that a-card. Jennifer and Aaron to work =
back and forth until we see each day showing either a time study import =
or a time study from the tablet for every a-card =
record.Update =
1/6 – GREAT JOB!! We have had a day where we had 0 time studies =
missed. That means that everything was captured either by manual import =
or tablet time study. Now we need to focus on getting the manual time =
studies down to as low as possible.Update =
1/12 – Aaron will look at the report and verify that we are =
handling overage a-cards properly and that we are not getting false =
positive reports stating that a-cards are not getting a time study. =
After the fix that eliminated some of the time study errors. =
Aaron =
will go see if a process can be added to merge the quantity from the =
overage a-card to the original a-card so when we calculate the average =
rate per piece it takes in to consideration all parts =
processedUpdate =
1/19 – Aaron still working on getting the quantity from overage =
a-cars merged with original a-card so that the average time per piece is =
correct.We had =
an issue where we were not able to upload our time studies. Mike to look =
and see how we prevent that in the future or if we cannot prevent it if =
there is a way to recover from it and mitigate the loss of time studies =
in the future

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 01/19 @ 10:00am EST =
/ 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 01/12 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
12/02 – Navistar has responded and we now import all a-cards =
repack or standard and do not have to scan them =
anymore.Update =
12/16 – Waiting to hear back from Bob on issues with Repack cards. =
Mike and or Aaron to continue reaching out to Bob until this is =
resolvedUpdate =
01/06 – Bob is reaching out to Tolas, waiting for their feedback =
before making any changes. Jennifer said the 2:00pm report is now empty =
and there is a new report that comes at 3:00pm and it has data and =
works. Aaron will reach out to Bob and let him know about the 2 and 3pm =
reports and how they are now different.Update =
01/12 – 2:00pm report now works. Bob is still waiting for Tolas =
support to respond but he was going to reach back out to them for an =
update, we still need more current repack records in the report. Repack =
is basically a day behind so we are still manually scanning =
repack.

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
11/11 – Need to work on this after we get pricing =
updatedUpdate =
11/18 – Pending pricing upgrading to finalize. Aaron and Mike to =
review before we turn it on to make sure it works.Update =
12/01 – Everything is in place but we need to add a way to fix in =
the average cost by item every month. So that reports in the future are =
always giving us the cost of material based on that month’s =
average cost at that time.Update =
12/16 – In progress. Need to refine data capture of receipts, =
usage, scrap, inventory adjustments due to using lumber on non-woodshop =
processes, month end inventory entries. Need to pilot for accuracy and =
then roll out to floor. ETA to using this in production is the week of =
01/09Update =
01/06 – Mike added the adjustments from the tablet. Aaron added a =
way to enter dates manually so that it doesn’t just record the =
date that they are entering the receipt.International parts (which are the container numbers for woodshop) =
have a BOM that is comprised of matrix billing codes. Matrix billing =
codes have a BOM that is made up of the actual lumber pieces and =
dimensions they are using plus the labels, bands, corrugate =
etc.Update =
01/12 – James and RMR to review in person after the 01/12 team =
meeting.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studiesUpdate =
10/13 – Mike will be onsite to determine the cause of the tablet =
issues that prevent us from being able to enter all of our time studies =
with them. Is this network or hardware related, or both? How do we fix =
this issue?Update =
10/24 – Time studies report – We seen improvement =
from week of 10/17 to week of 10/24 on the percent of a-cards that had a =
time study verses those that didn’t. Good Job!! Aaron sent the =
updated reports to Fernando so that he could have a meeting with his =
team to let them know we still has some room for improvement. =
Labor Efficiency Report – Mike to work on data entry =
fields so that it is a bit more error proof. Would like to see the =
system force that the first letter in both names is capitalized and that =
the first and last names have a space between them.Update =
11/18 – Still working to make sure we are using tablets or writing =
the report for all billed linesUpdate =
12/01 – Jennifer will start working with the team members to make =
sure that either we get an import paper or a time study on the tablet =
for every a-card.Update =
12/16 – Aaron will review the system process of recording time =
against an a-card to ensure that there are no issues that could result =
in an error where we though the time study was entered but the system =
does not show a time study for that a-card. Jennifer and Aaron to work =
back and forth until we see each day showing either a time study import =
or a time study from the tablet for every a-card =
record.Update =
1/6 – GREAT JOB!! We have had a day where we had 0 time studies =
missed. That means that everything was captured either by manual import =
or tablet time study. Now we need to focus on getting the manual time =
studies down to as low as possible.Update =
1/12 – Aaron will look at the report and verify that we are =
handling overage a-cards properly and that we are not getting false =
positive reports stating that a-cards are not getting a time study. =
After the fix that eliminated some of the time study errors. =
Aaron =
will go see if a process can be added to merge the quantity from the =
overage a-card to the original a-card so when we calculate the average =
rate per piece it takes in to consideration all parts =
processed

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 01/12 @ 10:00am EST =
/ 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 01/06 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
12/02 – Navistar has responded and we now import all a-cards =
repack or standard and do not have to scan them =
anymore.Update =
12/16 – Waiting to hear back from Bob on issues with Repack cards. =
Mike and or Aaron to continue reaching out to Bob until this is =
resolvedUpdate =
01/06 – Bob is reaching out to Tolas, waiting for their feedback =
before making any changes. Jennifer said the 2:00pm report is now empty =
and there is a new report that comes at 3:00pm and it has data and =
works. Aaron will reach out to Bob and let him know about the 2 and 3pm =
reports and how they are now different.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
9/16 – James has had to take on AR and AP from Rea & Assoc. =
and as a result asked for an extension of two weeks on getting together =
on this with Mike.Update =
9/23 – James and Mike have this on hold – will reconvene =
next week.Update =
9/30 – James and Mike to meet the following =
week.Update =
10/7 – James and Mike have rescheduled for two weeks =
out.Update =
10/24 – Permanently put on hold until further notice from =
James

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
11/11 – Need to work on this after we get pricing =
updatedUpdate =
11/18 – Pending pricing upgrading to finalize. Aaron and Mike to =
review before we turn it on to make sure it works.Update =
12/01 – Everything is in place but we need to add a way to fix in =
the average cost by item every month. So that reports in the future are =
always giving us the cost of material based on that month’s =
average cost at that time.Update =
12/16 – In progress. Need to refine data capture of receipts, =
usage, scrap, inventory adjustments due to using lumber on non-woodshop =
processes, month end inventory entries. Need to pilot for accuracy and =
then roll out to floor. ETA to using this in production is the week of =
01/09Update =
01/06 – Mike added the adjustments from the tablet. Aaron added a =
way to enter dates manually so that it doesn’t just record the =
date that they are entering the receipt.International parts (which are the container numbers for woodshop) =
have a BOM that is comprised of matrix billing codes. Matrix billing =
codes have a BOM that is made up of the actual lumber pieces and =
dimensions they are using plus the labels, bands, corrugate =
etc.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studiesUpdate =
10/13 – Mike will be onsite to determine the cause of the tablet =
issues that prevent us from being able to enter all of our time studies =
with them. Is this network or hardware related, or both? How do we fix =
this issue?Update =
10/24 – Time studies report – We seen improvement =
from week of 10/17 to week of 10/24 on the percent of a-cards that had a =
time study verses those that didn’t. Good Job!! Aaron sent the =
updated reports to Fernando so that he could have a meeting with his =
team to let them know we still has some room for improvement. =
Labor Efficiency Report – Mike to work on data entry =
fields so that it is a bit more error proof. Would like to see the =
system force that the first letter in both names is capitalized and that =
the first and last names have a space between them.Update =
11/18 – Still working to make sure we are using tablets or writing =
the report for all billed linesUpdate =
12/01 – Jennifer will start working with the team members to make =
sure that either we get an import paper or a time study on the tablet =
for every a-card.Update =
12/16 – Aaron will review the system process of recording time =
against an a-card to ensure that there are no issues that could result =
in an error where we though the time study was entered but the system =
does not show a time study for that a-card. Jennifer and Aaron to work =
back and forth until we see each day showing either a time study import =
or a time study from the tablet for every a-card =
record.Update =
1/6 – GREAT JOB!! We have had a day where we had 0 time studies =
missed. That means that everything was captured either by manual import =
or tablet time study. Now we need to focus on getting the manual time =
studies down to as low as possible.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 01/06 @ 10:00am EST =
/ 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 12/16 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
12/02 – Navistar has responded and we now import all a-cards =
repack or standard and do not have to scan them =
anymore.Update =
12/16 – Waiting to hear back from Bob on issues with Repack cards. =
Mike and or Aaron to continue reaching out to Bob until this is =
resolved

