spenrath and senior inventory systems

Spenrath and Senior Inventory Systems

By David Spenrath Chris Senior

Agenda1. Deliverables2. Project Overview3. Budget4. Problems Encountered5. Lessons We Learned6. Recommendations7. Conclusion8. Questions

DeliverablesInventory of items in a databaseTagging of EquipmentSoftware and OS installation and setupEquipment setup for inventory tracking

Project OverviewA client/server interaction which:

Implemented IIS 7 Hosted the SQL Database Hosted the Intellitrack Client software Used Microsoft Mobile Device Center to Sync to

the MC9090G reader

BudgetTotal Estimated Labour Cost

Employees involved in Project 2

Work hours per week 8

Total Length of the Project 11 weeks

Cost of Employee per hour 40

Total Cost of Labour $ 7040

Total Cost of Materials

Item Price (USD)

FA Intellitrack “Fixed Assets” RFID Single User

$2241.00

MC9090G RFID Handheld Reader $2380.00

Windows Server 2008 R2 N/A

Microsoft SQL Server N/A

Microsoft Access 2007 or 2010 N/A

20 Omni-ID Flex $73.80

20 Omni-ID Prox $89.80

100 Confidex Steelwave Micro RFID tags

$234.00

Problems EncounteredVarious Errors while installing the batch

applicationGlitches with the Intellitrack General User

InterfaceItems either missing or are in use but can’t

be found

Lessons We LearnedHave more meetings with the clientRefer to help material to setup software if no

quick guide/manual is availableInstalling software has been trial and error

Recommendations1. Obtain Funding and Quotes 6 weeks in

advance 2. Vendors and Pricing options at the same

time as the Quotes3. Obtain Specific types of tags for certain

types of Equipment

ConclusionA learning experience and a response for the

requirement of a new inventory system to be put into use for MD213

Proper purchasing methods for vendors were found

Professional method of carrying out a project was discovered

Support for software was not always available

Required experimentation to make the software work

Questions Any Questions…?