Hi there,
     
     I'm looking for information on attendance monitoring systems.
     
     I'm developing such a system based on proximity 'smart cards' to 
     accurately record actual labour hours/build rates/efficiency etc. in 
     an assembly cell and would like to get some information on similar 
     systems (manual or automated).
     
     My proposed system will (in theory) do the following:
     
     1. Automatically detect the presence/absence of workers in an assembly 
     cell (as they walk through a proximity type loop detector)
     
     2. Monitor the build/yield rates of the assembly cell                  
     (using pass/fail indicators at final test part of cell)
     
     3. Calculate actual labour hours, efficiency, build rates and yield    
     etc. (from the collated data)
     
     4. Display this information on a scrolling LED display above cell      
     (One per cell)
     
     5. Upload data to a file server, where management reports can be run   
     to update standard costs or estimate capacity etc.
     
     I would appreciate it if anybody has any information on such systems 
     or know where I should look on the INTERNET etc.
     
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     Phone:+44 (0)181 566 6162 ext 718 
     
     Thanking you in Advance
     
     Regards.
     
     Tom Collins:-)