For nerds only. And only nerds who import and export data.
Everyone else… do not click.
This video will hopefully inspire you to try automated imports and exports to exchange data on a scheduled basis. This can be a huge time saver.
Automatically stop abandoned timers
What happens when employees leave at the end of their shifts and forget to clock out? Check this out!
Get Your Gears in Gear
Let us help you get inspired! Ready to make some changes to the shop floor? Why not try barcoding? Barcode labels let you track work order status, employee hours, employee status and availability. Get real-time status of shop floor activities with Standard Time®.
Employee PTO
Learn how to enable and use PTO functions in Standard Time®.
If you’re using ST for barcoding in manufacturing you might also consider allowing employees to enter time off requests for PTO, sick time, personal time, training, etc. Employees will get a bank of hours for each reason you enable. That keeps track of hours available to them for each reason they take time off. In addition to that bank of hours, ST also automatically calculates accruals. So, employees can earn hours periodically for each of these reasons, then request time off for the hours they have available to them. Now you have a fully automated time off system. Pretty nice!
Status for Manufacturing Managers
Job status. This is how you get it:
- Put a Chromebook on the shop floor
- Print barcodes for your job numbers
- Scan those barcodes
- A WIP screen shows job status for everyone to see
- Watch this additional video for details:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erd8_DJtNEw&ab_channel=ScoutwestInc
Job Control By Voice
Use your voice to control timers when tracking manufacturing work orders.
Yep, voice control over work order timers. Now!
Let’s say you’ve got twenty work orders on the shop floor at any given time. Or fifty. And, you want to measure how long they take. Turns out, you can start a timer using voice control, and stop the same timer at a later time, also with voice.
The video below shows how.
Start Timers With Project Tasks
Here’s a quick tip for office worker who need to collect time using a timer. A single click will start or stop a timer for a given task.
Standard Time® displays tasks assigned to you. A single click will start a timer to record your work. When you’re done, just click again to stop it.
You’ll probably also notice some right-click menus that offer other timer options. Go ahead and explore!
How to add Barcoding to your mfg Shop
How can I add barcoding to my manufacturing shop? You’ll just need a Chromebook connected to Wi-Fi, some barcode labels printed in a word processor, and Standard Time® manufacturing software. That is the simplest collection of tools to do the job.
After assembling those items above, you can collect employee hours for work orders on the shop floor. The barcode scans will tell you the employee who did the work, the start and stop times, actual work, work order, client, and any other scans you want to collect. Print it out, export to Excel, or pay employees by their scans.
Project Assistant For Mfg Work Orders
Here’s an easy way to create new work orders in Standard Time®. The “Project Assistant” in this video steps through all the pages of a new project.
And did you know, once you have created a project, you can create a copy from it? Creating a duplicate of an existing project is even simpler. Just right-click on any project and choose Duplicate! Now you have a new work order that is ready to scan!
Watch this video for inspiration. 🙂
My barcode scanner won’t work!
Help! I can’t get this barcode scanner to work!
Using a word processor and barcode font?
If so, this long and boring video may help. It applies to barcode labels you create in a word processor using a barcode font. You’ll discover some pitfalls to avoid when creating your own labels.