Create Project Tasks from Barcode Labels
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- Category: Blog
- Published: Monday, 18 July 2016 12:30
- Written by Ray White
With Standard Time you can fill in the project by scanning a barcode label.
The goal of this blog is to provide tips and ideas for improving time tracking and project managment for our customers and other interested people.
With Standard Time you can fill in the project by scanning a barcode label.
Print barcode labels using a special report in ST. The report first asks you to choose a project. After choosing the project, you will get a page with barcode labels for that project.
The project name label is displayed at the top, followed by task names below it. The labels for *STOP* and *CLEAR* are printed at the bottom.
Employees begin by scanning their username. Then they scan the project name and a task. The timer will start. After completing the job, scan *STOP* to stop the timer.
Time logs contain the timestamps for the beginning and end of the job.
It is possible to print barcode labels from MS Word. Watch the tutorial below to learn how.
Those labels can then be used to track time in ST. Just scan an employee name, a project name, and a task. The timer will start. Now go perform your task. When finished scan *STOP* to stop the timer.
All these barcode labels can be printed with MS Word. You can lay out a work order with the labels in the corner or bottom. Hand the work order to operators, and they can easily track hours for the job.
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=878_A1Nbn8E
Here's a quick overview of the various RFID tags you can use for manufacturing time tracking. Watch the video and let us know how this works for you.
Start and stop a timer with RFID tags on ever product that goes down the assembly line. This video shows you the many different RFID tags that are manufactured for inventory and assembly time tracking. Just stick one on each box and track its time in the shop.
Meet Baily
Part engineer, part salesgirl
And Standard Time® superuser
Ask Baily
Define Project Management:
Eight engineers and
Two marketing guys
Who won’t leave the office
Until this beast ships
In Standard Time, that means
Task assignments
Employee availability
Resource allocation
Baily wants to know,
Is your project management
Like a beehive
in Standard Time?
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Meet Jax
Pretty Good Consultant
And Standard Time® Overposter
Ask Jax
Define Effective Billing Rate:
Actual hourly revenue
For all those
Twelve hour days
You try to forget
In Standard Time, that means
Utilization consulting reports
Calculate effective billing rate
Get more clients
Jax wants to know
Are your billing rates unique
For each project
In Standard Time?
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Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83oYJv5NhYw
Meet Baily
The big boss
And lover of Standard Time®
Ask Baily
Define Fixed Bid Contract:
A consulting deal where
Under budget means PARTY J
Over budget means FAIL L
In Standard Time, that means
Task warnings
Project emails
Compare actuals with estimates
Baily says,
Please check the number of hours
Assigned to your tasks
In Standard Time
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Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd2hUfm2L-E
Meet Baily
Startup CEO
And sooooo into Standard Time®
Ask Baily
Define Consulting Utilization Rate:
When you schedule
Consultants 40 hours
And only get
About 90
In Standard Time, that means
Utilization reports for every month
Effective billing rates report
Billing rates for every project
Baily says,
If you want a gig with my startup
You gotta learn
Standard Time
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Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlW5FgDl-J4
Meet Jax
Manager Trainee
And Standard Time® Expert
Ask Jax
Define Comp Time:
Those extra hours you earn
By working overtime
That you spend
Coding till midnight
In Standard Time, that means
Earn compensatory hours
Submit PTO requests
Track vacation hours
Jax wants to know
Got any comp time
Due next week
In Standard Time?
stdtime.com
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6EAoOJC_oU
Meet Jax
Part-time Consultant
And uses Standard Time®
Ask Jax
Define Invoice Milestone:
That time in every project
When we all get rich
For a day
And the client loves us J
In Standard Time, that means
Fixed-bid contracts
Project milestone billing
Emails for upcoming milestones
Jax wants to know
What’s your next
Project billable milestone
In Standard Time?
stdtime.com
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_nv2mEZAVc