One of the most effective ways to boost your manufacturing efficiency is to make transactions in real time out on the shop floor.
Shop Floor Processes
The following processes should be performed out on the shop floor
•Issuing material to jobs
•Updating job labor
•Receiving finished job items
•Receiving POs
•Shipping customer orders
•Conducting stock counts
Device Options
There are three types of devices that can be used for shop floor access.
Tablets, Mobile Devices, and Notebooks
These are ideally suited for mobile applications such as stock counts, job issues, job labor updating, and job receipts.
•The device can access DBA via Microsoft Remote Desktop App (Android, iOS, and Windows).
•Use Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) for remote access to a client workstation's desktop.
•Use Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS - formerly Terminal Services) for remote access to the server's desktop. A Microsoft RDS CAL (client access license) is required. (NOTE: RDS is not available with Microsoft Small Business Server).
SERVER SETUP: Provide users with access to the server desktop. Do not publish DBA as an App.
Remote Desktop Workstations
These are wireless workstation PCs well suited for work center updating, PO receiving, and shipping.
•Use Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) for remote access to a client workstation's desktop that is wired to your network.
•Use Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS - formerly Terminal Services) for remote access to the server's desktop. A Microsoft RDS CAL (client access license) is required. (NOTE: RDS is not available with Microsoft Small Business Server).
SERVER SETUP: Provide users with access to the server desktop. Do not publish DBA as an App
Do not use clients on a VPN network
Attempting to use clients on a VPN network will result in large performance issues regardless of the network connection speed. Use Microsoft RDS and have users remote to the cloud server, sign into that desktop, and launch DBA on the server itself. Hosting
Client Workstations
These are PC workstations wired to the local area network. These are also well suited for work center updating, PO receiving, and shipping.
•Use a network card with 10/100 Mbps or greater
•A wired Ethernet connection recommended