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
9/16 – James has had to take on AR and AP from Rea & Assoc. =
and as a result asked for an extension of two weeks on getting together =
on this with Mike.Update =
9/23 – James and Mike have this on hold – will reconvene =
next week.Update =
9/30 – James and Mike to meet the following =
week.Update =
10/7 – James and Mike have rescheduled for two weeks =
out.Update =
10/24 – Permanently put on hold until further notice from =
James

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
11/11 – Need to work on this after we get pricing =
updatedUpdate =
11/18 – Pending pricing upgrading to finalize. Aaron and Mike to =
review before we turn it on to make sure it works.Update =
12/01 – Everything is in place but we need to add a way to fix in =
the average cost by item every month. So that reports in the future are =
always giving us the cost of material based on that month’s =
average cost at that time.Update =
12/16 – In progress. Need to refine data capture of receipts, =
usage, scrap, inventory adjustments due to using lumber on non-woodshop =
processes, month end inventory entries. Need to pilot for accuracy and =
then roll out to floor. ETA to using this in production is the week of =
01/09

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studiesUpdate =
10/13 – Mike will be onsite to determine the cause of the tablet =
issues that prevent us from being able to enter all of our time studies =
with them. Is this network or hardware related, or both? How do we fix =
this issue?Update =
10/24 – Time studies report – We seen improvement =
from week of 10/17 to week of 10/24 on the percent of a-cards that had a =
time study verses those that didn’t. Good Job!! Aaron sent the =
updated reports to Fernando so that he could have a meeting with his =
team to let them know we still has some room for improvement. =
Labor Efficiency Report – Mike to work on data entry =
fields so that it is a bit more error proof. Would like to see the =
system force that the first letter in both names is capitalized and that =
the first and last names have a space between them.Update =
11/18 – Still working to make sure we are using tablets or writing =
the report for all billed linesUpdate =
12/01 – Jennifer will start working with the team members to make =
sure that either we get an import paper or a time study on the tablet =
for every a-card.Update =
12/16 – Aaron will review the system process of recording time =
against an a-card to ensure that there are no issues that could result =
in an error where we though the time study was entered but the system =
does not show a time study for that a-card. Jennifer and Aaron to work =
back and forth until we see each day showing either a time study import =
or a time study from the tablet for every a-card =
record.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 12/16 @ 10:00am EST =
/ 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 12/01 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
9/16 – Mike and Fernando will continue to try and reach Navistar =
for help. They have not responded yet.Update =
9/23 – No response from Navistar yet. Fernando and Mike will =
continue to reach out.Update =
9/30 – No response from Navistar. Fernando and Mike will keep =
working on getting a response.Update =
10/07 – Mike and Fernando tried to reach Navistar rep through =
Teams and email. They will try again this week, email , Teams, and =
voicemail.Update =
10/13 – No response to Fernando or Mike’s follow up. They =
will continue to reach out weekly and Fernando will ask Travis for =
further guidance on connecting with Navistar.Update =
10/24 – Mike and Fernando still have not received a response. Will =
continue to follow up.Update =
11/11 – We got a response from Navistar but we still need to =
continue to follow up. We do not have what we need yet. Fernando will =
talk to Dave and reach out on Teams. Mike will send =
email.Update =
11/18 – Navistar is communicating with us. Mike and or Aaron will =
reply all to their email providing the detail we =
want.Update =
12/02 – Navistar has responded and we now import all a-cards =
repack or standard and do not have to scan them =
anymore.Closing this issue

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
9/16 – James has had to take on AR and AP from Rea & Assoc. =
and as a result asked for an extension of two weeks on getting together =
on this with Mike.Update =
9/23 – James and Mike have this on hold – will reconvene =
next week.Update =
9/30 – James and Mike to meet the following =
week.Update =
10/7 – James and Mike have rescheduled for two weeks =
out.Update =
10/24 – Permanently put on hold until further notice from =
James

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
11/11 – Need to work on this after we get pricing =
updatedUpdate =
11/18 – Pending pricing upgrading to finalize. Aaron and Mike to =
review before we turn it on to make sure it works.Update =
12/01 – Everything is in place but we need to add a way to fix in =
the average cost by item every month. So that reports in the future are =
always giving us the cost of material based on that month’s =
average cost at that time.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studiesUpdate =
10/13 – Mike will be onsite to determine the cause of the tablet =
issues that prevent us from being able to enter all of our time studies =
with them. Is this network or hardware related, or both? How do we fix =
this issue?Update =
10/24 – Time studies report – We seen improvement =
from week of 10/17 to week of 10/24 on the percent of a-cards that had a =
time study verses those that didn’t. Good Job!! Aaron sent the =
updated reports to Fernando so that he could have a meeting with his =
team to let them know we still has some room for improvement. =
Labor Efficiency Report – Mike to work on data entry =
fields so that it is a bit more error proof. Would like to see the =
system force that the first letter in both names is capitalized and that =
the first and last names have a space between them.Update =
11/18 – Still working to make sure we are using tablets or writing =
the report for all billed linesUpdate =
12/01 – Jennifer will start working with the team members to make =
sure that either we get an import paper or a time study on the tablet =
for every a-card.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 12/02 @ 10:00am EST =
/ 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 11/18 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
9/16 – Mike and Fernando will continue to try and reach Navistar =
for help. They have not responded yet.Update =
9/23 – No response from Navistar yet. Fernando and Mike will =
continue to reach out.Update =
9/30 – No response from Navistar. Fernando and Mike will keep =
working on getting a response.Update =
10/07 – Mike and Fernando tried to reach Navistar rep through =
Teams and email. They will try again this week, email , Teams, and =
voicemail.Update =
10/13 – No response to Fernando or Mike’s follow up. They =
will continue to reach out weekly and Fernando will ask Travis for =
further guidance on connecting with Navistar.Update =
10/24 – Mike and Fernando still have not received a response. Will =
continue to follow up.Update =
11/11 – We got a response from Navistar but we still need to =
continue to follow up. We do not have what we need yet. Fernando will =
talk to Dave and reach out on Teams. Mike will send =
email.Update =
11/18 – Navistar is communicating with us. Mike and or Aaron will =
reply all to their email providing the detail we =
want.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
9/16 – James has had to take on AR and AP from Rea & Assoc. =
and as a result asked for an extension of two weeks on getting together =
on this with Mike.Update =
9/23 – James and Mike have this on hold – will reconvene =
next week.Update =
9/30 – James and Mike to meet the following =
week.Update =
10/7 – James and Mike have rescheduled for two weeks =
out.Update =
10/24 – Permanently put on hold until further notice from =
James

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
11/11 – Need to work on this after we get pricing =
updatedUpdate =
11/18 – Pending pricing upgrading to finalize. Aaron and Mike to =
review before we turn it on to make sure it =
works.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studiesUpdate =
10/13 – Mike will be onsite to determine the cause of the tablet =
issues that prevent us from being able to enter all of our time studies =
with them. Is this network or hardware related, or both? How do we fix =
this issue?Update =
10/24 – Time studies report – We seen improvement =
from week of 10/17 to week of 10/24 on the percent of a-cards that had a =
time study verses those that didn’t. Good Job!! Aaron sent the =
updated reports to Fernando so that he could have a meeting with his =
team to let them know we still has some room for improvement. =
Labor Efficiency Report – Mike to work on data entry =
fields so that it is a bit more error proof. Would like to see the =
system force that the first letter in both names is capitalized and that =
the first and last names have a space between them.Update =
11/18 – Still working to make sure we are using tablets or writing =
the report for all billed lines

