White Papers

These are some of the white papers (in Adobe PDF format) that have been written by Dr. Peter Green over the past 12 years or so. Some are very current and appropriate to problems that our clients are facing today; but some are now largely outdated. We present these documents here for your education and enjoyment; but please recognize that some of the older white papers may contain concepts that have become outdated and replaced with newer ideas.

Preventing Inventory Errors (8 February 2012)

Implementing a Barcode Tracking System is Easy, Isn't It? (30 September 2008)

Computing the Return on Investment from Implementing a BellHawk System (Updated 12 November 2007)

Managing the Implementation of Barcode/RFID Tracking and Wireless Mobile Data Collection Systems (11 July 2007)

Fifteen Good Reasons Manufacturers, Distributors, Food Processors and other Industrial Organizations Chose to Implement a BellHawk System (18 April 2007)

Nine Costly Mistakes in Manufacturing and Distribution and How to Prevent Them (15 April 2007)

Accurate Work-in-Progress Tracking for Sarbanes-Oxley Law Compliance (30 November 2005)

Practical RFID - What Works and What Doesn't (7 October 2005)

Work-Flow Architectures - The Successor to ERP Systems (22 June 2005)

Can You Make an Extra $1 Million in Profits by Better Scheduling of Your Resources (30 May 2005)

Thin versus Thick Client Architectures for Tracking Industrial Operations (29 May 2005)

Empowering Users: A Case Study of an Innovative Approach to Resolving Conflicts between the IT Department and their Business Clients. (27 February 2005)

Will the FDA or Bioterrorism Put You Out of Business? (27 July 2004)

RFID and Barcode Tracking Mandates (14 June 2004)

Customizing BellHawk (07 October 2003)

Barcode Tracking (04 October 2003)

Federal Drug Administration (04 October 2003)

Barcode Primer (27 April2003)

Mobile Computing Alternatives in Manufacturing Warehouses (21 January 2003)

On a Roll (Februrary 2002)

Loves Labor Lost (February 2002)

Do You Really Need an ERP System (February 2002)

2D barcodes - what are they good for? (2002)

The Evils of Backflushing (December 2001)

The RISE of Customizable Software for the Factory Floor (24 December 2001)

Using state grants for training (November 2001)

Integrating ERP, MRP and accounting systems with factory floor information systems (November 2001)

Pull based inventory management (November 2001)

Activity-based Costing (October 2001)

Traceability - a manufacturing necessity (October 2001)

Databases for the factory floor - pros & cons by brand (October 2001)

Product Costing - as easy as ABC (10 October 2001)

The Downturn is ending - should you add computers or people? (September 2001)

Keeping Track of Cellular Manufacturing Operations (31 July 2001)

BellHawk Case Study - Jewelry Manufacturer (12 July 2001)

Issues in Shop Floor Data Collection (31 October 2000)