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	Real-time shop floor data collection and tracking system

ECTAG is a real-time shop floor data collection and tracking system designed specifically to meet management needs in the area of production tracking and job costing in the apparel and garment manufacturing industry. Is your company, having slow customer/buyer feedback response time? having decision making without real-time supporting document? facing a high rejection rate? experiencing bottleneck and unbalanced production workload? always encounter late delivery? having frequent error during payroll calculation? needing to keep track of workers' time attendance (real-time)? Then ECTag is the right solution to solve all or any of these problems. It is a very systematic solution to cater to most of the problems facing conventional garment manufacturer today.


Overview All departments are indirectly controlled and managed by the IT department. Distribution of data is properly organized, sorted and stored in the application database server. Authentication is logged and checked by the system administrator and hence security is not easily compromised. Time attendance of workers is recorded when they check-in and check-out from the system. Performance and availability of manpower can be easily managed and controlled to balance the production workload. Customer inquiries, status and feedback are spontaneous and accurate where real time information is easily available. Thus it provides a better coverage in all regions and countries. Management is able to produce real-time critical production related reports and business reports, such as production status, performance, schedule and job costing for decision making. Needs Accounts Dept: Faster, easier and more accurate calculation of shop floor worker payroll. Merchandise Dept: Expedites and automates the generation of manufacturing instruction with production progress status and report. Purchasing Dept: Accurate stock level and material quantity can be easily known and forecast of material purchasing can be scheduled. Warehouse Dept: Inbound and outbound stock tracking is well controlled and distributed. Material information and specification can be retrieved online for checking and auditing. Production Dept: Increases efficiency of shop floor workers with the automated data collection system. Provides a check and balance of the production line processes, thus decreases the production error rate. Sales Dept: Better customer service with easier production progress tracking and status reporting. Top Results Customer satisfaction with faster and accurate real time production status reports. Accurate forecast of delivery time. Preschedule of multiple production lines without compromising the product quality. Time and cost saving through automated real-time data collection. Real-time information allows spontaneous and accurate decision making. Inbound and outbound stock tracking provides an online stock counts of exact quantity. Improved production workflow through report study and analysis from time to time. Online access to information and transaction history for business references. Top Features Real-time Information Production Line Balancing Check and Balance System Remote Monitoring Time Attendance Quality Control Real-time Payroll Calculation Performance Feedback and Analysis On-line Production Status and Tracking Top Benefits Increased revenue and profits Improved customer satisfaction Management intelligence Optimized production Payroll work reduced Production cost reduced Increase customer retention Geographical borders reduced Higher quality product and consistency Top