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 11/18 @ 10:00am EST =
/ 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 11/11 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
9/16 – Mike and Fernando will continue to try and reach Navistar =
for help. They have not responded yet.Update =
9/23 – No response from Navistar yet. Fernando and Mike will =
continue to reach out.Update =
9/30 – No response from Navistar. Fernando and Mike will keep =
working on getting a response.Update =
10/07 – Mike and Fernando tried to reach Navistar rep through =
Teams and email. They will try again this week, email , Teams, and =
voicemail.Update =
10/13 – No response to Fernando or Mike’s follow up. They =
will continue to reach out weekly and Fernando will ask Travis for =
further guidance on connecting with Navistar.Update =
10/24 – Mike and Fernando still have not received a response. Will =
continue to follow up.Update =
11/11 – We got a response from Navistar but we still need to =
continue to follow up. We do not have what we need yet. Fernando will =
talk to Dave and reach out on Teams. Mike will send =
email.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
9/16 – James has had to take on AR and AP from Rea & Assoc. =
and as a result asked for an extension of two weeks on getting together =
on this with Mike.Update =
9/23 – James and Mike have this on hold – will reconvene =
next week.Update =
9/30 – James and Mike to meet the following =
week.Update =
10/7 – James and Mike have rescheduled for two weeks =
out.Update =
10/24 – Permanently put on hold until further notice from =
James

 

WoodshopNeed to =
work on and implement material tracking – what did each a-card use =
for lumber?Update =
11/11 – Need to work on this after we get pricing =
updated

 

Woodshop =
– closedMike has =
developed a workflow for that areaWe need =
to build a system that:Tracks =
material used to the a-card for each container we build (cardboard, =
wood, for sure and possibly nails and or staples or whatever else is =
used?)We =
should take a pictures of the various containers we build so it is easy =
to see and understand what is being built and tie that to the container =
recordWe will =
need to build out a table for all the materials we will be buying (part =
number, description, quantity, price we pay)Inventory system that tracks beginning inventory + purchase =
– usage – scrap – returns =3D ending inventory for all =
parts we buyWe will =
need a way to cycle count / do physical inventories where we can adjust =
the on hand QTY as needed to match realityDevelop =
a change log for each part so we can see transactionally everything that =
takes place on parts we buy, tracking it from receipt through =
shipmentUpdate =
9/23 – Mike has started putting together screens for this. =
Jennifer and Mike to review together on Monday.Update =
9/30 – Mike still need to get with Jennifer to =
review.Update =
10/07 – Mike and Jennifer have talked. Mike has it figured out, =
and knows what he needs to do. Should have it done by Tuesday or =
Wednesday 11th or 12th and we should be able to =
use this in production next week. That would mean that all a-cards =
(regular or repack) in woodshop can have time studies done on =
them.Update =
10/13 – Mike has this completed but has not pushed it out for end =
users to use. This should go out once he resolves and issue with the =
current version we are using today. Tentatively looking to complete the =
push so end users can use this new update by the end of the =
week.Update =
10/24 – Mike stated that the system update has been delivered that =
would allow all a-cards (standard and repack) to be processed by =
woodshop team. Jennifer will now go to woodshop team and make sure they =
are using the system for ALL a-cards regardless of what type they are =
(repack or standard).Update =
11/11 – Jennifer confirmed that the system is working for all =
a-card types in the woodshop area.Item is =
closed

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studiesUpdate =
10/13 – Mike will be onsite to determine the cause of the tablet =
issues that prevent us from being able to enter all of our time studies =
with them. Is this network or hardware related, or both? How do we fix =
this issue?Update =
10/24 – Time studies report – We seen improvement =
from week of 10/17 to week of 10/24 on the percent of a-cards that had a =
time study verses those that didn’t. Good Job!! Aaron sent the =
updated reports to Fernando so that he could have a meeting with his =
team to let them know we still has some room for improvement. =
Labor Efficiency Report – Mike to work on data entry =
fields so that it is a bit more error proof. Would like to see the =
system force that the first letter in both names is capitalized and that =
the first and last names have a space between =
them.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 11/04 @ 10:00am EST =
/ 9:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 10/24 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
9/16 – Mike and Fernando will continue to try and reach Navistar =
for help. They have not responded yet.Update =
9/23 – No response from Navistar yet. Fernando and Mike will =
continue to reach out.Update =
9/30 – No response from Navistar. Fernando and Mike will keep =
working on getting a response.Update =
10/07 – Mike and Fernando tried to reach Navistar rep through =
Teams and email. They will try again this week, email , Teams, and =
voicemail.Update =
10/13 – No response to Fernando or Mike’s follow up. They =
will continue to reach out weekly and Fernando will ask Travis for =
further guidance on connecting with Navistar.Update =
10/24 – Mike and Fernando still have not received a response. Will =
continue to follow up.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
9/16 – James has had to take on AR and AP from Rea & Assoc. =
and as a result asked for an extension of two weeks on getting together =
on this with Mike.Update =
9/23 – James and Mike have this on hold – will reconvene =
next week.Update =
9/30 – James and Mike to meet the following =
week.Update =
10/7 – James and Mike have rescheduled for two weeks =
out.Update =
10/24 – Permanently put on hold until further notice from =
James

 

WoodshopMike has =
developed a workflow for that areaWe need =
to build a system that:Tracks =
material used to the a-card for each container we build (cardboard, =
wood, for sure and possibly nails and or staples or whatever else is =
used?)We =
should take a pictures of the various containers we build so it is easy =
to see and understand what is being built and tie that to the container =
recordWe will =
need to build out a table for all the materials we will be buying (part =
number, description, quantity, price we pay)Inventory system that tracks beginning inventory + purchase =
– usage – scrap – returns =3D ending inventory for all =
parts we buyWe will =
need a way to cycle count / do physical inventories where we can adjust =
the on hand QTY as needed to match realityDevelop =
a change log for each part so we can see transactionally everything that =
takes place on parts we buy, tracking it from receipt through =
shipmentUpdate =
9/23 – Mike has started putting together screens for this. =
Jennifer and Mike to review together on Monday.Update =
9/30 – Mike still need to get with Jennifer to =
review.Update =
10/07 – Mike and Jennifer have talked. Mike has it figured out, =
and knows what he needs to do. Should have it done by Tuesday or =
Wednesday 11th or 12th and we should be able to =
use this in production next week. That would mean that all a-cards =
(regular or repack) in woodshop can have time studies done on =
them.Update =
10/13 – Mike has this completed but has not pushed it out for end =
users to use. This should go out once he resolves and issue with the =
current version we are using today. Tentatively looking to complete the =
push so end users can use this new update by the end of the =
week.Update =
10/24 – Mike stated that the system update has been delivered that =
would allow all a-cards (standard and repack) to be processed by =
woodshop team. Jennifer will now go to woodshop team and make sure they =
are using the system for ALL a-cards regardless of what type they are =
(repack or standard).

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studiesUpdate =
10/13 – Mike will be onsite to determine the cause of the tablet =
issues that prevent us from being able to enter all of our time studies =
with them. Is this network or hardware related, or both? How do we fix =
this issue?Update =
10/24 – Time studies report – We seen improvement =
from week of 10/17 to week of 10/24 on the percent of a-cards that had a =
time study verses those that didn’t. Good Job!! Aaron sent the =
updated reports to Fernando so that he could have a meeting with his =
team to let them know we still has some room for improvement. =
Labor Efficiency Report – Mike to work on data entry =
fields so that it is a bit more error proof. Would like to see the =
system force that the first letter in both names is capitalized and that =
the first and last names have a space between =
them.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 10/21 @ 1:00pm EST / =
12:00pm CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 10/13 meeting.

