1. for NWS Wilmington, Ohio
Equipment Management Application
for NWS Wilmington, Ohio
for NWS Wilmington, Ohio
June 20, 2018
Introduce self
Define project again

2. Overview Statement of Need Product Description Technical Elements
Project Deliverables
Product Demonstration
Wrap Up
Questions
Here’s a quick overview of today’s presentation
Equipment Management Application

3. Statement of Need
“Some mechanism needs to be established to vastly improve office communications concerning operational equipment” Ken Haydu, Meteorologist in Charge
Improve office communication concerning operational equipment.
Improve decision-making concerning operational equipment.
The Result: Higher equipment availability and a reduction in unnecessary overtime charges.
Equipment Management Application

4. Product Description An Equipment Management Intranet Application
Users can quickly view all equipment status
Users can quickly change system status thru the use of forms, drop-down boxes, text boxes etc.
Interactive Trouble-Shooting section helps users fix common problems
Database provides central location of data
All users are looking at the same data
Information no longer has to be passed by word of mouth
No more lost paper forms or records
Equipment Management Application

5. Technical Elements Hardware Hardware Already Existing Server
Dell PowerEdge Server
Client1
Dell PIII 128 meg RAM
Client2
Client3
Dell PII 64 meg RAM
1)This app was designed for a specific purpose and for a specific users
1)Meteorologist, Hydrologist, and technicians who use and service the equipment
2)most have B.S. or M.S. in their field
3)use a variety of complex computer systems everyday
4)therefore, IT literacy is high
Equipment Management Application

6. Technical Elements Software Microsoft Office 2000, specifically
Microsoft Internet Information Server
Microsoft Office 2000, specifically
Microsoft Access
Microsoft FrontPage
Microsoft PhotoDraw
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Visual InterDev
Equipment Management Application

7. Project Deliverables Develop a Web-based Equipment Management System
Allow viewing, modify, and update functions
Equipment Trouble-Shooting/Decision making section
Clean interface, easy to use and navigate
Contain an online help section
Hosted in a secure environment
Concluding with project deliverables, which I think sums up SD2
Equipment Management Application

8. Product Demonstration
Equipment Management Application

9. Conclusion
Web-Based Intranet Application allowing viewing and updating of Equipment Status.
Centralized Database to store equipment status information.
Interactive Trouble-Shooter
Clean design and highly navigable make it easy to use.
On-Line help section.
Secure
Equipment Management Application

10. The Bottom Line
Improve office communication concerning operational equipment.
Improve decision-making concerning operational equipment.
The Result: Higher equipment availability and a reduction in unnecessary overtime charges.
Equipment Management Application

11. Questions?
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Equipment Management Application