Information Systems Analysis & Applications for Small Manufacturing IPRO 312 December 3, 2004 Fall 2004 IRPO Day Illinois Institute of Technology In Cooperation with William Maur Buhrke Industries Illinois Institute of Technology

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Project Overview Tool Repair Request System  Problem  Proposed Solutions  Buhrke’s Feedback  Access/Web Solution  Obstacles Encountered  Overview of Application  Next Step Barcode Scanner System  Objective and Reasoning  Research Methodology  Critical Obstacles  Summary of Findings  Next Step

Tool Repair Request System IPRO 312

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Problem Detail  400+ tools at Buhrke  Company is growing  No current reporting system  Production department un- aware of tool availability Benefits of tracking:  Ability to run history reports  Based off of history, pre- ventative maintenance can be done to reduce tool downtime  Alert system  Notify tool room when spe- cific actions need to be taken

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Proposed Solutions  SQL database with VB front end application  Would require SQL server license/training  VB license for development/troubleshooting  Access database with VB front end  Complete Access application like current Buhrke database  Could use either Access with VB runtime or custom VB front end  Access database with Web front end  Platform Independent, only an HTML browser needed for clients  Access based like current database

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Buhrke’s Feedback  SQL Solution  No current SQL license, prefer Access  Not many users expected at first  Access/VB Solution  No VB license available if Buhrke wanted to change code  Versions of Access differ from PC to PC  Access/Web Solution  Security might be an issue, only certain users should be able to access, currently no central- ized security at Buhrke

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Solution – Access/Web  Access with Web front end  Platform independency  Current IT staff knowledgeable with Access and HTML  Security issue: controlled with NTFS permissions on web server

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Obstacles Encountered  Current Buhrke database only runs in Access 95  Buhrke’s business software, Vantage, has too much overhead for integration/ difficult to integrate  No current complete process in place

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Application Design Access DB ODBC Connection IIS 5.0/6.0

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Application Screens Tool Info Tool Listing Tool Info

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Application Screens Request/Repair Forms Request Form Repair Form

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For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Next Steps  Add Scheduler front end  notifications  Reporting  Lookup by Tool Number/Part Number  Form validation

Bar Code Scanner System IPRO 312

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Objective  Automate the receiving system for raw materials at Buhrke Industries.  Usage of bar code scanner for…  More efficient receiving  Time saving

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Why?  Current receiving process is done manually.  Slower process  Slower Material availability update  Harder traceability of materials

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Tasks  Extensive research on various RF (Radio Frequency) and Batch scanners  Present scanners that are best suited for receiving process  Creation of Material Tag and traceability for future reference

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Research Methodology  Understanding manufacturing process from receiving to shipping  Research on company’s database software (Vantage)  Generation of Move Tags

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Critical Obstacles  Changing project definition  Incompatibility of Vantage 5.1 with barcode scanners (data transfer)  Long distance between IIT campus and Buhrke Industries (limited visits to the company)

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Summary  Barcode Module would add barcode capabilities to Vantage 5.1  Batch scanners best suited for company’s need were presented  Move Tag created from Vantage

For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Next Step  Research on Bar Code Module  Implement and test the system using Vantage

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For more information visit our website: BUHRKE INDUSTRIES 511 West Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, Illinois Acknowledgment  Faculty Advisor: Will Maurer Will Maurer  IPRO Team:  Tool Repair Team: Mark Sami (Team Leader) Mark Sami (Team Leader) James Savaiano James Savaiano Milena Tzakova Milena Tzakova Michael Wyrick Michael Wyrick Gueorgui Moutaftchiev Gueorgui Moutaftchiev * Special Thanks to: Tom Sikorski (plant manager) and Victor Rodriguez (Technician). Also the tech support staff at Vantage for their cooperation. All our guests today for being here.  Bar Code Scanner Team: Erica Fierro (Team Leader) Jose Contreras Nasir Mahmoud Seung Kwon (Mike) Choi Baltazar Zamudio Imran Sajwani