 

One =
tablet went bad:Update =
10/07 – Mike will check and see if the device is still covered =
under the manufacturer’s warranty. He will also order Jennifer 10 =
more charging cables and the charging cubes that go with the cables. =
Mike will place an order for another backup device if the one that went =
bad is not covered under a warranty.Update =
10/13 – Tablet was ordered and received. Charging cables and cubes =
were ordered and received. Item is =
closed.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
9/16 – Mike and Fernando will continue to try and reach Navistar =
for help. They have not responded yet.Update =
9/23 – No response from Navistar yet. Fernando and Mike will =
continue to reach out.Update =
9/30 – No response from Navistar. Fernando and Mike will keep =
working on getting a response.Update =
10/07 – Mike and Fernando tried to reach Navistar rep through =
Teams and email. They will try again this week, email , Teams, and =
voicemail.Update =
10/13 – No response to Fernando or Mike’s follow up. They =
will continue to reach out weekly and Fernando will ask Travis for =
further guidance on connecting with =
Navistar.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
9/16 – James has had to take on AR and AP from Rea & Assoc. =
and as a result asked for an extension of two weeks on getting together =
on this with Mike.Update =
9/23 – James and Mike have this on hold – will reconvene =
next week.Update =
9/30 – James and Mike to meet the following =
week.Update =
10/7 – James and Mike have rescheduled for two weeks =
out.

 

WoodshopMike has =
developed a workflow for that areaWe need =
to build a system that:Tracks =
material used to the a-card for each container we build (cardboard, =
wood, for sure and possibly nails and or staples or whatever else is =
used?)We =
should take a pictures of the various containers we build so it is easy =
to see and understand what is being built and tie that to the container =
recordWe will =
need to build out a table for all the materials we will be buying (part =
number, description, quantity, price we pay)Inventory system that tracks beginning inventory + purchase =
– usage – scrap – returns =3D ending inventory for all =
parts we buyWe will =
need a way to cycle count / do physical inventories where we can adjust =
the on hand QTY as needed to match realityDevelop =
a change log for each part so we can see transactionally everything that =
takes place on parts we buy, tracking it from receipt through =
shipmentUpdate =
9/23 – Mike has started putting together screens for this. =
Jennifer and Mike to review together on Monday.Update =
9/30 – Mike still need to get with Jennifer to =
review.Update =
10/07 – Mike and Jennifer have talked. Mike has it figured out, =
and knows what he needs to do. Should have it done by Tuesday or =
Wednesday 11th or 12th and we should be able to =
use this in production next week. That would mean that all a-cards =
(regular or repack) in woodshop can have time studies done on =
them.Update =
10/13 – Mike has this completed but has not pushed it out for end =
users to use. This should go out once he resolves and issue with the =
current version we are using today. Tentatively looking to complete the =
push so end users can use this new update by the end of the =
week.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studiesUpdate =
10/13 – Mike will be onsite to determine the cause of the tablet =
issues that prevent us from being able to enter all of our time studies =
with them. Is this network or hardware related, or both? How do we fix =
this issue?

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Thursday 10/13 @ 11:00am =
EST / 10:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 10/07 meeting.

 

One =
tablet went bad:Update =
10/07 – Mike will check and see if the device is still covered =
under the manufacturer’s warranty. He will also order Jennifer 10 =
more charging cables and the charging cubes that go with the cables. =
Mike will place an order for another backup device if the one that went =
bad is not covered under a warranty.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
9/16 – Mike and Fernando will continue to try and reach Navistar =
for help. They have not responded yet.Update =
9/23 – No response from Navistar yet. Fernando and Mike will =
continue to reach out.Update =
9/30 – No response from Navistar. Fernando and Mike will keep =
working on getting a response.Update =
10/07 – Mike and Fernando tried to reach Navistar rep through =
Teams and email. They will try again this week, email , Teams, and =
voicemail.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
9/16 – James has had to take on AR and AP from Rea & Assoc. =
and as a result asked for an extension of two weeks on getting together =
on this with Mike.Update =
9/23 – James and Mike have this on hold – will reconvene =
next week.Update =
9/30 – James and Mike to meet the following =
week.Update =
10/7 – James and Mike have rescheduled for two weeks =
out.

 

WoodshopMike has =
developed a workflow for that areaWe need =
to build a system that:Tracks =
material used to the a-card for each container we build (cardboard, =
wood, for sure and possibly nails and or staples or whatever else is =
used?)We =
should take a pictures of the various containers we build so it is easy =
to see and understand what is being built and tie that to the container =
recordWe will =
need to build out a table for all the materials we will be buying (part =
number, description, quantity, price we pay)Inventory system that tracks beginning inventory + purchase =
– usage – scrap – returns =3D ending inventory for all =
parts we buyWe will =
need a way to cycle count / do physical inventories where we can adjust =
the on hand QTY as needed to match realityDevelop =
a change log for each part so we can see transactionally everything that =
takes place on parts we buy, tracking it from receipt through =
shipmentUpdate =
9/23 – Mike has started putting together screens for this. =
Jennifer and Mike to review together on Monday.Update =
9/30 – Mike still need to get with Jennifer to =
review.Update =
10/07 – Mike and Jennifer have talked. Mike has it figured out, =
and knows what he needs to do. Should have it done by Tuesday or =
Wednesday 11th or 12th and we should be able to =
use this in production next week. That would mean that all a-cards =
(regular or repack) in woodshop can have time studies done on =
them.

 

Review =
the Acard with Time Studies report – look at labor efficiency =
reportUpdate =
10/07 – Aaron will work to modify or create a new report that =
gives us more detail on the a-cards that do not have time =
studies

 

Labor =
efficiency reportWe need =
to know the amount  of time (on average) that an employee is =
working on an a-card and the amount of time they are not working on any =
a-cards. Update =
9/16 – Mike and Aaron reviewed. We will wait for Aaron to give us =
an update at the next meeting.Update =
9/23 – James, Mike, and Aaron met on Thursday 9/22 and agreed on a =
path forward. Aaron is targeting something to review by next =
meeting.Update  9/30 – Aaron is about done. 90% complete. The =
majority of it is working and making the numbers look a lot better. We =
should be able to review at the next meeting.Update =
10/07 – Aaron showed us a working example of the report – =
this issue is =
closed.

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 10/07 @ 12:00pm noon =
EST / 11:00am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 09/30 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
9/16 – Mike and Fernando will continue to try and reach Navistar =
for help. They have not responded yet.Update =
9/23 – No response from Navistar yet. Fernando and Mike will =
continue to reach out.Update =
9/30 – No response from Navistar. Fernando and Mike will keep =
working on getting a response.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
9/16 – James has had to take on AR and AP from Rea & Assoc. =
and as a result asked for an extension of two weeks on getting together =
on this with Mike.Update =
9/23 – James and Mike have this on hold – will reconvene =
next week.Update =
9/30 – James and Mike to meet the following =
week.

 

WoodshopMike has =
developed a workflow for that areaWe need =
to build a system that:Tracks =
material used to the a-card for each container we build (cardboard, =
wood, for sure and possibly nails and or staples or whatever else is =
used?)We =
should take a pictures of the various containers we build so it is easy =
to see and understand what is being built and tie that to the container =
recordWe will =
need to build out a table for all the materials we will be buying (part =
number, description, quantity, price we pay)Inventory system that tracks beginning inventory + purchase =
– usage – scrap – returns =3D ending inventory for all =
parts we buyWe will =
need a way to cycle count / do physical inventories where we can adjust =
the on hand QTY as needed to match realityDevelop =
a change log for each part so we can see transactionally everything that =
takes place on parts we buy, tracking it from receipt through =
shipmentUpdate =
9/23 – Mike has started putting together screens for this. =
Jennifer and Mike to review together on Monday.Update =
9/30 – Mike still need to get with Jennifer to =
review.

 

Labor =
efficiency reportWe need =
to know the amount  of time (on average) that an employee is =
working on an a-card and the amount of time they are not working on any =
a-cards. Update =
9/16 – Mike and Aaron reviewed. We will wait for Aaron to give us =
an update at the next meeting.Update =
9/23 – James, Mike, and Aaron met on Thursday 9/22 and agreed on a =
path forward. Aaron is targeting something to review by next =
meeting.Update  9/30 – Aaron is about done. 90% complete. The =
majority of it is working and making the numbers look a lot better. We =
should be able to review at the next =
meeting.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 09/30 @ 1:00pm EST / =
12:00pm CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 09/23 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
9/16 – Mike and Fernando will continue to try and reach Navistar =
for help. They have not responded yet.Update =
9/23 – No response from Navistar yet. Fernando and Mike will =
continue to reach out.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
9/16 – James has had to take on AR and AP from Rea & Assoc. =
and as a result asked for an extension of two weeks on getting together =
on this with Mike.Update =
9/23 – James and Mike have this on hold – will reconvene =
next week.

