Archive for October, 2009

Time to Archive Those Large Format Drawings – Offsite Storage or Digital Imaging?

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Flat file storage takes up far more physical space to store large format files than standard file cabinets with paper documents. Now that large format files are typically created and maintained in graphic software or CAD formats the need still arises for all of those mylar drawings from the good ole days.

As with standard and legal sized paper documents there are two document archiving options: scanning in to a digital format or offsite storage of the files. Depending on the future use of the documents leads to the conclusion of how best to archive them.

Business Process Management: A Top-Down Approach to Improvement

All businesses cope with a growing level of competition. Over time, competitors create methods for producing products at lower cost with reduced cycle times. What's more, the marketplace for any given product has expanded over the last decade; competitors and end customers are now located across the globe. This hyper-competitive environment requires that companies become more efficient in all of their existing processes. If they fail to do so, they risk losing their edge.

Business process management (BPM) is a methodology that improves a company's effectiveness in delivering products to its end customers. Organizations use BPM to uncover ways to make their existing processes more efficient. In this article, I'll describe the steps involved throughout the methodology's life-cycle.

Master Lock 1808DDIB Solid Brass Padlock

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Value priced security for basic applications. 1 1 2" (40mm) wide solid brass case. Brass 4 pin tumbler locking mechanism. 1 4" (6mm) brass shackle. Clearances: Vertical 7 8" (22mm) horizontal 13 16" (21mm). 2 keys included. (Use key blank model No. K1840B... More

MATER LOCK PADLOCK SOLID BRASS AND 2 3/8″ LONG SHACKEL

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Master Lock DDCR715 Residential Double Cylinder Deadbolt w/Recodable Cylinder, Satin Nickel

Master Lock DDCR715 Residential Double Cylinder Deadbolt w/Recodable Cylinder, Satin NickelMaster Lock DDCR715 Residential Double Cylinder Deadbolt w/Recodable Cylinder, Satin Nickel
Commercial deadbolt, type double cylinder, satin nickel finish. Function deadbolt, grade 2 material steel for door. Thickness 1-3/8-Inch to 1-3/4-Inch. Backset 2-3/8-Inch or 2-3/4-Inch. Cross bore size 2-1/8-Inch. Keying different number of keys two. Five pins 2-1/4-Inch X 1-Inch. T strike required. Door thickness 1-3/4-Inch. Cylinder zinc, double cylinder. Deadbolt... More

3 Pack Master Lock 3KA-0356 1-1/2″ Wide Padlock (Key 0356)

3 Pack Master Lock 3KA-0356 1-1/23 Pack Master Lock 3KA-0356 1-1/2" Wide Padlock (Key 0356)
Laminated steel body, hardened steel dual locking shackle, 4-pin cylinder with good pick resistance. For medium duty applications.... More

Trite, But Still True - A Century-old Power Key To Success

“Use it or Lose it” is a phrase we use without any real thought nowadays. But we can find real power in those few words - if we look below the surface. The cliche was first committed to print in the book Pushing to the Front, published in 1894.

First, this book reassures of nature's almost unlimited capacity to provide for our needs. The writer then goes on encourage us to consciously choose what we want our life's work to be. He makes the point that we have vast resources at our disposal to achieve our aims. (Of course, we have so much more today than anyone enjoyed back in 1894!) We are then cautioned that to convert these resources into the results we desire will take real effort. Even after we have made some headway, we cannot expect the momentum to be maintained without some ongoing energy - nothing, the author reminds us, remains static. Let me share a passage from Pushing to the Front with you:

Swine Flu Early Detection is the Key

As swine flu sweeps our nation and rest of the world, public awareness fueled by media, leads to people seeking out early surveillance and intervention on their own, in an effort to head off serious illness.

Master Combination Lock (470-1500LH) Category: Padlocks and Cables

Master Lock 1551DAST Lock and Leash Backpack Padlock, Assorted Colors