The J-MOS System

Solutions

J-MOS is “site” licensed regardless of your company’s size. The cost is designed so your company can achieve a rapid “return on investment”.

These are the hidden costs:

1. Yearly support fee (first 4 months are free)
2. Cost of travel and per diem for the trainer(s) this cost is quoted and fixed.
3. Extra “punch stations” for data collection (you get one with the software purchase).

That's it!

Training, Service and Support

After you are installed and trained we do additional live on line Q&A training about a month later (or as needed). We consider training phased and don’t expect your company to remember everything you were taught after the trainers leave. Considering you need to collect data over a period of time before you can really get the benefits of some of the J-MOS advanced features (i.e.: capacity planning, product time signatures, etc.).
J-MOS is intended to be used day-in and day-out. Once you become familiar, your constant usage will keep you in practice. If you forget or want to try something new, just call and we will help.

*J-MOS is priced for companies of 150 employees or less. Pricing for larger companies is quoted as requested. Site licensing is per-license address. See details on requested quotation.

Learning Curve

Typically, a company with a shop crew of fifty employees will be using the time clock in about one and a half to two hours, regardless of their computer skills. Shop downtime during training is minimal, depending on crew size and how training is phased.
Shop crew only have to know four things – Their name, pin number, what they’re working on and what task they are about to do, that’s it!

After a few hours, office personnel (project managers, production managers, etc.) will be creating baseline jobs and millwork orders.
The J-MOS “Trained Trainer” will be trained thoroughly and this takes about one and a half to two days.

Ease of Use

New segments of J-MOS are tested for ease of use prior to being released. We act very quickly to customer suggestions on how to make things easier.
We are always listening!

Just for Example… Client Innovations

Language Barrier – One of our client innovations made available to you…
At the press of the button – The J-MOS Punch Screen converts to Spanish…

… Or you can transform this screen to the language of your choice

Your Data and Proprietary Data

The J-MOS System is a totally freestanding software package. We use Microsoft® Access as a database platform because of the familiarity with Microsoft® products. This makes generating your own reports, importing and exporting data, and using third party software products easier for you.

A few notes about the J-MOS System

1. Multiple project monitoring is Real-Time based.
00a) Run multiple baseline jobs and multiple work orders simultaneously
00b) The user-friendly software enables managers to obtain instant real-time status of all employees and projects entered in the system.
00c) J-MOS facilitates analysis and comparisons of estimated hours vs. actual hours

2. Job Costing for labor is accurate and real-time

3. Payroll hour’s documentation is real-time, complete and accurate.

4. Self monitoring time clock system to reduce punch errors

5. Task Monitoring can be flagged to alert you of changes

6. Millwork Orders are individually numbered and unique. Consistent and uniform referencing increases Project Manager monitoring through accurate reports and updates.

7. Capacity Checking - if you have enough room for added work, overtime requirements, who’s available…

Sample Operation of the J-MOS System

* The second you enter a work order into the J-MOS System it is on the clock and ready to receive data!

Basic Punch-in Operating Procedure

1. A bar-coded “Work Order” is issued to an employee and includes the following:
a) The “Millwork Order Identification Number” (MWID#)
b) General information about the task and type of work

2. At the “Touch Station”, the employee enters data

a) Click on their Name
b) Enter their PIN NUMBER
c) Scans the BAR CODE
d) Presses a Task button (i.e., Beam Saw, Edge Banding,Assembly, Finishing, Cut-listing, etc…)
e) Press Enter and their done!

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3. The screen prompts are highly visual and __facilitate easy data-entry.

ooa) Flashing colors on buttons guide employee O__through data-entry process.
oob) On-screen notices indicate successful data entry ___and recording.
ooc) Error messages are flashed on screen instructing O__employee to seek assistance from supervisor.

Alternative to Bar-code data entry

1. Work Order (MWID) information can be entered using a drop down list in lieu of a bar-coded work order

2. A user can enter clock data from their desktop using the keyboard and mouse.

Work Order Creation

Baseline Job

 

Setup the Job...

1. Budgeted hours for Drafting, Fabrication, Finishing, Installation and etcetera, are entered into the system’s “MAIN BASELINE JOB FORM”, together with the Job Name and Number created for each project.
2. Optionally, task completion dates may be entered and estimated task hours breakdown may be entered for capacity planning.

Millwork Orders (MWIDs)

Generate work orders...

1. Divide the project into (auto-generated) Millwork Order Numbers, any way you prefer or use any of the following suggested methods or combinations.

Ø JOB PHASES
Ø SITE REQUIREMENTS
Ø DUE DATES
Ø DELIVERY METHODS
Ø PRODUCT SIMILARITY
Ø MACHINING PROCESSES
Ø LABOR CLASSIFICATION
Ø ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATION
Ø TASK ORDER
Ø PARTS
Ø PRODUCTS

2. Create the Millwork Order – Minimum information needed

Ø Millwork Order ID number, Job Name & Number are automatically written
Ø Ready start date, expected end date and late end date
Ø Hours Estimate for this Work Order
Ø Description of the work or task

ooOptional Work order information

Ø Estimated man-hours per task or per process station
Ø Hyperlink reference documents, such as: shop drawings, spreadsheets and memos
Ø Remarks for Shop Drawing Details, Materials and Description of Work
Ø Enter parts to be tracked and get real-time feed back as to their progress
Ø Assign individuals to tasks
Ø Assign MWID to departments
Ø Enter a punch-able parts list
Ø Set a processing order relative to other work orders on the job

Additional Notes on the J-MOS System

Data input is straightforward and quick.

Everyone in the company should be using the J-MOS System for their production needs

Performance accountability is streamlined.

Accurate capacity planning and schedule forecasting are facilitated.

Though J-MOS is ready out of the box, J-MOS is very malleable to fit your company’s production, tracking and reporting requirements.

Finally...

Get Details on the the J-MOS "HotTracking" System!