 

WoodshopMike has =
developed a workflow for that areaWe need =
to build a system that:Tracks =
material used to the a-card for each container we build (cardboard, =
wood, for sure and possibly nails and or staples or whatever else is =
used?)We =
should take a pictures of the various containers we build so it is easy =
to see and understand what is being built and tie that to the container =
recordWe will =
need to build out a table for all the materials we will be buying (part =
number, description, quantity, price we pay)Inventory system that tracks beginning inventory + purchase =
– usage – scrap – returns =3D ending inventory for all =
parts we buyWe will =
need a way to cycle count / do physical inventories where we can adjust =
the on hand QTY as needed to match realityDevelop =
a change log for each part so we can see transactionally everything that =
takes place on parts we buy, tracking it from receipt through =
shipmentUpdate =
9/23 – Mike has started putting together screens for this. =
Jennifer and Mike to review together on =
Monday.

 

Labor =
efficiency reportWe need =
to know the amount  of time (on average) that an employee is =
working on an a-card and the amount of time they are not working on any =
a-cards. Update =
9/16 – Mike and Aaron reviewed. We will wait for Aaron to give us =
an update at the next meeting.Update =
9/23 – James, Mike, and Aaron met on Thursday 9/22 and agreed on a =
path forward. Aaron is targeting something to review by next =
meeting.

 

Unique =
BOM volume report / International part volume reportCreate a =
report that allows to see how often we have billed for a unique BOM =
sorted most to least. When we expand the unique BOM we should see listed =
the International part numbers that by quantityUpdate =
9/16 – Aaron will review this with us at the next =
meeting.Update =
9/23 – Aaron updated the cost analysis so it can exclude woodshop =
as needed from certain reports. He also made a script that eliminates =
BOMS that were previously considered unique simply because they were in =
a different order. Completed according to =
Aaron

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 09/23 @ 9:30am EST / =
10:30am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 09/16 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
8/18 – We have not heard from Navistar yet. We will continue to =
follow up to get what is needed.Update =
9/2 – UDO and supplier fields have been added to the excel report =
for receipts. We still need the package quantity field to be added to =
the report. We also need a report that is in the same format for Repack =
receipts. Mike will reach out by email to engage Navistar for these =
additional details / reports.Update =
9/9 – Mike sent him an email but has not heard back. Mike will =
follow back up today. We are pulling in the UDO and supplier fields on =
the import now that Aaron has made the update to the =
import.Update =
9/16 – Mike and Fernando will continue to try and reach Navistar =
for help. They have not responded yet.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
8/18 – Mike has made further progress. James and Mike need to =
still enter the historical data for the Ford of Clermont project to test =
this out.Update =
9/2 – Mike and James to review in the near future. Mike and James =
to connect the week of 9/5 to discuss further.Update =
9/9 – Mike and James to get together week of =
9/12Update =
9/16 – James has had to take on AR and AP from Rea & Assoc. =
and as a result asked for an extension of two weeks on getting together =
on this with Mike.

 

WoodshopMike has =
developed a workflow for that areaWe need =
to build a system that:Has a =
timeclock for each employee (instead of for each a-card) that follows =
them all day. The employee will then book their time against the =
different processes they helped onTracks =
labor to the a-cardTracks =
material used to the a-card for each container we build (cardboard, =
wood, for sure and possibly nails and or staples or whatever else is =
used?)The =
system needs to relate billing matrix number, international part number, =
container numberWe know =
the international part and the matrix code we have done in the past for =
each international part but we need to build a new table where we define =
the BOM for every container we make, assign every container a unique =
identifier / part numberHow will =
we gather this data / input it in to the system?We =
should take a pictures of the various containers we build so it is easy =
to see and understand what is being built and tie that to the container =
recordWe will =
need to build out a table for all the materials we will be buying (part =
number, description, quantity, price we pay)Inventory system that tracks beginning inventory + purchase =
– usage – scrap – returns =3D ending inventory for all =
parts we buyWe will =
need a way to cycle count / do physical inventories where we can adjust =
the on hand QTY as needed to match realityDevelop =
a change log for each part so we can see transactionally everything that =
takes place on parts we buy, tracking it from receipt through =
shipmentEach =
part we buy will need to be capable of having a serial number / batch =
code / date code so that if a part we buy is tracked in =
that fashion we can continue to track those parts in our system in the =
same manner from receipt through shipmentWe will =
need to build a vendor / supplier table where we can build out the =
vendor details for where we buy our parts fromWe will =
need a PO system where we can create POs and print them out to send them =
to the suppliersJames to =
get with CPA to determine how we will value inventory and use it =
(average cost, LIFO, FIFO)Update =
8/18 – Jennifer should have the third and final notebook entered =
and sent to Mike by the week of 8/22. She will send the second notebook =
to Mike today 8/18. She has already sent the first notebook. Mike will =
upload the first two notebooks to the system on 8/18. Woodshop will go =
live week of 8/22.Update =
9/2 – Woodshop is live. Jennifer has been testing with them and it =
is going pretty good. Repack in woodshop is not being processed through =
the system yet. The regular woodshop a-cards are being =
processed.Update =
9/9 – Mike has made some updates and everything seems to be ok. =
Mike to give Jennifer a call Monday 9/12 to discuss the process with her =
to see what it would take to get repack woodshop a-cards in the =
system.Update =
– 9/16 – Mike and Jennifer spoke. Jennifer is communicating =
details to Mike that he needs and Mike will review and update on our =
next call his thoughts for moving forward and incorporating repack =
woodshop into the time study =
system.

 

Labor =
efficiency reportWe need =
to know the amount  of time (on average) that an employee is =
working on an a-card and the amount of time they are not working on any =
a-cards. Update =
8/18 – Repack is going live on the update that will allow multiple =
people to work on the same a-card. This should allow this report to =
start working for standard and repack areas. Woodshop will work once =
they start recording their data daily on the tablets.Update =
9/2 – It has been validated to work and is in use today for =
Repack, Standard, and Woodshop. However we need to set it up so that if =
a user is on multiple a-cards at the same time then their time is evenly =
split between the a-cards they had open and were working =
on.Update =
9/9 – Aaron and Mike to review week of 9/12. No update for =
today’s meeting.Update =
9/16 – Mike and Aaron reviewed. We will wait for Aaron to give us =
an update at the next meeting.

 

Unique =
BOM volume report / International part volume reportCreate a =
report that allows to see how often we have billed for a unique BOM =
sorted most to least. When we expand the unique BOM we should see listed =
the International part numbers that by quantityUpdate =
8/18 – This is Aaron’s primary focus. We should be able to =
review all of these reports by the meeting on 9/2.Update =
9/2 – Cost Analysis, BOM Volume, and BOM Winner Losers reports are =
available for review. We need to figure out what the material cost is =
for woodshop items so we can determine labor + material if we made money =
based on what we billed. Update =
9/9 – Aaron showed us the dashboard he is working on. We want to =
be able to include or exclude Woodshop a-cards from any report as =
needed. With Woodshop having material costs to factor in to things it =
could throw off our results if it is included in our reports. Aaron to =
work on figuring out if it is possible to eliminate the same BOM from =
looking like two unique BOMS simply because the underlying Matrix parts =
are the same but in a different order (i.e. FR1009_1BX1015_1 and =
BX1015_1FR1009_1 get counted as two unique BOMS when in reality that is =
only one unique BOM.Update =
9/16 – Aaron will review this with us at the next =
meeting.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 09/16 @ 9:30am EST / =
10:30am CST.

