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instantaneous feedback on how they are doing. Prior to the introduction of iVET, the employee had to go to a central location, such as a bulletin board, where efficiency numbers are posted for review. Using the new app, an employee has access to their information in real time whenever they want it. ey can check their job perfor- mance at any time and see if they are on pace to complete as many parts as is required. Connectivity Mr. Henning comments on another key feature of iVET. "Our app is designed to integrate with our touch scheduling board. is allows employees to share a number of features such as the ability to create individual employee work assignments and manage workcenter schedules. Since both the touch scheduling board and our new iVET app fully integrate with our Visual EstiTrack ERP System, shops that are using both products, such as Precision Plus, will be using state-of-the-art technology when performing daily tasks." For instance, if the plant manager assigns Joe work on three different machines using the touch scheduling board, when Joe gets to work and checks the iVET app, he will see the workcenters he is assigned, Mr. Henning says. From iVET's assignment screen, the employee can clock in their assigned workcenter operations. is same workcenter assignment information will also appear on the touch :: (Left) The job card is displayed on an iPad so the employee knows what is coming next. :: (Right) The operator is calling up the next job from the job card on his iPad. how the mobile system integrates and gives familiarity to the users with how the mobile tools look and operate," says Precision Plus's CFO Jeff Lemmermann. Why Mobility? Rich Henning, president of Henning Software, explained the reason for the new product. "Currently, when someone needs to clock in and out of workorders, issue or transfer materials, they typically need to go to a tethered device somewhere else in the shop. Our goal was to create a mobile app used on a tablet or mobile phone right at the workcenter. is eliminates the need for shop personnel to go elsewhere in the shop to input data into the system. Now an employee has everything needed to do their job and monitor efficiency right in the palm of their hand." iVET (Internet Visual EstiTrack) is designed to allow employees on the shop floor to actually do the key trans- actional tasks they have to do on a daily basis without leaving their workcenter. While not every company allows employees to use mobile phones on the shop floor, many companies are issuing company-owned tablets to employees for this purpose. Self-Review Employees are constantly interested in how they are doing. "What makes this new app unique is our employee portal," Mr. Henning says. "With it, employees have access to their performance metrics. As they report their time and quantities, their efficiency (that is, target pieces per hour versus actual pieces per hour), is calculated so employees can essentially do a self-review of their efficiency and productivity. In addition, while logged into a shop order operation, the employee is constantly provided feedback on how many parts they should have made, based on the target pieces per hour and the elapsed time they have been running the part. "Employees can review how many of their parts were good, scrapped, and so on, to determine their produc- tivity and level of efficiency. To achieve the company goal of continuous improvement, the employee can get Taking it on the Road productionmachining.com :: 39