Re: biometric timeclock

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> It sounds like you want to apply a technical solution to a human problem.

and a political problem. let's just say the client has a workforce they can
barely communicate with. Management has made this choice, and
asked me to implement this solution. Apparently is becoming very standard
in similar shops. The owner came to us with this solution.
We currently have a badge scanner which they greatly abuse.
jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David A Parnin" <daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: biometric timeclock


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> It sounds like you want to apply a technical solution to a human problem.
> Perhaps a stricter discipline policy is in order with some form of
> escalation?  (Solitary confinement?  Public floggings?  A firing squad?)
> We use Kronos iSeries Timekeeper with barcoded badges for clocking in/out.
> You don't swipe your badge, you don't get paid.  You get caught scanning
> someone else's badge and you get sent to the principle's office.  It works
> pretty good.
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> We have a monthly drawing for an award for perfect attendance of hourly
> employees.  It also requires that they be on time every day.  There are
> some pretty nice prizes (TV's, DVD players, etc.).  We had been using
> Kronos for shopfloor labor reporting but when we started having them scan
> in instead of manually reporting their arrival time the numbers dropped
> quite a bit.  There were even some angry employees who disputed the system
> but everything was correctly logged.  There are still human issues to
> contend with even with technical solutions.
>
> Dave Parnin
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Looking for a recommendation for a biometric (hand activated) timeclock
> to connect to an iSeries. Would prefer ethernet & not to require a pc
> server.
> This is a small shop 80-100 employees with no onsite tech.
> Employee punches a number and places hand on device to clock in/out.
> (It keeps employees from punching in for each other).
> tia
> jim
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