 

See below for updates =
from 09/09 meeting.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
8/18 – We have not heard from Navistar yet. We will continue to =
follow up to get what is needed.Update =
9/2 – UDO and supplier fields have been added to the excel report =
for receipts. We still need the package quantity field to be added to =
the report. We also need a report that is in the same format for Repack =
receipts. Mike will reach out by email to engage Navistar for these =
additional details / reports.Update =
9/9 – Mike sent him an email but has not heard back. Mike will =
follow back up today. We are pulling in the UDO and supplier fields on =
the import now that Aaron has made the update to the =
import.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
8/18 – Mike has made further progress. James and Mike need to =
still enter the historical data for the Ford of Clermont project to test =
this out.Update =
9/2 – Mike and James to review in the near future. Mike and James =
to connect the week of 9/5 to discuss further.Update =
9/9 – Mike and James to get together week of =
9/12

 

WoodshopMike has =
developed a workflow for that areaWe need =
to build a system that:Has a =
timeclock for each employee (instead of for each a-card) that follows =
them all day. The employee will then book their time against the =
different processes they helped onTracks =
labor to the a-cardTracks =
material used to the a-card for each container we build (cardboard, =
wood, for sure and possibly nails and or staples or whatever else is =
used?)The =
system needs to relate billing matrix number, international part number, =
container numberWe know =
the international part and the matrix code we have done in the past for =
each international part but we need to build a new table where we define =
the BOM for every container we make, assign every container a unique =
identifier / part numberHow will =
we gather this data / input it in to the system?We =
should take a pictures of the various containers we build so it is easy =
to see and understand what is being built and tie that to the container =
recordWe will =
need to build out a table for all the materials we will be buying (part =
number, description, quantity, price we pay)Inventory system that tracks beginning inventory + purchase =
– usage – scrap – returns =3D ending inventory for all =
parts we buyWe will =
need a way to cycle count / do physical inventories where we can adjust =
the on hand QTY as needed to match realityDevelop =
a change log for each part so we can see transactionally everything that =
takes place on parts we buy, tracking it from receipt through =
shipmentEach =
part we buy will need to be capable of having a serial number / batch =
code / date code so that if a part we buy is tracked in =
that fashion we can continue to track those parts in our system in the =
same manner from receipt through shipmentWe will =
need to build a vendor / supplier table where we can build out the =
vendor details for where we buy our parts fromWe will =
need a PO system where we can create POs and print them out to send them =
to the suppliersJames to =
get with CPA to determine how we will value inventory and use it =
(average cost, LIFO, FIFO)Update =
8/18 – Jennifer should have the third and final notebook entered =
and sent to Mike by the week of 8/22. She will send the second notebook =
to Mike today 8/18. She has already sent the first notebook. Mike will =
upload the first two notebooks to the system on 8/18. Woodshop will go =
live week of 8/22.Update =
9/2 – Woodshop is live. Jennifer has been testing with them and it =
is going pretty good. Repack in woodshop is not being processed through =
the system yet. The regular woodshop a-cards are being =
processed.Update =
9/9 – Mike has made some updates and everything seems to be ok. =
Mike to give Jennifer a call Monday 9/12 to discuss the process with her =
to see what it would take to get repack woodshop a-cards in the =
system.

 

Labor =
efficiency reportWe need =
to know the amount  of time (on average) that an employee is =
working on an a-card and the amount of time they are not working on any =
a-cards. Update =
8/18 – Repack is going live on the update that will allow multiple =
people to work on the same a-card. This should allow this report to =
start working for standard and repack areas. Woodshop will work once =
they start recording their data daily on the tablets.Update =
9/2 – It has been validated to work and is in use today for =
Repack, Standard, and Woodshop. However we need to set it up so that if =
a user is on multiple a-cards at the same time then their time is evenly =
split between the a-cards they had open and were working =
on.Update =
9/9 – Aaron and Mike to review week of 9/12. No update for =
today’s meeting.

 

Unique =
BOM volume report / International part volume reportCreate a =
report that allows to see how often we have billed for a unique BOM =
sorted most to least. When we expand the unique BOM we should see listed =
the International part numbers that by quantityUpdate =
8/18 – This is Aaron’s primary focus. We should be able to =
review all of these reports by the meeting on 9/2.Update =
9/2 – Cost Analysis, BOM Volume, and BOM Winner Losers reports are =
available for review. We need to figure out what the material cost is =
for woodshop items so we can determine labor + material if we made money =
based on what we billed. Update =
9/9 – Aaron showed us the dashboard he is working on. We want to =
be able to include or exclude Woodshop a-cards from any report as =
needed. With Woodshop having material costs to factor in to things it =
could throw off our results if it is included in our reports. Aaron to =
work on figuring out if it is possible to eliminate the same BOM from =
looking like two unique BOMS simply because the underlying Matrix parts =
are the same but in a different order (i.e. FR1009_1BX1015_1 and =
BX1015_1FR1009_1 get counted as two unique BOMS when in reality that is =
only one unique BOM.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 09/09 @ 11:00pm EST =
(noon).

 

See below for updates =
from 09/02 meeting.

 

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
8/18 – We have not heard from Navistar yet. We will continue to =
follow up to get what is needed.Update =
9/2 – UDO and supplier fields have been added to the excel report =
for receipts. We still need the package quantity field to be added to =
the report. We also need a report that is in the same format for Repack =
receipts. Mike will reach out by email to engage Navistar for these =
additional details / reports.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
8/18 – Mike has made further progress. James and Mike need to =
still enter the historical data for the Ford of Clermont project to test =
this out.Update =
9/2 – Mike and James to review in the near future. Mike and James =
to connect the week of 9/5 to discuss =
further.

 

WoodshopMike has =
developed a workflow for that areaWe need =
to build a system that:Has a =
timeclock for each employee (instead of for each a-card) that follows =
them all day. The employee will then book their time against the =
different processes they helped onTracks =
labor to the a-cardTracks =
material used to the a-card for each container we build (cardboard, =
wood, for sure and possibly nails and or staples or whatever else is =
used?)The =
system needs to relate billing matrix number, international part number, =
container numberWe know =
the international part and the matrix code we have done in the past for =
each international part but we need to build a new table where we define =
the BOM for every container we make, assign every container a unique =
identifier / part numberHow will =
we gather this data / input it in to the system?We =
should take a pictures of the various containers we build so it is easy =
to see and understand what is being built and tie that to the container =
recordWe will =
need to build out a table for all the materials we will be buying (part =
number, description, quantity, price we pay)Inventory system that tracks beginning inventory + purchase =
– usage – scrap – returns =3D ending inventory for all =
parts we buyWe will =
need a way to cycle count / do physical inventories where we can adjust =
the on hand QTY as needed to match realityDevelop =
a change log for each part so we can see transactionally everything that =
takes place on parts we buy, tracking it from receipt through =
shipmentEach =
part we buy will need to be capable of having a serial number / batch =
code / date code so that if a part we buy is tracked in =
that fashion we can continue to track those parts in our system in the =
same manner from receipt through shipmentWe will =
need to build a vendor / supplier table where we can build out the =
vendor details for where we buy our parts fromWe will =
need a PO system where we can create POs and print them out to send them =
to the suppliersJames to =
get with CPA to determine how we will value inventory and use it =
(average cost, LIFO, FIFO)Update =
8/18 – Jennifer should have the third and final notebook entered =
and sent to Mike by the week of 8/22. She will send the second notebook =
to Mike today 8/18. She has already sent the first notebook. Mike will =
upload the first two notebooks to the system on 8/18. Woodshop will go =
live week of 8/22.Update =
9/2 – Woodshop is live. Jennifer has been testing with them and it =
is going pretty good. Repack in woodshop is not being processed through =
the system yet. The regular woodshop a-cards are being processed. =

 

Labor =
efficiency reportWe need =
to know the amount  of time (on average) that an employee is =
working on an a-card and the amount of time they are not working on any =
a-cards. Update =
8/18 – Repack is going live on the update that will allow multiple =
people to work on the same a-card. This should allow this report to =
start working for standard and repack areas. Woodshop will work once =
they start recording their data daily on the tablets.Update =
9/2 – It has been validated to work and is in use today for Repack =
Standard and Woodshop. However we need to set it up so that if a user is =
on multiple a-cards at the same time then their time is evenly split =
between the a-cards they had open and were working =
on.

