Category Archives: Business

General implementation checklist

Posted on February 15, 2018 by pfb_admin

A group that shall remain unnamed at my organization has really borked some recent implementations.  My thoughts on a general implementation checklist they could have considered to radically improve execution: Realize and prioritize with sponsor input. Educate stakeholders if they … Continue reading →

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tip: passive error and warning messages

Posted on November 28, 2017 by pfb_admin

It’s best to put error/warning messages in very passive, non-blaming language, especially if users might see them. Avoid exclamation marks unless something is seriously wrong and they need to take immediate action, and in that case tell them which actions … Continue reading →

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Onboarding tasks: SQL Server

Posted on July 12, 2017 by pfb_admin

https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4871/sql-server-dba-onboarding-checklist/  It controls bad cholesterol levels and cialis canada rx protects against heart disease. Yes, these pills are safe and apart from a few minor side-effects, you will be able to make the most out of this situation are Cheap … Continue reading →

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Lean Factory HowTo from IndustryWeek

Posted on June 13, 2017 by pfb_admin

http://www.industryweek.com/continuous-improvement/how-set-lean-factory-works-part-1 http://www.industryweek.com/continuous-improvement/how-set-lean-factory-works-part-2 As expected by the researchers it was revealed by a government source that there were plans to introduce new strategies in their working environment, but without additional support fewer than ten percent will persist long enough to integrate … Continue reading →

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Competitors of Siemens PLM

Posted on June 13, 2017 by pfb_admin

For future reference: Siemens SIMATIC IT Unicam eMES for Electronics Manufacturing. What’s new in v11? Dassault Systemes ARAS SAP Oracle PTC Autodesk See also: https://www.g2crowd.com/products/siemens-teamcenter/competitors/alternatives Likewise, most of the men are unwilling to forgo eating meat due to the fear of … Continue reading →

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The Five Questions of Flow

Posted on May 19, 2017 by pfb_admin

From an interesting webinar, “Creating a Visual Office for Operational Excellence” by jenkrider@instituteopex.org https://instituteopex.org/site/webinars/creating_a_visual_office_for_operational_excellence. One of the key takeaways emphasized is that monthly updates to charted metrics are a tool, not visual management. The goal of visual management is to remove a … Continue reading →

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On the far side of DevOps

Posted on July 11, 2016 by pfb_admin

Lately I’m feeling like I am on the far side of DevOps. If you consider DevOps to be a bridge under construction over the chasm between business and IT, I am on sitting on the reaching edge The easiest way … Continue reading →

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Synchronicity, serendipity, and Server service schedules

Posted on October 3, 2014 by pfb_admin

Background: For the past year, I have been receiving nightly administrative monitoring messages from our production database. A recent project required a nightly quality check with associated alert. I used a technique similar to the well-proven monitoring messages, and after careful testing … Continue reading →

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MES rollout white papers etc

Posted on November 27, 2013 by pfb_admin

How to Leverage a Two-Tiered ERP Strategy with MES An Emerging Trend: Two-Tiered ERP Strategy 5 Steps to Successfully Deploy IT Systems http://www.criticalmanufacturing.com/newsroom/blog/2013/11/guidetomes/ http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=10&cad=rja&ved=0CIABEBYwCQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gzs.si%2Fpripone%2F20465%2Foei40734d20465.pdf&ei=d0CWUtriL5PnsATYs4KQAw&usg=AFQjCNH_y3YXNkoy3WxhzWub7GgClMoI8A&sig2=fIrZNcv1aDk-dMfYucgm2g&bvm=bv.57155469,d.cGU http://www.ats-global.com/gb/en/84_food-beverage/1348_probably-the-world-s-best-mes-system.html?do=article http://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-06-19-3.php?cid=7166 MJ denied the sexual abuse allegations vigorously, saying the slumber overs were in no … Continue reading →

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Change Data Capture pattern

Posted on November 27, 2013 by pfb_admin

We’re having a problem with ETL between our ERP and MES systems. We use a timestamp-based periodic export. It occasionally skips a record. We have determined this is due to the duration a transaction is open. If an export occurs … Continue reading →

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