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In these difficult times, TraxStar can be your edge!
Why? Manufacturer's labs and independent test labs benefit from QATrax automating standard processes and providing visibility over the workflow, leading to measurable improvements in test lab performance. How? Eliminate activities that do not add value!
TraxStar Technologies
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October 2008 Automotive Test Expo 2008 TraxStar at Booth 9030 Visit Booth 9030 at the Automotive Testing Expo North America where TraxStar consultants will share industry insight and practical solutions in an informal setting. TraxStar consultants will be available to discuss your lab management issues and practical solutions. The Automotive Testing Expo is being held at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan on October 22-24, 2008. The vendor area is open Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Visit http://www.testing-expo.com/usa for more information. Visibility confers the ability to manage the workflow, keeping resources busy Come visit TraxStar at booth 9030. 2008 Metrics Survey The Test Lab Management Metrics Survey is open. Many of you have responded already! The goal of the 2008 Metrics Survey is to foster a collaborative forum among colleagues in test environments. With more and more of your customers and managers asking for objective measurements, having ready access to meaningful lab metrics is at the top of many “to do” lists. TraxStar focuses on assisting labs to manage their lab environments as a business. Incorporating metrics into routine management activities is an important aspect of that effort. Let us know what you think about the format for a dialog about metrics. |
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Volume 4, Number 3 New Management Views Released! The new releases of these companion products respond directly to the needs expressed by our customers and prospects. Manufacturers and Independent Test Labs such as Cisco, Continental AG, Ditchwitch, EST/TUV SUD, Hewlett-Packard, JCI, Panduit, Pentair and YUSA benefit right now from the use of QATrax to manage their test environments while collaborating with TraxStar to improve the products. The Management Views offer improved visibility and metrics. Communication
is critical! Customers want to know when all their requested tests can be
completed, whether testing has begun, if any tests are completed and, if so,
what are the results. There may be many layers (of people) between the
customer and the person who knows precisely what is going on inside the lab,
and too often, the person who is performing the tests is the only individual
with this knowledge. Time and energy could be put to much better use, rather
than being wasted in gathering current information. This is just one example
of the cost associated with poor communication. Customers’
information requests are straight-forward: what is the status of the
requested tests, will they be completed on time and what are the results.
Similarly, the lab wants to know what tests are required and when the
products will be
on-hand for testing to begin. Communication is not simple, and is even more
complex when the lab and customer are not in physical proximity and something happens
that impacts the test schedule. Labs
and their customers waste time and expend significant energy trying to
ascertain what is going on. This wastage can be eliminated. Establish a
process where-in
the individual who performs the tests provides highly-visible, real time
feedback to management, engineers and customer. When
evaluating the cost (retests, test process breakdown, missed shipping and
marketing deadlines, recalls, and higher product failure rates) of doing
nothing and benefits (speed to market and accuracy of results) of better
managing your labs by providing real-time visibility, the ROI is quite
high. To read the entire document, Click here: Visibility Document |
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About TraxStar Technologies TraxStar Technologies, LLC ("TraxStar") - TraxStar solutions address the testing environment with a software solution and best practices process that balances value to management, requestors and users with a lower cost for feeding the beast (the effort required to make it work). QATrax is the only lab management solution specifically addressing the test environment focused on visibility and scheduling. TraxStar and QATrax are registered trademarks of TraxStar Technologies, LLC. All other company/product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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