 

Unique =
BOM volume report / International part volume reportCreate a =
report that allows to see how often we have billed for a unique BOM =
sorted most to least. When we expand the unique BOM we should see listed =
the International part numbers that by quantityUpdate =
8/18 – This is Aaron’s primary focus. We should be able to =
review all of these reports by the meeting on 9/2.Update =
9/2 – Cost Analysis, BOM Volume, and BOM Winner Losers reports are =
available for review. We need to figure out what the material cost is =
for woodshop items so we can determine labor + material if we made money =
based on what we billed.

 

Report =
to track a-cards that have time study VS a-cards that do =
notWe want =
to see the total number of a-cards that have time studies and the total =
number of a-cards that do not have time studies based on the invoice =
dateThis =
will allow us to be accountable to make sure that every a-card is =
getting a time studyUpdate =
8/18 – Mike said this one will be out there later today =
8/18.Update =
9/2 – This report is available and works today – closing the =
issue.

 

Clock to =
follow the person instead of the a-cardWe will =
pilot this approach in the woodshop part of the system we are building =
nowIf it =
goes well there we will consider moving to this approach everywhere and =
for all employeesUpdate =
8/18 – Mike pushed the final version on Thursday 8/18. Jennifer to =
test and validate if it works. Aaron will verify that the labor =
efficiency report is working.This issue is closed – time clock now =
follows the person in all areas.

 

 

 

Next meeting will be Friday 09/02 @ 12:00pm EST =
(noon).

 

See below for updates =
from 8/18 meeting.

 

Clock to =
follow the person instead of the a-cardWe will =
pilot this approach in the woodshop part of the system we are building =
nowIf it =
goes well there we will consider moving to this approach everywhere and =
for all employeesUpdate =
4/14 – still in processUpdate =
4/22 – users in database – still in =
processUpdate =
04/28 – Structure in place, need to get the screen in place =
– still in processUpdate =
5/5 – Framework on app is in place; still need to pilot – =
roughly 80% completeUpdate =
5/24 – New version to be pushed out 5/24 and this should be in =
placeUpdate =
5/31 – A new release will be pushed by end of =
weekEmployee =
between a-cardsCalling =
out disparities between what they enter versus what the system =
tracksUpdate =
6/7 – Aaron and Mike to review and propose a new idea / process =
for tracking timeUpdate =
6/14 – Need to complete the implementation of the new plan that =
Mike and Aaron developed. Should be able to focus on this and hope to =
have something to show by next meeting.Update =
6/21 – Nothing to show but should have it done by next =
week.Update =
6/28 – Should be complete by COB Thursday 6/30. Mike Reed to be =
onsite next week to implement.Update =
7/6 – Start testing the afternoon of 7/6. Provided there are no =
issues this will get moved to the resolved items list and dropped from =
the weekly follows.Update =
7/12 – This release has been published and we should be updating =
all tablets tomorrow Wednesday 7/13 – we still need to do the =
reporting that works with this feature as well – train users on =
adding new users on the fly tooUpdate =
7/26 – Everything is in place including adding new employees on =
the fly. Is currently in use. Still need to get the reporting added =
in.Update =
8/4 – Mike is working on the report with Jennifer. Mike is hoping =
to have the report done before he leaves on Friday =
8/5.Update =
8/12 – Mike can get this data on everything but re-pack for now =
until an update is made. Update to Re-pack will be made on the live site =
on Monday 8/15. The report when complete will allow us to see by =
individual where they worked and the total hours they worked against the =
various jobs / a-cards that day. This will allow us to determine the =
labor efficiency – so for example we have 7 hours recorded against =
a-cards but we paid the employee for 8 hours that tells us their labor =
efficiency.Update =
8/18 – Mike pushed the final version on Thursday 8/18. Jennifer to =
test and validate if it works. Aaron will verify that the labor =
efficiency report is working.

 

Screen =
scrape / Data import from excel reportMike is =
working on getting access to the remote Tolas sessions from our devices. =
Once he does he will work on screen scraping all the data on an a-card =
so we no longer have to have several people working to scan every a-card =
in to our systemUpdate =
4/14 – still in processMike =
will reach out to Brian to do a screen share – currently this does =
not workUpdate =
4/22 – still in process – Rittu is requesting Tolas access =
for Mike, Aaron, and James’ accountsUpdate =
4/28 – Mike was able to log in to Tera – provide an update =
on screen scrape next week. Also request was made to give us access to =
reflections.Update =
5/5 – Mike to review and see if he has access to Reflections and =
if that will work – Tera Term does not appear to work with screen =
scrape unless locally installedUpdate =
5/24 – Emails sent to customer, need help finding the a-card data =
in TolasUpdate =
5/31 – Mike validated that the report we are getting now is not =
for us – Fernando to setup a meeting with Navistar rep and Mike to =
communicate what report we need – Need them to email reports to =
Mike and Aaron onlyUpdate =
6/7 – Mike to check with Navistar rep on getting Supplier, Package =
QTY, and UDO QTY columns added to the excel report – Aaron to =
update the supplier drop down field on the edit screen so it queues up =
only the supplier that match that part. If there is only one supplier it =
should default that supplier.Update =
6/14 – Aaron working on it, should be put on the dev site for =
testing between 6/14 – 6/17Update =
6/21 – Everything is on the live and DEV site to use. Still need =
overages and shortages on the excel report from Navistar. Have contacted =
Robert @ Navistar and waiting for his feedback. Jennifer will start =
scanning in the excel file and will report any issues. This should save =
time on data entry.Update =
6/28 – Fernando did speak with Robert at Navistar. We still need =
to get Repack on the excel file and the supplier and UDO quantities =
added to the standard a-card excel file. Mike and Fernando to continue =
to reach out until this is resolved.Update =
7/6 – We need calculate # of Packages differently. Currently we =
are looking at how many packages we shipped / billed last time and using =
that number on the new a-card received. What we need to do instead is =
dynamically take the number received divided by the multiplier (or =
pieces received per pack / unique BOM we ship) to calculate the number =
of packages each new a-card received will have until we can get the =
excel import file to include # of packages / unique BOMS we will ship =
out. Mike / Fernando will contact Navistar to request # of packages be =
added to the excel file they send us.Update =
7/12 – Fernando said he had contacted Navistar and made the =
request but that the data we need added to the excel file so we can =
import Repack receipts and the field “Package Marks” on all =
a-cards so we know the pack out QTY for each a-card is still missing. =
Fernando to request a conference call with Navistar and Mike to =
communicate what we need added to the excel file to make things work for =
us.Update =
7/26 – Fernando said that the guy he works with has not responded. =
Fernando and Mike will keep trying to reach out to him, or Navistar in =
general, until we touch base with them to request these items be added =
to the import files.Update =
8/4 – Fernando and Mike will also share with Navistar the import =
file and all the mistakes the import file has so hopefully they correct =
that report for us and eliminate erroneous information that is on the =
report.Update =
8/12 – We continue to reach out to Navistar but he is not =
responding to Fernando or Mike (emails or Teams messages). Will continue =
to reach out. Still need to show them an import file and all the =
mistakes the file has that is creating bad data when we import. We also =
need repack so we can import. Lastly we need the pack quantity field on =
the import file.Update =
8/18 – We have not heard from Navistar yet. We will continue to =
follow up to get what is needed.

 

New =
system to track the projects where we will buy parts and sell them back =
to the customerMeeting =
on Friday 4/8 with Aaron, Mike, and James to review =
furtherUpdate =
4/14 – still in process Mike =
Reed will work on that Friday 4/15On hold =
pending further reviewUpdate =
4/28 – Meeting Mon @ 10:30am to discuss furtherUpdate =
5/5 – work has been completed; will review while onsite, still in =
processUpdate =
5/24 – Updated access DB to be sent to JamesUpdate =
5/31 – we will revisit 6/16 or 6/17 and possibly use web app =
instead of access DB Update =
6/7 – Mike made good progress, should have something to review by =
next meetingUpdate =
6/14 – Mike has all the data structures in place he just needs to =
build the screens on it – should have a working model by Thursday =
6/16 or Friday 6/17Update =
6/28 – Mike and James to meet Friday 7/1 to continue working on =
thisUpdate =
7/6 – James and Mike to meet next Friday in person to continue =
working on this.Update =
7/12 – James and Mike getting together Friday to continue working =
on this.Update =
7/26 – Mike should have this in good shape by Friday when he and =
James meet.Update =
8/4 – James and Mike to review next Friday 8/12 and to input the =
existing data to validate that everything works.Update =
8/12 – Minor changes still need implemented. It should be ready to =
data enter the existing project from start to finish on Thursday =
8/18.Update =
8/18 – Mike has made further progress. James and Mike need to =
still enter the historical data for the Ford of Clermont project to test =
this out.

