RE: Thin Clients

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not gonna happen. Most of the time, the workers don't know the cost codes.
Or care.

Paul Nelson
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Office 512-392-2577
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:20 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Thin Clients

You had an RFID chip embedded in your finger?

I really think there is a workable solution in this situation. If you are
recording time against different cost codes, then you can gather the data
from the worker themselves - using technology, not a pencil. Then the
foreman gets the list and sorts it out into the correct cost codes. There is
certainly a way to record data with technology against at least one cost
code - and most likely, different cost codes for different tasks. Remove the
ENTRY part of the equation, at least.

Seriously, this is how we - as an industry - stay green and old and AS/400 -
we put up walls for problems that have some amazing creative solutions..


On 9/13/07 1:07 PM, "Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Take a ride over to the WTC site during the day, and tell me if that would
> be conducive to your suggestions. Better yet, a highway construction job,
> where there is no power at all.
>
> A grader operator can work on 10 different cost codes during the day. The
> foreman is responsible for recording all that stuff, because that can
result
> in several different pay rates. Your suggestions are just not feasible in
> that kind of environment. I know, because I have lived it. I have worked
as
> an equipment operator and as a  foreman.
>
> How do you think I lost my finger?  :-))