Top 10 Things to make your next company meeting more exciting Part 1 Written by OfficeComedy.com
10. Take notes in finger paint. 9. Bring a huge jar of Vaseline to meeting. Display it prominently and keep muttering words “I came prepared” 8. Laugh uproariously at a quip that was made 2 or 3 minutes ago. Say, "Oh, _now_ I get it!" 7. Wear a disposable paper facemask. Tell group: "Hey, you don't want to catch what I've got!" 6. Make a face like somebody beside you farted. 5. Stand up and act indignant. Demand that boss tell you “the real reason” this meeting has been called. 4. Have someone deliver a large cardboard box to you in conference room. Apologize while you sign for it. About half an hour later, have a different person deliver another one.
| | ETO ERP Leader Encompix Resolves Design Engineer ConflictWritten by Roger Meloy
According to Roger Meloy of ETO ERP leader Encompix, based in Cincinnati, OH, “If you ask design engineers what an ERP system means to them, you are likely to hear something like “nothing” or “more work.” To most design engineers, an ERP system is either irrelevant or it is perceived as something that requires additional time and effort, often providing little or no value. One reason for this perception is that most ERP systems are not integrated with design engineer’s drawing tool.Traditional ERP systems were developed for repetitive, make-to-stock manufacturer, where there is a clear demarcation between design and production. In that environment engineer designs product in a CAD application. After testing and prototyping, product is released to production, which is managed by ERP system. The design engineer has little or no interaction with ERP system and works quite happily in a CAD environment. Following work of design engineer, a production engineer then creates a bill of material (BOM), based not on how product is designed but how it will be manufactured.
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