 

WoodshopMike has =
developed a work flow for that areaWe need =
to build a system that:Has a =
timeclock for each employee (instead of for each a-card) that follows =
them all day. The employee will then book their time against the =
different processes they helped onTracks =
labor to the a-cardTracks =
material used to the a-card for each container we build (cardboard, =
wood, for sure and possibly nails and or staples or whatever else is =
used?)The =
system needs to relate billing matrix number, international part number, =
container numberWe know =
the international part and the matrix code we have done in the past for =
each international part but we need to build a new table where we define =
the BOM for every container we make, assign every container a unique =
identifier / part numberHow will =
we gather this data / input it in to the system?We =
should take a pictures of the various containers we build so it is easy =
to see and understand what is being built and tie that to the container =
recordWe will =
need to build out a table for all the materials we will be buying (part =
number, description, quantity, price we pay)Inventory system that tracks beginning inventory + purchase =
– usage – scrap – returns =3D ending inventory for all =
parts we buyWe will =
need a way to cycle count / do physical inventories where we can adjust =
the on hand QTY as needed to match realityDevelop =
a change log for each part so we can see transactionally everything that =
takes place on parts we buy, tracking it from receipt through =
shipmentEach =
part we buy will need to be capable of having a serial number / batch =
code / date code so that if a part we buy is tracked in =
that fashion we can continue to track those parts in our system in the =
same manner from receipt through shipmentWe will =
need to build a vendor / supplier table where we can build out the =
vendor details for where we buy our parts fromWe will =
need a PO system where we can create POs and print them out to send them =
to the suppliersJames to =
get with CPA to determine how we will value inventory and use it =
(average cost, LIFO, FIFO)Update =
4/14 – Still in processUpdate =
4/22 – Rylan will start on programming next week – hope to =
have something to review by meeting time next weekUpdate =
4/28 – Still in process – reviewed screens with Aaron on how =
to enter parts, BOMs, receipts, and looked at hoe the perpetual =
inventory by part will work – need to finish APIs that are in =
progressUpdate =
5/5 – will review while onsite, still in =
processUpdate =
5/24 – should go live while Mike is onsite the week of =
5/23Update =
5/31 – Mike has the screen to build a box on the fly in woodshop, =
done by EOD – once released the woodshop team should be able to =
start using the tablets dailyUpdate =
6/7 – Mike has the app screen done to create the containers – =
Jennifer and Mike to review together so we can train the woodshop staff =
– Targeting Thursday 6/9 as go live date to begin =
usingUpdate =
6/14 – Mike to get with Jenny to go through what the employees =
will need to do – Should be able to have woodshop employees using =
tablets beginning Monday 6/19.Update =
6/21 – Mike needs to add in one thing yet (not related to woodshop =
– enable a feature previously disabled) That should take place =
6/21 and we should be using the tablets in woodshop by =
6/22.Update =
6/28 – Mike to be onsite next week and implement the tablets in =
woodshopUpdate =
7/6 – Mike will begin implementing 7/7 while =
onsiteUpdate =
7/12 – this will go in to effect and be used by employees on =
Wednesday 7/13Update =
7/26 – Mike will review with Jennifer tomorrow Wednesday 7/27 to =
determine how this process is goingUpdate =
8/4 – Mike and Jennifer to review. We have not started using =
tablets in woodshop yet however, we believe these will be in place =
before Mike leaves on Friday.Update =
8/12 – Jennifer will send Mike an excel file with the containers =
list so Mike can import that in to the system so the employees do not =
need to build them on the fly. Then the employees will be able to use =
the tablets to track their work in the woodshop area. Jennifer has to =
manually type the woodshop parts from 3 different hand written notebooks =
so this will take a few days to get totally complete.Update =
8/18 – Jennifer should have the third and final notebook entered =
and sent to Mike by the week of 8/22. She will send the second notebook =
to Mike today 8/18. She has already sent the first notebook. Mike will =
upload the first two notebooks to the system on 8/18. Woodshop will go =
live week of 8/22.

 

Report =
to track a-cards that have time study VS a-cards that do =
notWe want =
to see the total number of a-cards that have time studies and the total =
number of a-cards that do not have time studies based on the invoice =
dateThis =
will allow us to be accountable to make sure that every a-card is =
getting a time studyUpdate =
6/14 – Aaron is working on this Update =
6/21 – It is done and in place. Mike and Aaron need to release a =
new version that will correct the issue they were seeing where time =
studies were not being documented because they could not do multiple =
time studies on a tablet at once.Update =
6/28 – Once Mike implements new release next week we should be =
able to start using this report.Update =
7/6 – Still to be released should be able to start using this =
report week of 7/11Update =
7/12 – Should be able to review data on next week’s =
callUpdate =
7/26 – Aaron and Mike will talk about this on Monday and we should =
be ready to go on this soon. In theory all a-cards should be getting a =
time study now and none should be getting through without a time =
study.Update =
8/4 – Mike is working on this report now and validating it. =
Currently not ready to use however, the goal is to have a usable report =
by the time Mike leaves on Friday. Update =
8/12 – So a working version of this report exists. However Mike =
said the data in the report needs to be validated so we know it is =
accurate. Mike said we can see this report by next =
meeting.Update =
8/18 – Mike said this one will be out there later today =
8/18.

 

Labor =
efficiency reportWe need =
to know the amount  of time (on average) that an employee is =
working on an a-card and the amount of time they are not working on any =
a-cards. Updated =
6/28 – We will work on creating on this – a report by date =
range that lists all employees and then time on a-card and time not on =
a-card with a column that shows the efficiency for each employee during =
that period.Update =
7/6 – Should be able to start using this week of =
7/18Update =
7/12 – Should be able to do this next week as =
well.Update =
7/26 – This will be worked on by Mike and Aaron. Should have =
completed once the billing system update is done.Update =
8/4 – In progress, Mike is working on getting all the labor input =
correctly on the tablets. The goal would be to have something to review =
by next Friday’s meeting on 8/12Update =
8/12 – Repack does not currently allow us to choose multiple people to =
work on one a-card at the same time. This needs to be resolved before =
this report will work correctly. That will be resolved on Monday 8/15 =
with the live DB update. We should be able to see a report by next =
meeting.Update =
8/18 – Repack is going live on the update that will allow multiple =
people to work on the same a-card. This should allow this report to =
start working for standard and repack areas. Woodshop will work once =
they start recording their data daily on the =
tablets.

 

Unique =
BOM volume report / International part volume reportCreate a =
report that allows to see how often we have billed for a unique BOM =
sorted most to least. When we expand the unique BOM we should see listed =
the International part numbers that by quantityUpdate =
6/28 – Aaron to work on creating these reports week of =
7/4Update =
7/6 – Aaron is estimating this will be something we can look at =
the week of 7/18Update =
7/12 – Aaron to work on new report style discussed on call – =
possible we could review together by weeks end before Aaron leaves for =
vacationUpdate =
7/26 – Aaron said this will be updated once the billing system has =
been updated.Update =
8/4 – We have a working model on the DEV site that Aaron showed =
us. Once the billing system update goes live we should be able to use =
the report we saw to show us how many times we have billed for a unique =
BOMUpdate =
8/12 – Changes need to be released, will take place on Monday 8/15 =
after billing is complete. Will meet with Aaron to determine fields and =
layout for this report.Update =
8/18 – This is Aaron’s primary focus. We should be able to =
review all of these reports by the meeting on =
9/2.