| Job shops have to perform multiple tasks with limited | | | | any inefficiencies or missing links in the process. Not |
| resources. Scheduling and tracking is an important | | | | only the resources, but also costs are also |
| function in job shops, which reportedly have | | | | simultaneously updated. This helps management |
| thousands of items that have been listed as lost or | | | | update scheduling and take on other jobs, based on |
| neglected. Each lost item has heavy costs associated | | | | the level of inventory being used. Job shop tracking |
| with it, which makes tracking all the more important. | | | | software also enables customers to know the status |
| Tracking software enables companies to track all | | | | of their job works, real time. It fosters better |
| items and identify their costs. This software works | | | | accounting control. Generally, tracking software is |
| real-time to track and record each and every | | | | integrated with scheduling tools for better |
| transaction within the process, ensuring accountability | | | | management. Other advanced features include: |
| for all the resources that are used in the job shop. | | | | generation of custom reports, merging of tracked |
| Everything in the job shop can be tracked, from the | | | | items, filter and sorting of tracked items, schedule |
| labor and resources used for the job, to the status | | | | requests and reminders, email programs, generation |
| of the job, and the status of the shipment. | | | | of requests, sorting of requests and suggestion of |
| Job shop tracking software uses advanced | | | | changes for the tracked items. |
| technologies like RFID, barcodes, shop floor terminals | | | | There is several job shop tracking software |
| and web-based reporting. Using this, the management | | | | programs available. An ideal tool should be efficient, |
| can track the exact costs of the labor and the | | | | cost effective, flexible, easy to integrate into existing |
| materials, as the workers enter data into the system. | | | | systems, easy to upgrade and easy to maintain. |
| The entire module is automatically updated as and | | | | Software prices start around $100, and vary |
| when changes are made in the data. Using this, | | | | depending upon the features. Demos can also be |
| management can immediately track any backlogs, | | | | downloaded for free for a limited trial period. |