Integrating with an Electronic Data Collection System
Today, many manufacturers are minimizing manual data entry on the shop floor. Enhancing the capability to employ data collection devices provides improvements in three very important areas:
Field or Control |
Description |
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Error reduction |
You can scan the control data (production, operation, and work center) rather than manually enter it, reducing the probability of errors. |
Accuracy |
Data collected during the course of the production activity reflects greater accuracy. |
Simplicity |
Depending upon the data collection front-end solution, you can combine several transactions together. |
PeopleSoft Manufacturing and PeopleSoft Flow Production enable you to use a bar code scanner, wedge connected to a PC, or radio frequency device to scan data. You can use electronic data collection with these transactions:
Actual Hours
Completions
Component Issue/Return
Kanban Completions
Kanban Receiving
Kanban Transfers
Kit Issues/Returns
Manual Replenishment Request
Multiple Output Completions
Production Picking
Bar coded labels are available for completed items, Kanban Cards, and Pull Tickets. You can also print bar code-enabled reports.
All bar coded transactions are inserted into a central Transaction Log using PeopleSoft Application Messaging, where a process executes to pick up specific transaction rows for validation. If no errors are found, the system applies the transactions through PeopleSoft Manufacturing and PeopleSoft Flow Production. If errors are found, you can review the transactions and fix the errors on the Transaction Maintenance page.